Founder Shield vs Relm 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.

Relm markets cyber liability insurance as a distinct line on the same page as its Technology Errors and Omissions product, explicitly noting the two are related but not the same coverage. ¹⁰Company-reported. Relm line-of-business page (Relm sells through brokers); not a statement identifying the issuing insurer for a given placement. This record covers general cyber liability, distinct from Relm's separate generative-ai-liability offering record covering its NOVAAI, PONTAAI and RESCAAI AI-specific products.

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 does not name a specific issuing insurer for cyber placements. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Line-of-business page as read on 2026-09-23; a specific placement's insurer is product- and jurisdiction-specific.

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.

Relm says a business is exposed to cyber risk if it relies on digital infrastructure, and frames the coverage around sectors with 'untested legal terrain and lagging regulation.' ¹⁰Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page framing; not a guarantee of eligibility for a particular company.

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.

Relm says cyber coverage addresses network security breaches, privacy breaches and extortion threats, including data breach response costs (notification, credit monitoring, PR), forensic investigation and legal defense, ransom payments and business interruption losses, data and asset recovery, and digital crime such as funds transfer fraud and invoice manipulation. ¹⁰Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page 'What is Cyber Insurance?' section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Relm distinguishes first-party cyber coverage (the insured's own losses) from third-party cyber liability (claims against the client resulting from a loss), saying third-party cyber typically covers legal fees, settlements and regulatory penalties. ¹⁰Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page 'First-Party Vs. Third-Party Cyber Liability Insurance' section.

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.

Relm sells cyber insurance coverage through insurance brokers; its reviewed pages do not describe a direct online quote. ¹⁰Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page framing; consistent with Relm's broader broker-distribution model.