Chubb vs Founder Shield Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Chubb underwrites Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance as one of seven coverage parts within its ForeFront Portfolio, providing coverage aimed at private companies, not-for-profit organizations and healthcare organizations. ⁴Company-reported. ForeFront Portfolio EPL product sheet.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Employment Practices Liability Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ¹²Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

Founder Shield says EPLI is often purchased standalone but is sometimes packaged with Directors & Officers coverage, since employee-related suits frequently name corporate officers personally. ¹¹Company-reported. EPLI product page.

Chubb's EPL product sheet states that insurance is provided by Federal Insurance Company and its U.S.-based Chubb underwriting company affiliates. ⁴Company-reported. Product sheet insurer-disclosure footer; product and jurisdiction can still change which Chubb affiliate issues a given policy.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Employment Practices 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. ⁸Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

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Founder Shield markets EPLI to startups hiring their first employees, retail and hospitality businesses with high turnover, professional-services firms, technology companies, and non-profits with volunteers. ¹¹Company-reported. EPLI product page.

Chubb says the policy covers EPL claims brought by past, present and prospective employees and independent contractors, uses a broad definition of "Employment Practices Wrongful Act," and includes early-engagement expense coverage for pre-matter and pre-tender expenses or early-settlement opportunity costs. ⁴Company-reported. Coverage Highlights list; subject to the policy as issued.

Chubb says the EPL form builds in defense-provision optionality, including a Duty to Defend by Chubb option, and coverage for a written request to toll or waive a statute of limitations. ⁴Company-reported. Coverage Highlights list.

Founder Shield lists defense costs, settlements and judgments, and claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation as what EPLI responds to. ¹¹Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

The reviewed product sheet illustrates claim scenarios (settlements ranging from under $1 million to $350,000, with defense costs shown separately) but does not publish specific policy limits or retentions. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Claims Scenarios section; illustrative examples, not policy terms.

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Chubb says EPL policyholders get access to ChubbWorks, a free online resource with loss-prevention tools for employment and employee issues, and integrated global coverage capabilities through Chubb's affiliated broker network for locally admitted policies where permissible. ⁴Company-reported. Coverage Highlights list; company-described service program.

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Employment Practices Liability coverage is placed as part of the ForeFront Portfolio through an appointed agent or broker. ⁵Company-reported. ForeFront Portfolio hub page describes Marketplace quoting for the portfolio generally.

You request Founder Shield Employment Practices 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. ^12,8Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.