AIG vs Founder Shield: How Do They Compare for Fiduciary Liability Insurance?

AIG markets Fiduciary Liability Insurance Edge and related plan-fiduciary options. AIG’s page describes insurance protection but does not identify the issuing subsidiary for a specific account. ³Company-reported. Role in this product is limited to the description on the linked AIG source.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Fiduciary Liability Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ¹⁰Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

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Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Fiduciary Liability Insurance, only with carriers rated A- or better by AM Best, chosen for the client's industry. It does not name the issuing insurer for this line; that depends on which carrier the policy is placed with. ⁶Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

AIG describes fiduciary coverage for business executives and people or entities overseeing 401(k), pension and employee welfare plans. The page does not establish eligibility for every plan sponsor or plan type. ³Company-reported. Audience is the segment AIG names on the linked source; this is not an underwriting decision, quote or guarantee of availability.

Founder Shield markets fiduciary liability to plan sponsors offering a 401(k) or similar plan and to the individual fiduciaries who handle plan funds or property. ⁹Company-reported. Fiduciary Liability product page.

AIG says Fiduciary Edge addresses personal liability imposed on directors, officers and employees who oversee benefit plans and the sponsoring company. It describes certain penalty and compliance-program extensions subject to sublimits and policy terms. ³Company-reported. AIG’s public product description is not the policy. Actual entitlement depends on the applicable issued form, endorsements and declarations.

Founder Shield lists claims of risky plan investments, poor investment advice, administrative errors in benefits processing, and improper denial or change of benefits as scenarios fiduciary liability responds to. ⁹Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Founder Shield distinguishes fiduciary liability from D&O and general liability: it responds to breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims tied to ERISA plan administration, not general management or bodily-injury claims. ⁹Company-reported. Fiduciary Liability product page.

The page says some penalties, fees and expenses are subject to sublimits but does not publish a buyer-specific limit schedule. Confirm all sublimits and conditions in the quote and policy. ³Not publicly disclosed. This statement reports only what the linked public source discloses and does not substitute for a quote or issued policy.

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AIG describes specialized underwriting and claims teams and lists the IRS Audit Protector program, settlor coverage and an ACA extension as product options. Availability and scope of each option must be confirmed in the issued form. ³Company-reported. The linked page describes company-reported support; specific account services and third-party arrangements must be confirmed.

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You request Founder Shield Fiduciary Liability Insurance through Founder Shield's website or an insurance advisor rather than binding coverage directly; Founder Shield says its placement team then approaches carriers on the client's behalf. ^10,6Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.