What Fiduciary Liability Insurance Requirements Apply in New Jersey?

New Jersey Secure Choice reaches employers with 10 or more employees and two years in business that lack a qualified plan; the 2026 phase assigns December 1, 2026 to the 20–24 employee tier and February 17, 2027 to 10–19. Coverage review should identify which people make discretionary plan decisions and which staff perform the state payroll task; give the broker both roles.

What Is Fiduciary Liability Insurance?

Fiduciary liability can protect your company and plan fiduciaries when participants claim mishandling of an employee benefit plan. If you sponsor a retirement or health plan, check who is insured and whether both administration errors and fiduciary-breach claims are addressed. Read the national Fiduciary liability guide.

What to Watch for With Fiduciary Liability in New Jersey

  • 2026 registration phase

    Use 2026 registration phase as the state checkpoint. Keep the supporting eligibility record, employee authorization, exemption certification, or program notice with payroll reconciliation so the employer can trace how it applied the rule. 1

  • Name The Decision Makers

    For New Jersey, 2026 registration phase is a state payroll or program checkpoint. Assign an operational owner to track it, and separately identify the people who select investments, resolve eligibility disputes, or monitor the plan provider; those discretionary roles matter to the fiduciary application. 1,2

  • Set An Exception Review

    At renewal, sample New Jersey payroll or program records against 2026 registration phase. Record the reviewer, any missed authorization, enrollment, or remittance step, the correction date, and the plan fiduciary who reviewed the exception. 1

Which Fiduciary Liability Providers Have New Jersey License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Fiduciary liability; the license records below name the licensed entities and roles. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in New Jersey. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • Coalition

    Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28

    Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc.

    Coalition’s license page lists producer and surplus-lines licenses for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc. in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The page separately lists insurers; this record covers the brokerage entity only. 11

    Coalition offers fiduciary liability through its executive-risks product for private and nonprofit US organizations.

  • Corgi

    Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28

    Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.

    Corgi’s company producer-license table lists 50 jurisdictions: 49 states and the District of Columbia, including DC license 3003091619. New Mexico does not appear in the table and is not included here; the omission does not establish that Corgi is unlicensed there. The company-reported table has no stated as-of date and does not establish product availability. 12

    Corgi lists fiduciary liability in its coverage catalog and package options.

Who Regulates Insurance in New Jersey?

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

New Jersey DOBI licenses insurers and producers, reviews insurance products and rates, monitors insurer solvency and responds to insurance complaints. The Property and Casualty unit regulates commercial and personal property and casualty rates, rules and forms. 3,4,5,6

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in New Jersey

Reported tax rate. 5% of gross premium, less return premium 7,8,9

New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance states a 5% surplus-lines tax for policies effective on or after July 1, 2009; its FAQ also describes direct-procurement tax filing for premium allocated to New Jersey. A New Jersey surplus-lines producer generally must make a diligent effort to place the risk with authorized insurers, subject to the exportable-list and other statutory exceptions. New Jersey’s separate surplus-lines guaranty fund has narrow coverage; ordinary commercial surplus-lines claims are generally outside guaranty protection.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Fiduciary Liability in New Jersey

  1. What state-specific eligibility, authorization, or remittance rule applies to the employer’s retirement arrangement?
  2. Who reviews payroll-to-plan reconciliations and records exceptions under that rule?
  3. Which people exercise plan discretion, and are they identified in the fiduciary application?

Fiduciary Liability Insurance in New Jersey: FAQ

What state retirement or payroll rule should an employer in New Jersey check first?

New Jersey Secure Choice reaches employers with 10 or more employees and two years in business that lack a qualified plan; the 2026 phase assigns December 1, 2026 to the 20–24 employee tier and February 17, 2027 to 10–19. 1

Does hiring a plan administrator remove an employer’s fiduciary responsibility in New Jersey?

No. Provider selection does not end the plan fiduciary’s duty to monitor the provider. Document who retains that review, and assign a separate owner for the state checkpoint: 2026 registration phase. 2,1

Fiduciary Liability Insurance Guides for Other States

Other coverage in New JerseyEvery coverage guide for New Jersey, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.

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