Corgi vs Founder Shield Media Liability Insurance

Corgi includes Media Liability starting in its Series A package and continues it through Growth Stage and Custom; it is not part of the Pre-Seed & Seed package. ²Company-reported. Homepage package contents as read on 2026-09-23.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Content Creator Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ¹³Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

Founder Shield says the policy is distinct from traditional media liability coverage because the named insured can be the individual creator directly, rather than requiring the creator to form an LLC first. ¹²Company-reported. Content Creator Insurance product page; supplements the general brokerage role claim for this line.

Corgi's media product page does not name the issuing insurer. Corgi's disclaimers page says coverage on the platform is underwritten by carrier affiliates or third-party partners depending on the product, jurisdiction and risk, with the specific carrier disclosed in the issued policy documents. ^6,1Company-reported. Media product page and general Corgi underwriting disclosure; not specific confirmation of which entity underwrites media policies.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Content Creator 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. ⁹Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

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Founder Shield markets this policy to individual creators on Instagram, YouTube, Twitch and TikTok, and to agencies representing creators. ¹²Company-reported. Content Creator Insurance product page.

The standard policy (CORG-ML-0100) is claims-made and covers defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright and trademark infringement, plagiarism and product disparagement arising from published content, but excludes patent infringement, trade-secret misappropriation, Lanham Act false-advertising claims, and knowing false statements. ⁶Company-reported. Media coverage table and scenario/policy notes; illustrative summary, not policy wording.

Founder Shield lists defamation, personal and advertising injury, FTC investigation and defense costs tied to sponsored-content disclosure rules, and user-generated-content contractual liability from brand promotions as what the policy covers. ¹²Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Corgi shows illustrative media limits of up to $1 million per claim and $2 million aggregate, with defense costs inside the limit and a $5,000 per-claim self-insured retention. ⁶Company-reported. Media coverage table, described as illustrative.

Founder Shield offers an optional targeted-hack extension that it says pays up to $500 per day if a creator's social channel is locked out, deleted or suspended. Overall policy limits are not published and are set on the quote. ¹²Company-reported. Content Creator Insurance product page.

Corgi offers an optional Pre-Publication Legal Review Cost Reimbursement endorsement that covers the cost of media-counsel review of content flagged as risky before it is published, rather than only after a claim; the base policy does not include this service. ⁶Company-reported. Media add-ons section.

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You request a Media quote through Corgi's online "Get a Media quote" flow, the same self-serve path Corgi uses for its other startup lines. ⁶Company-reported. Media product page call to action.

You request Founder Shield Content Creator 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. ^13,9Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.