Founder Shield vs Pie Insurance Cyber Insurance

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Cyber Liability Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ⁷Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

Pie says it helps small businesses get the best cyber coverage 'from our insurance carrier partners,' identifying itself as an intermediary rather than the underwriter for this line. ¹¹Company-reported. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Cyber Liability 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. ³Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

The reviewed page refers only to 'our insurance carrier partners' and does not name a specific insurer for Pie's cyber product. ¹¹Not publicly disclosed. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Founder Shield calls cyber coverage a priority for healthcare, financial services, SaaS and e-commerce companies, citing their exposure to data breaches and business interruption. ⁶Company-reported. Cyber Liability product page.

Pie markets cyber insurance to small businesses generally, cross-selling it alongside workers' compensation, commercial auto, and BOP insurance on other small-business product pages. ¹¹Company-reported. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23; no minimum size, revenue, or industry restriction was published.

Founder Shield lists loss or damage to electronic data, income loss and extra expense from a system outage, cyber extortion payments, and breach-notification and reputation-management costs as the branches of cyber coverage it places. ⁶Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Founder Shield says cyber policies typically exclude loss of value from stolen IP, internal technology system upgrades, and possible future lost profits. ⁶Company-reported. Product page; specific exclusions depend on the issued policy.

Pie describes its cyber policies as varying by business need, with first-party coverage for expenses when a business's own data is stolen or network hacked, and third-party coverage to help if the business is sued over a cybercrime affecting others. ¹¹Company-reported. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23; the issued policy controls the specific insuring agreements and exclusions.

Pie lists identity theft (for an employee or customer's stolen identity), cyber extortion (help regaining private information after an extortion event), and financial protection against related lawsuits as scenarios its cyber coverage responds to. ¹¹Company-reported. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23.

You request Founder Shield Cyber Liability 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. ^7,3Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.

Pie directs cyber buyers to contact the company to start a quote through its website. ¹¹Company-reported. Cyber Insurance product page as read on 2026-09-23.