Risklytics D&O Insurance

Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance

Risklytics Insurance Services is a licensed insurance producer (NPN 22311838) that places Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance with outside carriers; it says it does not underwrite policies itself. 2Company-reported. About page; describes Risklytics' brokerage model generally, restated for this line.

Issuing Insurer

Risklytics does not name the carrier that underwrites Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance on its site. It says it places business with specialist insurers willing to write robotics, autonomy and AI risk; the issuing carrier appears on the bound policy. 1,2Company-reported. Lines page and about page; no specific insurer is published for this line.

Who It’s For

Risklytics says the norm is buying D&O at or before a startup's first priced round, since term sheets and incoming board members typically require it as a closing condition. 1Company-reported. Lines page.

Coverage Features

Risklytics describes D&O as protecting a founder's personal assets when an investor or regulator sues over how the company was run, citing an investor suit after a down round and a regulator inquiry into AI capability claims as examples, and distinguishes it from Tech E&O, which answers a customer's product-failure claim instead. 1Company-reported. Lines page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

Limits and Retentions

Risklytics lists a typical ask of $1 million to $3 million for venture-backed companies for this line. 1Company-reported. Lines page; actual limits are set on the bound policy.

Risk Services

Risklytics calls D&O easy to get for venture-backed companies with a clean story, describing quick placement for that segment. 1Company-reported. Lines page.

How to Apply

You start Risklytics Directors & Officers Insurance through Risklytics' online application. Risklytics says there is no broker fee on top of the premium and a licensed producer stays on the file until the program binds; its commission is paid by the carrier out of the premium either way. 2,3Company-reported. Pricing page describes the general application and fee process, not a line-specific form.

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Sources

  1. Directors & Officers Insurance. Risklytics; Coverage line: Directors & Officers; Built for moments like these; When to buy; Who requires it; How hard to get; Common questions. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  2. About Risklytics: who we are. Risklytics; “What we do”; Licensing: Risklytics Insurance Services, National Producer Number 22311838, resident license Massachusetts. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  3. How pricing and broker fees work. Risklytics; Buying direct / Generic broker / Risklytics comparison table: no broker fee, commission paid by the carrier out of premium. Accessed 2026-09-23.

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