--- title: "The Hartford Employment Practices Liability Insurance" description: "What The Hartford Employment Practices Liability Insurance covers, who it’s for, and its limits and retentions, cited to The Hartford’s own published sources." canonical: "https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/employment-practices" 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/the-hartford/employment-practices) # The Hartford Employment Practices Liability Insurance The Hartford Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) The Hartford's EPLI is built into its Business Owner's Policy for most classes, is included in its Private Choice Premier package policy, and is also sold stand-alone as Employers Premier Choice. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page as read 2026-09-23.) ## Issuing Insurer - The Hartford names Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company as the writing company for the described $25,000 Spectrum EPL limit, though other EPLI products on the page (BOP-included, Private Choice Premier, Employers Premier Choice) are not each tied to a named writing company on this page. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page footnote as read 2026-09-23.) ## Who It’s For - The Hartford's footnotes say there is no built-in EPL coverage in California, Minnesota, North Dakota or New York, and that the EPL program described on the page does not apply to EPL coverage written in California. Coverage and limits also vary by state and business class. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page footnotes as read 2026-09-23 (page last updated by The Hartford November 26, 2025).) ## Coverage Features - The Hartford says its EPLI covers claims of discrimination (including age), retaliation, FMLA violations, wrongful discipline or termination, failure to promote, and harassment, and that third-party EPLI (claims from customers, vendors or business invitees, not just employees) is included for most businesses. Its BOP also automatically includes Wage and Hour Defense Cost coverage as part of the built-in EPLI. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page as read 2026-09-23. General coverage description; the issued policy controls.) ## Limits and Retentions - The Hartford's EPLI footnote states a $25,000 limit applies to Spectrum business written in Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page footnote as read 2026-09-23. Applies specifically to Spectrum-program business at that writing company; other products/limits are not addressed.) ## Risk Services - The Hartford says it gives employers access to hartfordhelp.com, a proprietary site with web-based training on topics like sexual harassment and wrongful termination, current articles on employment-practices trends, and model employment policies and handbooks; this program requires purchase of increased EPL limits and may not be available in all states. [1](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance "Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance") (Evidence: Company-reported; scope: EPLI product page as read 2026-09-23.) ## The Hartford Employment Practices Liability Insurance Compared - [The Hartford vs Alliance Risk](https://spot.insure/compare/alliance-risk-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) - [The Hartford vs Amelia Risk](https://spot.insure/compare/amelia-risk-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) - [The Hartford vs Beazley](https://spot.insure/compare/beazley-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) - [The Hartford vs CFC](https://spot.insure/compare/cfc-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) - [The Hartford vs Chubb](https://spot.insure/compare/chubb-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) - [The Hartford vs Coalition](https://spot.insure/compare/coalition-vs-the-hartford/employment-practices) ## Other The Hartford Coverage Lines - [The Hartford Business Owner’s Policy](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/business-owners-policy) - [The Hartford Commercial Auto Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/commercial-auto) - [The Hartford Commercial Property Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/commercial-property) - [The Hartford Cyber Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/cyber) - [The Hartford General Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/general-liability) - [The Hartford Hired and Non-Owned Auto Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/hired-non-owned-auto) - [The Hartford Inland Marine Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/inland-marine) - [The Hartford Management Liability Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/management-liability) - [The Hartford Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/professional-errors-omissions) - [The Hartford Tech E&O Insurance](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/technology-errors-omissions) ## Related - [The Hartford Profile](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford) - [The Hartford Reliability](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/reliability) - [The Hartford Alternatives](https://spot.insure/insurance-providers/the-hartford/alternatives) - [Coverage Guide: Employment practices liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/employment-practices) ## Sources 1. [Employment Practices Liability Insurance | EPL Insurance](https://www.thehartford.com/employment-practices-insurance). The Hartford; What Is Employment Practices Liability Insurance?; Why Do I Need EPLI?; If You Have Employees, You Need EPLI; Prevention Is Your Best Protection; footnotes 1-4 on state availability and Wage and Hour Defense Cost. 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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