Newfront vs Travelers Fiduciary Liability Insurance

Newfront's Executive Risk practice brokers fiduciary liability coverage, negotiating placement for management-liability lines. Deirdre Finn, the Executive Risk Solutions Practice Leader, oversees the D&O, employment-practices and fiduciary book of business. ⁵Company-reported. Executive Risk offering page and Leadership section.

Travelers underwrites fiduciary liability insurance as part of its Management & Professional Liability line, sold standalone or alongside other management liability coverages. ⁹Company-reported. Product page general framing; confirmed against the broader Management and Professional Liability Insurance page.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a fiduciary liability policy placed through Newfront. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

The product page's video disclosure names Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America and its property casualty affiliates; the specific issuing entity for a given policy can vary. ⁹Company-reported. Product page video legal footer.

Newfront says it services private companies from seed round through every series of funding and has worked with over 500 publicly traded companies, without a fiduciary-specific eligibility threshold. ⁵Company-reported. Here for the Long Run section; figures describe the executive-risk practice broadly, not fiduciary liability specifically.

Travelers markets fiduciary liability coverage to financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, private companies and public companies. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "Who is fiduciary liability insurance right for?" section.

Newfront lists Fiduciary among its Executive Risk Key Coverages, and says its work includes "safeguarding fiduciaries against breach of duty, mismanagement claims, and excessive fee allegations" for benefit-plan decision makers. ⁵Company-reported. Key Coverages list and Committed to Client Advocacy section.

Travelers says fiduciary liability coverage protects companies and individuals who manage a company-sponsored retirement or health plan from claims of mismanagement and personal liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, including litigation costs and errors or omissions in plan administration. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "What Is Fiduciary Liability Insurance?" and "What does fiduciary liability insurance cover?" sections; exact terms and exclusions are set by the issued policy.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not publish fiduciary-liability limits or retentions. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23.

The reviewed page does not publish fiduciary liability limits, retentions or premiums; it cites industry claim examples (settlements and defense costs from roughly $1 million to $14 million, and an average ERISA case cost topping $1.2 million) as general risk context, not as policy terms. ⁹Not found in reviewed sources. Product page video claim scenarios and cost statistics as read on 2026-09-23.

Newfront says clients get 24/7 access to their insurance program through its connected dashboard, and that renewal submissions use automated, pre-populated historical data. ⁵Company-reported. Industry-Leading Technology section; described across Executive Risk lines, not fiduciary-specific.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

You start a fiduciary liability placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's Executive Risk page. ⁵Company-reported. Executive Risk page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding described.

Fiduciary liability coverage is bought through a Travelers independent agent. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "Find an insurance agent" call to action.

Newfront says it provides "integrated claims and coverage negotiation" for its Executive Risk lines, which would apply to a fiduciary liability claim. ⁵Company-reported. The Newfront Difference section; described across Executive Risk lines, not a fiduciary-specific claims workflow.

Not described in the reviewed sources.