HUB International vs Newfront Representations and Warranties Insurance

HUB brokers representations and warranties insurance as part of its mergers and acquisitions (transactional risk) practice, rather than underwriting the policy itself. ⁴Company-reported. M&A insurance product page as read 2026-09-23; the page does not name an issuing insurer.

Newfront places representations and warranties (R&W) insurance through its Private Equity & Transaction Advisory Group, which it describes as operating as "an extension of your deal-team" during M&A transactions. Newfront brokers R&W coverage; it does not underwrite it. ⁹Company-reported. Mergers & Acquisitions page's Transaction liability paragraph.

The M&A insurance page does not name an issuing insurer; HUB places representations and warranties coverage with insurers that vary by transaction. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Checked the M&A insurance page on 2026-09-23; no carrier is disclosed there.

Newfront says it has relationships with transaction liability insurers but does not name an R&W carrier. As a broker, the insurer varies by deal. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Mergers & Acquisitions page's Subject matter expertise section.

The M&A insurance page frames this coverage around buyers and sellers in a business sale but does not publish deal-size thresholds, industries served, or other eligibility criteria. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Checked the M&A insurance page on 2026-09-23.

Newfront markets R&W insurance to clients executing mergers and acquisitions, working alongside private-equity deal teams; the reviewed page does not set a minimum deal size or industry restriction. ⁹Company-reported. Mergers & Acquisitions page; a practice-wide description, not a stated R&W-specific eligibility threshold.

HUB describes representations and warranties insurance as covering the contractual guarantees a seller makes in a sale agreement, protecting a buyer against the guarantees turning out to be untrue, and says it can reduce or eliminate escrow requirements and support more competitive bidding. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page description of representations and warranties coverage; the issued policy and its exclusions control an actual claim.

HUB's M&A practice also offers litigation buyout (contingent risk) insurance for pending litigation a seller faces, and tax indemnification insurance for the tax treatment of a historical, pending or future transaction, alongside representations and warranties coverage. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page description of related transactional risk products.

Newfront describes R&W insurance as protecting clients "across unknown risks" arising from a transaction, distinguishing it from the tax insurance and contingent-liability insurance the same team also places for "hard-to-place transaction risks." The reviewed page does not describe R&W policy exclusions, retention structure or claims-made terms. ⁹Company-reported. Mergers & Acquisitions page's Transaction liability paragraph; general description, not a policy form summary.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Published limits, retentions or premium rates for R&W coverage were not found on the reviewed page. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Mergers & Acquisitions page as read on 2026-09-23; limits and pricing are deal-specific for broker placements.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Newfront says its due-diligence professionals "operate on deal-time identifying key risk exposures, mitigation solutions, and cost-savings opportunities," and that its technology and data-analytics capabilities support the M&A insurance team's work, including transaction-liability placement. ⁹Company-reported. Mergers & Acquisitions page's Due diligence and Technology & data-driven results sections; describes the M&A practice generally, not R&W-exclusive services.

HUB directs you to a broker; the page describes negotiating deal-specific coverage rather than a self-serve quote. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page call to action as read 2026-09-23.

You engage Newfront's Private Equity & Transaction Advisory Group for R&W placement by requesting a consultation, which asks for your industry, company details and the service you need rather than issuing an instant quote. ¹⁰Company-reported. General consultation intake, not an R&W-specific application path.