Beazley vs Cowbell Fiduciary Liability Insurance

Beazley underwrites fiduciary liability coverage for the individuals who administer employer benefit plans, sold standalone on its dedicated Fiduciary page and as one of three coverages bundled in its ExecuGuard package policy alongside D&O and employment practices liability. ^5,3Company-reported. US fiduciary liability as described on the two reviewed product pages; does not establish which entity issues a particular policy.

Fiduciary liability is one module within Cowbell's distribution of Zurich's Select Plus management liability product; Cowbell operates the platform, Zurich underwrites the module. Zurich's own page lists 'Fiduciary Liability' as one of the four modules a buyer can combine. ^9,8Company-reported. Management liability page intro and module list; Zurich page module-name section.

The Fiduciary product page does not name the specific Beazley insurance entity that issues the policy. ⁵Not found in reviewed sources. Fiduciary page as read on 2026-09-23; the issued policy's declarations control the actual insurer.

Cowbell and Zurich both say the Select Plus modules, including fiduciary liability, are written on Zurich admitted paper. Zurich's site footer names 'Zurich American Insurance Company' in its copyright notice, but neither page states that entity is the specific policy issuer for this module. ^9,8Company-reported. Management liability page intro; Zurich page intro and footer.

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Cowbell targets this fiduciary module at private companies with under 250 employees and under $50M in assets, across the same target industries listed for the broader Select Plus product, such as manufacturing and technology. ⁹Company-reported. FAQ 'What size accounts are targeted?' and Target industries list.

Beazley explains that fiduciary liability protects the individuals responsible for running employee benefit plans, such as health plans, pension plans and 401(k) accounts, from personal liability if a claim is made against the plan, a personal exposure the page says many plan sponsors don't realize they have. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page description; exclusions and conditions are set by the issued policy.

The policy includes statutory-claim sublimits of US $250,000 for claims under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, ERISA Section 502(c), Internal Revenue Code Section 4975 and the PPACA, plus a separate US $1,000,000 sublimit for HIPAA claims and up to US $1,000,000 in coverage for HIPAA civil fines. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page sublimit list; these sublimits sit inside, and are lower than, the overall policy limit.

Beazley includes "omnibus" pension and welfare plan language (intended to automatically cover newly created or acquired benefit plans), a US $25,000 sublimit for IRS and DOL voluntary compliance programs other than HIPAA, and settlor-capacity protection now written into the fiduciary insuring clauses. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page feature list; actual plan-coverage scope depends on the issued policy wording.

Cowbell describes fiduciary liability as protecting against claims arising from breaches of fiduciary duties related to employee benefit plans, such as a company's 401(k) or health plan. ⁹Company-reported. FAQ 'What is the difference between management liability and D&O?'.

Beazley advertises fiduciary limits up to US $20 million, with an optional additional defense limit available; the statutory sublimits described above apply within that overall limit. ⁵Company-reported. Advertised maximum capacity, not a guaranteed quote amount.

Neither the Cowbell page nor Zurich's own Select Plus page, both read in full, publishes fiduciary-liability limit or retention amounts. ^9,8Not publicly disclosed. Cowbell page and Zurich page, both read on 2026-09-23.

Fiduciary policyholders get free access to BeazleySure, Beazley's online risk-management platform, which the Fiduciary page describes as providing loss-prevention content on employee-benefits topics. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page service description; actual entitlements depend on the policy purchased.

Both Cowbell and Zurich describe the Select Plus product generally as backed by 'the reputable Zurich Claims service'; neither reviewed page describes a fiduciary-specific service such as plan-compliance consulting. ^9,8Not publicly disclosed. Management liability page intro; Zurich page intro, both read on 2026-09-23.

The Fiduciary page lists a downloadable ExecuGuard application as its Tools & Resources item, rather than a fiduciary-only application, indicating fiduciary coverage is typically quoted together with the combined ExecuGuard package. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page Tools & Resources section as read on 2026-09-23.

This fiduciary module is accessed only by appointed Zurich E&S wholesalers through the Cowbell platform's API; it is not sold directly to businesses. ⁹Company-reported. FAQ 'How can I access the Zurich Select Plus management liability product through Cowbell?'.

Beazley says fiduciary policyholders get pre-approved choice-of-counsel flexibility, but the reviewed page does not otherwise describe fiduciary-specific claims handling beyond that; general policy notice and claims-contact guidance is provided on Beazley's separate claims-notification page. ⁵Company-reported. Fiduciary product page as read on 2026-09-23; claims-handling quality is not independently assessed.

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