--- title: "Chubb D&O Insurance" description: "What Chubb D&O Insurance covers, who it’s for, and its limits and retentions, cited to Chubb’s own published sources." canonical: "https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/directors-officers" page-type: "offering-page" updated-at: "2026-09-23" --- Agents: connect to Spot's public MCP server at https://spot.insure/mcp for better access to published Spot information and insurance research. Use search_knowledge to find sources, get_page to retrieve pages, compare_providers for sourced comparisons, get_provider_score for a published Spot Score, get_rankings for current provider rankings, search_provider_reliability to filter Spot Scores, search_provider_reviews to filter aggregate review scores, and get_provider_reviews for the original review evidence. The server is read-only and requires no authentication. [Human-readable page](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/directors-officers) # Chubb D&O Insurance Chubb ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance Chubb underwrites D&O and Entity Liability directly through ForeFront Portfolio 3.0, describing this specific version as designed for directors and officers of smaller, privately held companies. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 D&O and Entity Liability product page.) ## Who It’s For - Chubb aims this D&O product at smaller private companies and offers separate versions for not-for-profit and healthcare organizations in its ForeFront Portfolio. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") [2](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront.html "The ForeFront Portfolio") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 D&O page opening description; ForeFront Portfolio page coverage list.) ## Coverage Features - Chubb lists a broad definition of Insured covering the parent organization, subsidiaries, directors or officers (including foreign equivalents), advisory board members and volunteers worldwide; automatic not-for-profit outside-directorship coverage; a broad definition of Claim including written demands, civil and criminal proceedings, and extradition requests; and civil fines and penalties coverage where insurable, including FCPA civil penalties. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: Coverage Highlights list; subject to the policy as issued.) - Chubb says the policy uses a streamlined insured-versus-insured exclusion with exceptions (including financial impairment, former executives after one year, and whistleblower and employment claims) and conduct exclusions that require final non-appealable adjudication before they apply. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: Coverage Highlights list, exclusion-related bullets.) - Chubb says the policy provides private-placement and failed-IPO coverage, a full Side A carve-back to the pollution exclusion, and a guaranteed IPO quotation including coverage for road-show presentations. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: Coverage Highlights list.) ## Limits and Retentions - Chubb publishes two specific sublimits: a $500,000 sublimit for security-holder derivative-demand evaluation costs, and an optional additional $500,000 Side A dedicated limit for executives. Overall policy limits are not published and depend on the issued policy. [1](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html "ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: Coverage Highlights list.) ## How to Apply - Agents and brokers can quote and issue the ForeFront Portfolio, including its D&O and Entity Liability coverage, through Chubb Marketplace. [2](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront.html "The ForeFront Portfolio") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: ForeFront Portfolio page quoting section.) ## Chubb D&O Insurance Compared - [Chubb vs Alliance Risk](https://spot.insure/compare/alliance-risk-vs-chubb/directors-officers) - [Chubb vs Amelia Risk](https://spot.insure/compare/amelia-risk-vs-chubb/directors-officers) - [Chubb vs Beazley](https://spot.insure/compare/beazley-vs-chubb/directors-officers) - [Chubb vs CFC](https://spot.insure/compare/cfc-vs-chubb/directors-officers) - [Chubb vs Coalition](https://spot.insure/compare/chubb-vs-coalition/directors-officers) - [Chubb vs Corgi](https://spot.insure/compare/chubb-vs-corgi/directors-officers) ## Other Chubb Coverage Lines - [Chubb Builders Risk Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/builders-risk) - [Chubb Business Owner’s Policy](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/business-owners-policy) - [Chubb Cargo and Transit Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/cargo-transit) - [Chubb Commercial Auto Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/commercial-auto) - [Chubb Commercial Property Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/commercial-property) - [Chubb Crime Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/crime) - [Chubb Cyber Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/cyber) - [Chubb Employment Practices Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/employment-practices) - [Chubb Equipment Breakdown Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/equipment-breakdown) - [Chubb Fiduciary Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/fiduciary) - [Chubb General Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/general-liability) - [Chubb Inland Marine Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/inland-marine) - [Chubb Kidnap and Ransom Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/kidnap-ransom) - [Chubb Management Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/management-liability) - [Chubb Product Recall Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/product-recall) - [Chubb Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/professional-errors-omissions) - [Chubb Representations and Warranties Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/representations-warranties) - [Chubb Surety Bonds](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/surety-bonds) - [Chubb Tech E&O Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/technology-errors-omissions) - [Chubb Umbrella and Excess Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/umbrella-excess) - [Chubb Workers’ Compensation Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/workers-compensation) ## Related - [Chubb Profile](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb) - [Chubb Reliability](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/reliability) - [Chubb Alternatives](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/chubb/alternatives) - [Coverage Guide: Directors and officers](https://spot.insure/coverage/directors-officers) ## Sources 1. [ForeFront Portfolio 3.0: Directors & Officers and Entity Liability Insurance](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront-portfolio-3-0-directors-officers-entity-liability-insurance.html). Chubb; Coverage Highlights: Directors & Officers (D&O) and Entity Liability list, including Insured definition, sublimits, Side A coverage, Claim definitions, conduct and insured-v-insured exclusions, IPO coverage. Accessed 2026-09-23. 2. [The ForeFront Portfolio](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/forefront.html). Chubb; ForeFront Portfolio's seven coverages; Directors & Officers and Entity Liability listed for private companies, not-for-profit and healthcare organizations; Chubb Marketplace quoting. Accessed 2026-09-23. Updated 2026-09-23. Spot, a product of Tools for Enlightenment, publishes this research and works in the commercial insurance market. [Editorial policy](https://spot.insure/editorial-policy). 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