Lockton vs StartupInsurance.ai General Liability Insurance

Lockton brokers general liability rather than underwriting it. It says it designs custom program structures for commercial clients using insurers across the global market. ⁴Company-reported. General & Product Liability page as read 2026-09-23.

StartupInsurance.ai lists general liability among the lines its startup program places. The brokerage is ContractorNerd Insurance Services, LLC, which its own terms describe as an insurance agency/producer that arranges coverage and does not underwrite policies itself. ^8,9Company-reported. Homepage coverage list and ContractorNerd's terms and conditions; describes the brokerage's role generally and names general liability as one of the placed lines, not a specific policy's terms.

Neither page names the insurers Lockton places general liability coverage with. ^4,5Not publicly disclosed. General & Product Liability and Casualty pages checked 2026-09-23.

StartupInsurance.ai's carrier panel names six insurers (The Hartford, Chubb, Coalition, Tokio Marine HCC, Travelers and CNA), with ratings shown for three of them, but the reviewed pages do not say which panel carrier issues a given company's general liability policy. ⁸Not publicly disclosed. Homepage carrier panel; the panel is program-wide and not broken out by coverage line, so the specific insurer for a general liability placement is not disclosed and varies by placement.

Lockton says it has a general liability solution for global manufacturers, business-to-business service providers, consumer products companies, REITs, contractors and healthcare companies. ⁴Company-reported. General & Product Liability page as read 2026-09-23. Lists example industries served, not a complete eligibility matrix.

StartupInsurance.ai frames its "what cleared means" pitch around certificates of insurance naming a customer or landlord as additional insured, primary and non-contributory, with a waiver of subrogation — requirements that typically apply to general liability policies. ⁸Company-reported. Homepage narrative section aimed at founders who need a certificate to satisfy a landlord or customer contract; does not state formal underwriting eligibility criteria (industry, revenue, headcount) for general liability.

Lockton groups general liability brokerage with related casualty coverages it also places for the same clients: environmental impairment, medical malpractice, product recall and umbrella/excess liability, in addition to product liability itself. ⁴Company-reported. General & Product Liability page as read 2026-09-23. A capability list, not a specimen policy.

StartupInsurance.ai says that in January 2026 the standard general liability forms industry-wide picked up three new AI-related exclusions, and illustrates its policy-check service with an example flagging exclusion form CG 40 42. ⁸Company-reported. Homepage "Wording that still says yes" section; describes an industry-wide forms change the brokerage says it checks for, not the terms of any specific StartupInsurance.ai-placed policy.

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The reviewed pages do not publish sample general liability limits, sublimits or retentions; StartupInsurance.ai's public marketing pages do not show program-level numbers for this line. ^8,7Not found in reviewed sources. Homepage and quote-intake screen as read on 2026-09-23; limits would only surface on an actual quote.

Lockton's casualty pages say clients keep the same dedicated service team throughout the placement process, which Lockton says helps it anticipate client needs and create accountability. ⁵Company-reported. Casualty product page as read 2026-09-23.

StartupInsurance.ai offers a free policy check: send in your current policies and a customer contract, and within 48 hours you get a one-page summary of AI exclusions in your program and where your contract asks for something the policy doesn't give. ⁸Company-reported. Homepage service description; a marketing offer, not a guarantee of findings for any particular general liability policy.

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General Liability (GL) is one of seven coverage boxes on StartupInsurance.ai's online quote-intake screen, described there as covering "bodily injury, property damage, and advertising injury." ⁷Company-reported. Initial coverage-selection screen of the quote application; does not show what follow-up underwriting questions or documentation the flow requires.