Founder Shield vs Relm Insurance Digital Asset Insurance

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Digital Asset 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 groups named Digital Asset & Web3 products (Investment Managers, Staking and Slashing, Exchange Default, Cyber and Technology E&O, Package Policy, and Crime) into a dedicated industry product line, separate from its general lines of business. ¹⁰Company-reported. Products page structure; not a statement identifying the issuing insurer for a given placement.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Digital Asset 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 pages do not name a specific issuing insurer for digital-asset placements; Relm's separate fronting-partner announcement names Trisura Specialty Insurance Company in connection with US digital-asset risks generally, but that announcement was not treated as evidence for a specific current placement in this record. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Products and crime pages as read on 2026-09-23; a specific placement's insurer is product- and jurisdiction-specific.

Founder Shield markets this coverage to cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain and crypto-based businesses, fintech companies, NFT marketplaces, and investment firms holding digital assets. ⁶Company-reported. Digital Asset Insurance product page.

Relm describes the Digital Asset & Web3 product family as built for 'businesses operating at the edge of innovation' where off-the-shelf insurance doesn't fit, without naming a specific size, funding stage or jurisdiction threshold. ¹⁰Company-reported. Products page general framing; not a guarantee of eligibility for a particular company.

Founder Shield lists coverage for lost or stolen private keys, legal liability when a company manages someone else's crypto keys, and related legal and tax expenses, with policies customized to hot or cold and single- or multi-signature storage. ⁶Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Relm lists Digital Asset Crime Coverage as addressing hacks targeting wallets (hot or cold storage), internal theft of funds, infrastructure exploits resulting in loss, and custody-provider breaches. ¹¹Company-reported. Crime page 'What is Digital Asset Crime Coverage?' section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Relm separately offers Smart Contract Crime coverage for losses when a smart contract is exploited by a bad actor. ¹¹Company-reported. Crime page 'What is Smart Contract Crime Coverage?' section; a short, single-paragraph product description.

Relm's Digital Asset & Web3 list includes Staking and Slashing and Exchange Default coverage, alongside crime and cyber/tech E&O versions for digital-asset businesses and a bundled Package Policy. ¹⁰Company-reported. Products page listing; no further description of these named products beyond the title was found on the reviewed page.

You request Founder Shield Digital Asset 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.

The Digital Asset & Web3 products page lists only 'Contact' links rather than an online quote flow for each product, unlike Relm's Fintech and Space product pages, which link to dedicated 'Learn more' pages. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Products page as read on 2026-09-23; no contact form was submitted during this research.