Coverdash vs Travelers D&O Insurance

Coverdash arranges standalone directors and officers coverage as a broker rather than an insurer, placing coverage with a carrier under its standard brokerage terms. ^3,4Company-reported. General brokerage terms applied to the D&O page; not specific to any one carrier or state.

Travelers underwrites D&O liability insurance as part of its Management & Professional Liability line, sold standalone or alongside other management liability coverages. ⁹Company-reported. Product page general framing; confirmed against the broader Management and Professional Liability Insurance page.

The directors and officers page does not name the insurer that issues the policy. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Reviewed directors and officers page as of 2026-09-23; the page describes coverage without naming a specific carrier.

The product page's video disclosures name Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America and its property casualty affiliates; the specific issuing entity for a given policy can vary. ⁹Company-reported. Product page video legal footer.

Coverdash says any company with a board, investors or executives making decisions on its behalf needs D&O, and that it is frequently required as a condition of funding. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page eligibility description; actual acceptance depends on underwriting and the specific funding or governance situation.

Travelers markets D&O coverage to private companies, public companies, financial institutions and nonprofit organizations with boards of directors, and offers a version specifically for nonprofit organizations. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "Who is D&O liability insurance right for?" section and nonprofit D&O video segment.

Coverdash describes directors and officers coverage as protecting the company's directors, officers and the company itself against claims that a leadership decision caused financial harm, suits from investors or shareholders, and regulatory investigations, and pays defense costs and settlements for covered claims. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page coverage cards; the issued policy and declarations control actual wording, limits and exclusions.

Coverdash sells this standalone Directors & Officers product separately from its bundled management liability product, which adds optional employment-practices, fiduciary and crime coverage on top of the D&O core. ⁴Company-reported. Comparison of the directors-and-officers and management-liability product pages; does not establish which structure is cheaper or better suited to a given company.

Travelers says D&O insurance protects directors and officers from personal losses if sued by employees, vendors, customers or other parties, covering defense costs, settlements and other costs from wrongful-act allegations such as securities litigation, regulatory actions and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. ⁹Company-reported. Product page introduction and "Travelers knows Directors & Officers Liability Insurance" section; exact terms and exclusions are set by the issued policy.

The directors and officers page does not publish specific limit, retention or deductible amounts. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Reviewed directors and officers page as of 2026-09-23; figures are quote-specific and not shown on the public product page.

The reviewed page does not publish D&O limits, retentions or premiums; it references illustrative claim examples (settlements and defense costs from roughly $85,000 to over $1 million) as general risk context, not as policy terms. ⁹Not found in reviewed sources. Product page video claim scenarios as read on 2026-09-23.

Coverdash describes a fully digital quote-to-purchase process for directors and officers coverage, with the option to add other coverages alongside it. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page company information and cross-sell section.

D&O coverage is bought through a Travelers independent agent. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "Find an insurance agent" call to action.