HUB International vs Newfront D&O Insurance

HUB brokers D&O liability coverage for private, nonprofit and public-company clients as part of its ProEx Professional & Executive Risk practice, rather than underwriting the policy itself. ^4,5Company-reported. D&O product page and ProEx coverage list, read 2026-09-23. Neither page names an issuing insurer.

Newfront's Executive Risk practice brokers D&O coverage, negotiating placement for management-liability lines. Deirdre Finn, the Executive Risk Solutions Practice Leader, oversees this D&O, employment-practices and fiduciary book of business. ¹⁰Company-reported. Executive Risk offering page and Leadership section.

The D&O product page and the ProEx coverage list do not name an issuing insurer for D&O policies; HUB says ProEx places over $2 billion in premium with insurers it calls top-rated carriers, without naming them. ^4,5Not found in reviewed sources. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23; the carrier for a specific D&O placement depends on the quote.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a D&O policy placed through Newfront. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

HUB markets D&O brokerage to three segments: private companies with customer and supplier relationships, nonprofits with advisory boards or committees, and public companies with shareholders. ⁴Company-reported. D&O product page target-market description; not an underwriting appetite statement.

Newfront says it services private companies "from seed round through every series of capital funding," including over 120 unicorn companies, and has worked with over 500 publicly traded companies on D&O-relevant matters such as M&A and IPOs. ¹⁰Company-reported. Here for the Long Run section; company-reported client counts, not independently verified.

HUB describes D&O coverage it arranges as addressing three areas: personal asset protection for monetary judgments and settlements from an alleged breach of duty, loyalty or care; defense in civil, criminal, judicial, administrative, regulatory or arbitration proceedings; and workplace and employment protection for breach-of-fiduciary-duty and employment-related suits. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page marketing description; the issued policy's insuring agreements, conditions and exclusions control an actual claim.

HUB says D&O claims it sees can come from regulators, donors, clients or customers, suppliers, competitors, employees, shareholders and creditors. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page list of potential claim sources; not a guarantee of coverage for any specific claimant.

Newfront lists "Directors and Officers (D&O)—Private and public companies" and "Side A DIC D&O" among its Executive Risk Key Coverages, and says its D&O work includes protection against securities-related litigation and regulatory investigations. ¹⁰Company-reported. Key Coverages list and Committed to Client Advocacy section; Side A DIC is a difference-in-conditions option, and actual trigger and exclusions require the proposed wording.

Published D&O policy limits or retentions were not found on the reviewed pages. ^4,5Not publicly disclosed. Checked the D&O product page and ProEx page on 2026-09-23; limits are set on the quote and declarations.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not publish D&O limits or retentions. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23.

HUB says its ProEx practice, which lists D&O among its Executive Liability coverages, provides analytics, litigation support and risk-management services to clients of all sizes, led by a named ProEx practice leader. ⁵Company-reported. ProEx page team and services description; not specific to a single D&O engagement.

Newfront says clients get 24/7 access to their D&O program through its connected dashboard, and that renewals use automated, pre-populated historical data for faster submissions and approvals. ¹⁰Company-reported. Industry-Leading Technology section of the Executive Risk page.

HUB directs D&O prospects to "Connect With a Broker" rather than an online quote or bind flow. ⁴Company-reported. D&O product page call to action.

Newfront describes a process for private companies transitioning to public status through an IPO, deSPAC or direct listing, and you start a D&O placement by requesting a consultation through the Executive Risk page. ¹⁰Company-reported. Committed to Client Advocacy section and page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding described.

HUB describes a Claims & Legal Risks Group, staffed by attorneys who specialize in ProEx coverages including D&O, that provides management-liability claims support from pre-claim policy-wording review through claim recovery. ⁵Company-reported. ProEx page claims and legal support section.

Newfront says it provides "integrated claims and coverage negotiation" for its Executive Risk lines, which would apply to a D&O claim. ¹⁰Company-reported. The Newfront Difference section; described across Executive Risk lines, not a D&O-specific claims workflow.