CFC vs Risklytics D&O Insurance

CFC includes directors and officers liability inside its US Management Liability package rather than selling it as a standalone product. It separately sells Side A DIC, an excess policy that sits above a company's existing D&O program. ^5,6Company-reported. CFC's management-liability product page and brochure; package composition as CFC describes it.

Risklytics Insurance Services is a licensed insurance producer (NPN 22311838) that places Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance with outside carriers; it says it does not underwrite policies itself. ⁸Company-reported. About page; describes Risklytics' brokerage model generally, restated for this line.

CFC's regulatory page discloses CFC Underwriting Limited's FCA authorization and CFC's Lloyd's Syndicate 1988, managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd, but neither the regulatory page nor the management-liability brochure names the carrier or syndicate that would issue a given US D&O policy. ^4,6Not publicly disclosed. Regulatory information page and brochure as read on 2026-09-23.

Risklytics does not name the carrier that underwrites Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance on its site. It says it places business with specialist insurers willing to write robotics, autonomy and AI risk; the issuing carrier appears on the bound policy. ^11,8Company-reported. Lines page and about page; no specific insurer is published for this line.

CFC's brochure lists California-domiciled business and US publicly traded companies among the risks it declines for the package that carries this D&O coverage. ⁶Company-reported. Brochure's 'What we decline' list; underwriting still applies to any individual business.

Risklytics says the norm is buying D&O at or before a startup's first priced round, since term sheets and incoming board members typically require it as a closing condition. ¹¹Company-reported. Lines page.

CFC says its directors and officers cover includes protection for the entity itself and aims to prevent directors and officers from having to sell personal assets to pay defense costs. ⁶Company-reported. Brochure's 'Directors and officers cover' description; the issued policy wording determines actual entity and Side B/C coverage terms.

CFC's brochure lists an additional limit for insured persons as part of the directors and officers liability section, on top of the package's base limit. ⁶Company-reported. Brochure's 'What else is in the policy?' list; the dollar amount of that additional limit is not stated on the reviewed pages.

CFC separately offers Side A DIC (difference in conditions), which it describes as excess coverage for directors and officers of private and publicly traded organizations, sitting above the primary management-liability D&O cover. ⁵Company-reported. Management-liability product page; Side A DIC has its own brochure that was not opened for this record, so its terms are not otherwise described here.

Risklytics describes D&O as protecting a founder's personal assets when an investor or regulator sues over how the company was run, citing an investor suit after a down round and a regulator inquiry into AI capability claims as examples, and distinguishes it from Tech E&O, which answers a customer's product-failure claim instead. ¹¹Company-reported. Lines page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

The reviewed brochure does not publish a specific dollar limit, retention, or the size of the additional insured-persons limit for D&O. Those figures appear only on the quote and declarations. ⁶Not publicly disclosed. Brochure as read on 2026-09-23.

Risklytics lists a typical ask of $1 million to $3 million for venture-backed companies for this line. ¹¹Company-reported. Lines page; actual limits are set on the bound policy.

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Risklytics calls D&O easy to get for venture-backed companies with a clean story, describing quick placement for that segment. ¹¹Company-reported. Lines page.

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You start Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance through Risklytics' online application. Risklytics says there is no broker fee on top of the premium and a licensed producer stays on the file until the program binds; its commission is paid by the carrier out of the premium either way. ^12,8Company-reported. Pricing page describes the general application and fee process, not a line-specific form.

CFC provides a US claim-notification route by phone, email and online form, and says a dedicated claims adjuster manages a claim from notification through resolution. ⁷Company-reported. Claims page as read on 2026-09-23; not specific to D&O claim outcomes or timing.

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