AIG vs Lockton: 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.

Lockton places fiduciary liability insurance to protect companies and the individuals who manage their employee benefit plans against claims of mismanagement; Lockton is the broker, not the insurer. ⁷Company-reported. Fiduciary liability product page as read 2026-09-23.

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The page does not name the insurers Lockton places fiduciary liability coverage with. ⁷Not publicly disclosed. Fiduciary liability page checked 2026-09-23.

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.

Lockton says coverage under a fiduciary liability policy it places typically extends to the organization, the benefit plans, employees, subsidiaries as defined in the policy, spouses/domestic partners, estates/heirs, past employees retained as fiduciaries or consultants, and committees and trustees. ⁷Company-reported. Fiduciary liability product page as read 2026-09-23.

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.

Lockton says a typical fiduciary liability policy it places covers breaches of benefit laws, errors and omissions in plan administration, voluntary compliance loss, and, when explicitly stated, certain fines and penalties such as under HIPAA, the Pension Protection Act and the ACA. It also notes fiduciary liability is distinct from an ERISA bond, which is legally required and insures plan assets against theft under a crime/fidelity policy, whereas fiduciary liability is not legally required but covers governance and decision-making risk. ⁷Company-reported. Fiduciary liability product page as read 2026-09-23. General policy-structure description, not a specimen form.

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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Lockton's Professional & Executive Risk Claims team integrates insurance and claims counsel within the broking team, which Lockton says is meant to have claims strategy in place before a fiduciary liability claim arises. ⁷Company-reported. Fiduciary liability product page as read 2026-09-23.