Fiduciary Liability Insurance (Pension Trust Liability Insurance)

Public Entity Plan and Trustee Protector is a fiduciary liability policy specifically tailored to address the exposures faced by individuals who manage, oversee or administer public entity employee benefit plans — while avoiding the potential gaps in coverage caused by modifying corporate fiduciary forms to address a public entity’s exposure.  Although plans of public entities are not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), they are regulated at the state and even local level and are subject to scrutiny from many parties. When allegations such as mismanagement and underfunding of plans emerge, public entity plan trustees can find themselves the target of lawsuits — even when the actions that led to the allegations were beyond their control. All too often, sovereign immunity is not a shield.

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  • Expansive coverage for trustees, the plan and the retirement system for claims alleging breach of Employee Benefit Law — broadly defined to include applicable statutory laws or regulations of the United States, Canada or any state or province therein

  • A broad definition of “insured” that includes past, present and future plan and retirement system employees, plan committee members, members of the board of plan trustees, and elected or appointed public officials

  • Indemnity coverage for government-defended claims<sup>1</sup>

  • Defense coverage that includes third-party service costs paid in both insurer or government-defended claims (i.e. expenses incurred in connection with a claim or appeal of a claim for services provided by accountants, actuaries, investigators, expert witnesses, document reproduction services, court reporters and process servers)

  • Investment Loss Coverage wording (an exception to the benefits exclusion to ensure coverage for monetary awards in claims arising from loss of investment value)

  • Built-in coverage for HIPAA penalties

  • Broad definition of “claim” that includes written demands for monetary, non-monetary or injunctive relief

  • Final adjudication wording for “conduct” exclusions

  • Severability of the application provision provides full severability for Natural Person Insureds — the knowledge of a Natural Person Insured shall not be imputed to any other Natural Person Insured with respect to the statements, warranties and representations contained in the Application

  • Severability of the exclusions — the wrongful act of any Insured shall not be imputed to any Plan or Natural Person Insured when determining the applicability of an exclusion<sup>2</sup>

        <sup>1</sup> Claims where representation is provided by government body
        <sup>2</sup> This severability of exclusions provision does not apply to exclusions for prior notice or for pending or prior litigation

We have assembled a seasoned team of claims professionals who are experienced in managing some of the highest-profile D&O, E&O, employment practices, fiduciary, crime and technology cases in the industry, for entities of all sizes and across most industries-from Fortune 500® companies to not-for-profit organizations; multinational corporations to privately-held enterprises.
 
Our centralized in-house operation, positioned adjacent to our underwriting colleagues, allows us to facilitate prompt case resolution and the best possible claim outcomes. We offer access to some of the nation's leading law firms specializing in the defense of securities, employment practices, fiduciary and technology claims. And in the toughest environment, policyholders can count on our aggressive litigation strategies to defeat even the most formidable plaintiff's attorneys.

To report a claim please contact us:
Tel: 888-602-5246
Fax: 866-227-1750
Mail:
c-Claim for Financial Lines
175 Water Street, 9 Fl.
New York, NY 10038

To follow up on an existing claim:
Tel: 888-602-5246

Download a claim form for submission.

To request loss runs, contact Broker Services at 877-867-3783

Applications and Forms Back To Top

Fiduciary Liability Insurance New Business Application Form
Application form for Fiduciary Liability insurance for new business.

Fiduciary Liability Insurance Renewal Application Form (.doc)
Renewal application form for Fiduciary Liability insurance.

Fiduciary Liability Insurance Specimen Declarations Page (.doc)
A specimen of the Fiduciary Liability insurance policy

Fiduciary Liability Insurance Specimen Policy (.doc)
A sample declaration page of the Fiduciary Liability insurance product.

9/99 Amendatory Endorsement (Coverage for Trustees of multiemployer plans for organized labor) (.pdf)