Chubb vs Lockton 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.

Lockton's RWI Practice is staffed with former M&A lawyers and transaction advisors who Lockton says use a Partner/Associate model on every deal to provide 24/7 coverage; Lockton places RWI policies rather than underwriting them. ⁹Company-reported. RWI product page as read 2026-09-23.

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The RWI page does not name the insurers underwriting the representations and warranties policies Lockton places. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. RWI page checked 2026-09-23.

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.

Lockton frames RWI benefits separately for sellers (faster access to sale proceeds, reduced post-closing exposure, avoiding a guarantee) and buyers (broader protection, faster negotiation, avoiding conflicts in deals with meaningful seller participation), meaning both sides of an M&A transaction are the intended buyers of the product. ⁹Company-reported. RWI product page as read 2026-09-23.

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.

Lockton describes RWI as a policy used to replace or bolster a seller indemnity or escrow in an M&A transaction, under which an insurer indemnifies the buyer for losses from an unknown breach of a representation or warranty in the deal agreement. ⁹Company-reported. RWI product page as read 2026-09-23. General description of how the product functions, not a specimen policy.

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.

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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.

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Lockton says it provides dedicated transaction liability claims experts after a policy is bound, and cites having helped clients settle hundreds of millions of dollars of RWI claims to date. ⁹Company-reported. RWI product page as read 2026-09-23. Aggregate claims-settlement figure is company-reported and not independently verified.