Spot for Key Person Insurance

Get quotes from key person insurance providers with Spot

We help you decide who to insure and for how much, then compare key person quotes with you and help you buy.

  • An amount built from revenue, replacement cost and downtime
  • Owner and beneficiary set up so the business gets paid
  • Keep your broker or switch, with no commissions on premiums
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How Spot helps you buy Key Person Insurance

Explain why this person matters

Your Spot team collects the person’s role, ownership share and compensation, the relevant business financials and any existing coverage, and writes up how you arrived at the amount you’re asking for.

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Alliance Risk
Embroker
Founder Shield

Make sure the business gets the payout

Spot checks who owns the policy, who’s insured and who receives the proceeds, so money meant for the business isn’t set up like a family life policy. Buyout funding and disability stay separate conversations.

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Policy wording
Coverage limits
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Contract requirements

Confirm with your broker

Limits, exclusions, and endorsements

Compare the cost over the life of the policy

Brokers take your request to market, and we compare each proposal’s term against how long you expect to need it, with premiums over that period, renewal options and what’s guaranteed.

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Alliance RiskQuote request

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Keep the policy current as the team changes

The policy, application and your reasoning for the amount stay together. When a role changes or the term nears its end, raise it in Slack and your Spot team brings the review forward.

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What do we need to request key person insurance quotes?

Let’s prepare the information for your broker and compare the terms, not just the price.

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How buying Key Person Insurance works with Spot

  1. 01

    Tell us about your business

    Share what you do, where you work, the policies you have and any contracts that ask for insurance.

  2. 02

    We write up your application

    Spot turns it into an application that describes your business the way insurers need to see it.

  3. 03

    We get quotes from insurers

    Spot handles the procurement, sending it to the insurers and markets that cover businesses like yours and chasing every quote.

  4. 04

    Compare your quotes

    We put the quotes side by side on limits, exclusions and terms as well as price.

  5. 05

    Buy your policy and get certificates

    You choose. Spot places the policy for you, and certificates are ready when a customer or landlord asks.

Is Key Person Insurance right for you?

  • Founder-led companies

    Customer relationships, product knowledge or fundraising may rest on one or two people the business couldn’t quickly replace.

  • Partnerships

    A partner who runs daily operations leaves a gap in the work itself, separate from any question about buying out their share.

  • Businesses with a hard-to-replace specialist

    A key person doesn’t have to be an owner. A senior engineer or top salesperson can be the one the business relies on.

  • Small teams with concentrated knowledge

    When a handful of people run sales, product and operations, losing one of them can stall the business while you recruit and train a replacement.

How Spot helps different industries with Key Person Insurance

What each industry usually faces, and where Spot fits in.

  • Startups

    Startup business insurance help: general liability, tech E&O, cyber, property, workers’ compensation and D&O, compared the moment a contract or hire asks for them.

Insurers we get Key Person Insurance quotes from

Get quotes from key person insurance providers with Spot.

  • Alliance Risk
  • Embroker
  • Founder Shield
  • HUB International
  • Lockton
  • RiskCube
  • The Baldwin Group
  • And many more

When to get Key Person Insurance

  • 01

    Your revenue depends on one person

    If a founder holds the key customer relationships or the technical knowledge, estimate what the business would lose if they died and how long a replacement would take.

  • 02

    A co-founder’s role or ownership changed

    The person you insured may no longer be the one the business leans on, or the amount may no longer match their contribution. Update both before the next premium is due.

  • 03

    You’re hiring a senior leader the company will depend on

    Add them to the conversation once their role is clear. A non-owner employee can be a key person too.

  • 04

    Your term is ending

    Ask what renewal options the policy offers and which values or benefits are guaranteed. Start early, while you can still compare them with new proposals.

  • 05

    You’re also thinking about a buyout or disability

    Funding an owner’s buyout, covering overhead during an owner’s disability and protecting the business after a death are different objectives. Spot keeps them apart so one policy isn’t asked to do another’s job.

Key Person Insurance questions

Also known as key man insurance, keyman insurance, key person life insurance, key man life insurance and key employee insurance.

Who receives the money from key person insurance?

Whoever the policy names as beneficiary. For key person protection, sometimes called key man insurance, that’s usually the business, which is a different purpose from life insurance for the person’s family. Spot checks the owner and beneficiary before you apply.

Does key person life insurance pay if someone becomes disabled?

No. A life policy addresses death. Key person disability is a separate option, and Spot can compare it alongside if the risk of someone being unable to work matters to you.

How much key person insurance should we buy?

Start from what losing the person would cost: their contribution to revenue, recruiting and training a replacement, and the time before that replacement is effective. Your Spot team helps you put that estimate together for the application.

What will the insured person need to do?

The application may ask health and lifestyle questions, and their answers need to be accurate. Spot asks what has to happen before coverage takes effect so you know when the policy starts.

Can the advisor who handles our other insurance place this?

Yes. Spot works with your broker or agent on the key person application and takes no commissions on premiums. If you’d rather use someone else for life coverage, we help you switch.

Get insurance off your to-do list.

Get quotes from key person insurance providers with Spot. Keep your broker or switch, with no commissions on premiums.

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