Corgi vs Founder Shield Umbrella and Excess Liability Insurance

Corgi sells Commercial Umbrella as excess capacity that sits above a startup's scheduled underlying CGL, HNOA, and EPLI policies rather than as a standalone primary policy. ⁶Company-reported. Umbrella product page description.

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

The umbrella product page does not name the issuing carrier for this line; Corgi's general disclosures say coverage may be underwritten by affiliated or third-party carriers depending on product and jurisdiction, without identifying which entity covers umbrella specifically. ⁶Not publicly disclosed. Umbrella product page as read on 2026-09-23, checked against the site's general underwriting disclosure language.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Umbrella 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's page describes umbrella coverage broadly for high-net-worth individuals, business owners, property owners, and professionals such as doctors, lawyers or architects; it does not distinguish a business-only umbrella product from personal umbrella coverage. ¹²Company-reported. Umbrella Insurance product page; wording mixes personal and commercial umbrella use cases.

Corgi describes the umbrella as occurrence-based and follow-form: it attaches once a scheduled underlying policy's per-occurrence or aggregate limit is exhausted, matches that policy's terms and exclusions, and can drop down to respond as primary if an underlying policy is unavailable due to insurer insolvency or aggregate exhaustion (but generally not for a coverage exclusion). ⁶Company-reported. Umbrella product page glossary and FAQ; actual attachment and drop-down terms are set by the issued policy.

Corgi lists six scenarios the umbrella extends to: CGL excess, hired-auto excess, EPLI excess, personal and advertising injury excess, products-completed operations excess, and CGL aggregate refresh. ⁶Company-reported. Umbrella product page "Six Scenarios" section; each still requires the matching underlying policy to be in place and exhausted.

Founder Shield describes umbrella insurance as extra liability coverage above the limits of underlying policies, responding to bodily injury, property damage, and personal-liability claims like libel or slander once primary limits are exhausted. ¹²Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Corgi's illustrative umbrella example shows a $5 million per-occurrence and $5 million aggregate layer with a $0 self-insured retention above the scheduled underlying limits. ⁶Company-reported. Illustrative policy structure ('Anatomy of a $5M Umbrella Policy') on the product page; actual limits and retention depend on the issued policy and the schedule of underlying.

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The reviewed umbrella page does not describe risk-management or loss-control services tied specifically to the umbrella layer. ⁶Not found in reviewed sources. Umbrella product page as read on 2026-09-23.

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Corgi's homepage lists Commercial Umbrella Liability under specialty coverages with a 1-14 day turnaround, distinct from the policies marked for an instant online quote. ²Company-reported. Homepage policy-card labeling as of 2026-09-23.

You request Founder Shield Umbrella 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.