Amelia Risk vs Founder Shield Cyber Insurance

Amelia Risk arranges cyber liability coverage for its clients, describing and structuring the policy around network security and privacy liability rather than underwriting it directly. ⁴Company-reported. Amelia's own cyber liability product page as of 23 September 2026. Does not establish who issues a particular client's policy.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Cyber Liability Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ¹⁵Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

The reviewed pages do not name an insurer for cyber placements; Amelia's marketing describes access to underwriters, wholesale brokers and carrier partners generally, without attributing any of them to cyber liability specifically. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Cyber product page and specialty pages, checked 23 September 2026.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Cyber 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. ¹¹Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

Amelia Risk lists cyber liability among the policies it places for startups, technology companies, CPG (better-for-you food, beverage and cosmetic) brands, and consumer-product companies. ^5,6,7,8Company-reported. Specialty pages' "policies to consider" lists, marketed segments rather than an underwriting appetite statement.

Amelia Risk recommends buying cyber coverage early in a company's life, pointing to rising ransomware attacks against small businesses as the reason. ⁴Company-reported. Cyber product page timing guidance; a general recommendation, not a stated minimum revenue or headcount threshold.

Founder Shield calls cyber coverage a priority for healthcare, financial services, SaaS and e-commerce companies, citing their exposure to data breaches and business interruption. ¹⁴Company-reported. Cyber Liability product page.

Amelia describes its cyber liability placements as combining network security and privacy liability (protecting a client's networks against unauthorized access and protecting personal, health or other sensitive data) with first-party coverage for losses the business incurs and third-party coverage for claims alleging the business is at fault. ⁴Company-reported. Cyber product page description; the actual policy wording and sublimits depend on the issuing insurer and the client's declarations.

Amelia describes cyber-crime and social engineering coverage as a traditional add-on to the base cyber policy rather than something included by default. ⁴Company-reported. Cyber product page description as of 23 September 2026.

Founder Shield lists loss or damage to electronic data, income loss and extra expense from a system outage, cyber extortion payments, and breach-notification and reputation-management costs as the branches of cyber coverage it places. ¹⁴Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Founder Shield says cyber policies typically exclude loss of value from stolen IP, internal technology system upgrades, and possible future lost profits. ¹⁴Company-reported. Product page; specific exclusions depend on the issued policy.

The reviewed cyber page does not describe security-monitoring, incident-response, or other risk-control services for cyber policyholders beyond the coverage description itself. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Cyber product page as read on 23 September 2026; does not establish that no such services exist, only that this page doesn't describe them.

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You request Founder Shield Cyber 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. ^15,11Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.

The reviewed cyber page does not describe a breach-response process or claims-handling steps specific to cyber incidents. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Cyber product page as read on 23 September 2026; Amelia's general claims-advocacy description on other pages is not cyber-specific.

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