Coverdash vs StartupInsurance.ai Fiduciary Liability Insurance

Coverdash arranges fiduciary liability quotes from its panel of insurers rather than underwriting the policy itself; you request a quote on its fiduciary page and it places coverage on your behalf. ⁴Company-reported. Coverdash's fiduciary liability product page, read together with the provider record's brokerage role. Does not identify which insurer would actually issue a given quote.

StartupInsurance.ai names fiduciary liability as one of the lines its startup program places, alongside general liability, D&O, tech E&O, cyber, employment practices and crime. ⁷Company-reported. Homepage "Coverage: What we place" list as read on 2026-09-23.

The fiduciary liability page does not name an issuing insurer for the policy. Coverdash markets a panel of carriers generally, but not which one underwrites a particular fiduciary quote. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Checked the fiduciary liability product page on 2026-09-23; no insurer is disclosed there.

The reviewed pages do not name an insurer for fiduciary liability specifically; the homepage's carrier panel is program-wide and not broken out by coverage line. ⁷Not publicly disclosed. Homepage carrier panel as read on 2026-09-23.

Coverdash markets fiduciary liability to anyone who manages or advises an employee benefit plan, such as a 401(k), health plan or pension, saying that role carries personal fiduciary liability under ERISA. ⁴Company-reported. Who it's for section and FAQ answer to 'Who is considered a fiduciary?'.

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Coverdash describes the fiduciary policy as covering claims of breach of duty to plan participants, plan administration errors such as enrollment or advising mistakes, and claims over poor selection or monitoring of plan investment options, plus legal defense costs. ⁴Company-reported. Types of Coverage cards on the product page; exclusions and defense-cost structure are not described and would appear on the issued policy.

Coverdash distinguishes fiduciary liability from an ERISA fidelity bond: the bond protects the plan itself from theft and is legally required, while fiduciary liability protects the individual fiduciaries from lawsuits and is optional, though recommended. ⁴Company-reported. FAQ answer to 'Isn't this the same as an ERISA bond?'.

Coverdash says fiduciary liability is often packaged with D&O and EPLI in a management liability policy, but is also available standalone. ⁴Company-reported. FAQ answer to 'Is it included in management liability?'.

StartupInsurance.ai says one major carrier added a blanket AI exclusion to fiduciary forms (along with D&O and E&O), typically arriving at renewal inside an endorsement, and that it checks policies for this exclusion. ⁷Company-reported. Homepage "wording that still says yes" section; names the exclusion trend industrywide but not the carrier, and does not state whether any StartupInsurance.ai-placed fiduciary policy carries this specific endorsement.

The fiduciary liability page does not publish limit, retention or deductible amounts for the policy. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Checked the fiduciary liability product page on 2026-09-23; limits and retentions are not shown there and would appear on a quote.

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StartupInsurance.ai's free policy check reviews an existing program for AI exclusions within 48 hours, and the homepage specifically calls out fiduciary as one of the forms affected by the AI-exclusion trend it checks for. ⁷Company-reported. Homepage service description; a marketing offer describing what the review covers, not a report on any specific customer's fiduciary policy.

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"Fiduciary" is one of seven coverage boxes on StartupInsurance.ai's online quote-intake screen, described there as covering "claims related to employee benefit plan management." ⁶Company-reported. Initial coverage-selection screen of the quote application; does not show the underwriting questions that follow for this line.