Chubb vs Founder Shield Representations and Warranties Insurance

Chubb underwrites representations and warranties (R&W) insurance directly, available to either buyers or sellers in an acquisition or merger transaction. ⁴Company-reported. R&W Insurance product page.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Representations and Warranties 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.

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Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Representations and Warranties 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.

Chubb's R&W product is part of its broader transactional risk suite serving large U.S. and Canadian multinational companies and their brokers; the reviewed pages do not state a minimum deal size for R&W specifically. ⁵Company-reported. Multinational large-accounts page Specialty Coverage list; R&W page does not itself state deal-size eligibility.

Founder Shield markets R&W insurance to private equity and other financial sponsors, strategic buyers, corporate sellers divesting a business unit, and family-owned businesses being sold. ¹¹Company-reported. Representations and Warranties Insurance product page.

Chubb says the policy protects against financial losses, including defense costs, in excess of a retention, for certain unintentional and unknown breaches of the seller's representations and warranties made in the acquisition or merger agreement. ⁴Company-reported. R&W Insurance product page opening description and footnote.

For buyer-side policies, Chubb lists benefits including protection beyond the negotiated indemnity cap and survival limitations, protection against a seller's collectability or solvency risk, and support for distinguishing a bid in a competitive auction by requiring shorter survival periods and lower liability caps from the seller. ⁴Company-reported. Benefits of a Buyer-Side R&W Insurance Policy section.

For seller-side policies, Chubb says the coverage backstops negotiated indemnity obligations, which it calls a key benefit for private equity or venture capital funds at the end of their life cycle, and protects minority or passive sellers concerned about joint and several liability. ⁴Company-reported. Benefits of a Seller-Side R&W Insurance Policy section.

Founder Shield lists financial-statement misstatements, undisclosed tax liabilities, legal or regulatory non-compliance, and undisclosed contracts or leases as the kinds of seller misrepresentations the policy can cover, mostly on the buyer side. ¹¹Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

The reviewed pages state that coverage applies in excess of a retention but do not publish specific limit, retention or premium figures; Chubb describes R&W policies as negotiated deal-by-deal. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. R&W Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Founder Shield's page does not publish specific limit figures; it says premiums are typically a percentage of the negotiated policy limit, which is set per transaction. ¹¹Not publicly disclosed. Representations and Warranties Insurance product page, checked 2026-09-23.

R&W insurance is placed through Chubb's transactional risk team working with the deal's buyer, seller and their brokers; the product page directs interested businesses to request a quote. ⁴Company-reported. R&W Insurance product page quote call-to-action.

You request Founder Shield Representations and Warranties 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.