Coverage requirements
Tire Producers
Last updated August 2026 · Maintained and reviewed by the Advocate Insurance Consultants coverage research team.
Overview
What an adequately protected Tire Producers program looks like
Tire manufacturers produce tires for passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, aircraft, tractors, bicycles, motorcycles, and off-road vehicles. Production involves petroleum-based materials, fabrics, and machinery capable of causing serious injury. Products-completed operations, workers' compensation, and property are the leading exposures, including substandard materials, machinery injuries, and a heavy fire load. This Advocate Standard profile ranks Auto Liability, General Liability, Worker's Compensation, Fidelity Bond, Physical Property and the other lines central to tire producers highest, attaching benchmarked limits, deductibles, and carrier-rating standards to each.
Key takeaways
- Spans 148 published requirements across 43 coverage type-peril pairs.
- Applies to 2 asset types: Manufacturer, Manufacturing.
- Covers 15 coverage types and 15 distinct perils.
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9 of 43 WIM pairs required
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Compliance
Who requires Tire Producers
- Tire manufacturer insurance is relied on by the lenders, vehicle makers, and regulators tied to a tire manufacturing operation.
- Property, business income, and equipment breakdown coverage naming them as loss payee is what commercial mortgage, equipment finance, and asset-based lenders look for before they will fund mixing, curing, and molding equipment.
- Vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers require general and product liability with additional insured status, given that defective tires can cause serious accidents.
- Workers' compensation satisfies state boards around machinery injuries.
- Brokers and reinsurers weigh a heavy petroleum-based fire load and severe products-liability exposure when pricing this manufacturer.
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Exclusions
What Tire Producers does not cover
- Tire manufacturer insurance leaves significant carve-outs.
- Product recall and withdrawal are excluded from product liability, which responds only to injury and damage after a defective tire fails.
- A pollution policy is absent from this account, leaving emissions and rubber-process chemical claims to the general liability pollution exclusion.
- Mechanical breakdown of curing presses and mixing equipment falls outside standard property unless equipment breakdown is added.
- This lineup includes no directors and officers liability, no employment practices liability, and no cyber policy.
- Coverage for earthquake, flood, and mold beyond the limited fungus sublimit is restricted, while a tire fire depends on property forms and controls.
Risk advisory
Typical coverage gaps in Manufacturing & Industrial
Tire producers should pair robust product liability with product recall coverage, since defective tires can cause catastrophic accidents and a recall of a tire line is both likely and costly, and product liability will not fund the recall itself.
- Confirm property limits reflect a heavy petroleum-based fire load, and recognize that rubber and tire fires are difficult to extinguish, so sprinkler design and controls are critical.
- Add equipment breakdown for curing presses and mixers, paired with business income.
- Add pollution coverage, currently absent, for process emissions and chemical exposure.
- Layer cyber liability for networked production controls and review workers' compensation for machinery hazards.
- Confirm ordinance or law so a rebuild after a major fire meets current environmental and building codes.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What insurance do tire manufacturers need?
Tire manufacturers need property with heavy fire-load rating, equipment breakdown for curing presses, business income, robust general and product liability, product recall, pollution coverage, commercial auto, and workers' compensation. Severe products-liability exposure and a petroleum-based fire load make product, recall, and property coverage central to a tire producer's program.
Why do tire manufacturers need strong product liability coverage?
Tire manufacturers need strong product liability coverage because defective tires can cause serious vehicular accidents with large injury and death claims. Underwriters price this exposure carefully, so tire producers maintain high liability limits, quality controls, and testing programs, and pair product liability with recall coverage for the withdrawal itself.
Does tire manufacturer insurance cover a tire recall?
Tire manufacturer insurance covers a tire recall only when product recall coverage is added, since product liability pays injury and damage claims but not the recall. Recall coverage funds notification, retrieval, and disposal of defective tires, which is critical because tire recalls are large, visible, and expensive events.
Why is fire such a major risk for tire manufacturers?
Fire is a major risk for tire manufacturers because rubber and petroleum-based materials create a heavy fire load, and tire fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish and can burn for days. Underwriters weigh sprinkler design, storage practices, and controls closely, so tire producers with strong fire protection secure better property terms.
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