Class and coverage guide

Management Liability for Private company D&O.

Direct answer. Management Liability is included in Hedge's published target coverage for Private company D&O under the line D&O, with a published target of $5M / $5M. The current public class status is in current public appetite. Hedge must confirm current fit, route, and available terms after reviewing the real account.

Public class statusIn current public appetite
Published target$5M / $5M
Reviewed2026-08-24
Coverage context

What this coverage question means.

Management liability programs may combine directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, and related coverages. Ownership, governance, financial condition, transactions, employees, claims, and policy wording determine which structure is appropriate.

Class context. Private company D&O with EPL and Fiduciary tied in. PE-backed and venture-funded welcome.

Terms depend on the policy and account

This page does not interpret a policy or promise coverage. Actual coverage depends on the issued forms, endorsements, exclusions, conditions, limits, and facts accepted by the insurer.

Underwriting facts

What changes the answer.

  • Revenue + 3-year trend
  • Employee count
  • Funding stage (bootstrapped, seed, series, PE-backed)
  • M&A in last 24 months
  • Pending litigation

Conditions that need closer review

  • Pre-revenue with significant funding
  • Recent layoffs / restructuring
  • PE-portfolio with bolt-on M&A
  • Active SEC / DOJ investigations
  • Bankruptcy in last 3 years
  • Hostile takeover targets
Stronger starting profile

Controls and facts to surface.

  • Established private companies, 50-500 employees
  • Profitable or well-funded
  • Clean litigation history
Hedge forms

Useful class-specific preparation resources.

These Hedge-owned forms may help organize the account. A form listing does not make the form mandatory for every submission and does not prove appetite or market access.

Professional and management

Hedge Management Liability D&O and EPL Supplemental

A fillable Hedge supplemental for directors and officers, employment practices, and related management liability coverage.

View form and fillable PDF →
Any risk

Hedge Loss and Claims Supplement

A fillable Hedge supplement for organizing prior losses, claims, and open-claim detail for wholesale review.

View form and fillable PDF →
Standard form references

Common commercial form sections to understand.

Use the edition accepted by the intended market. Hedge explains these form purposes but does not republish ACORD files in its public form library.

ACORD 825

Professional and Specialty Insurance Applicant Section

The applicant section used with management, executive, and professional liability coverage sections. It organizes common applicant, ownership, financial, prior insurance, and claims facts before line-specific detail is added.

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ACORD 807

Directors and Officers Liability Section

The directors and officers liability section used to organize ownership, governance, financial condition, transactions, prior coverage, claims, and requested management liability terms.

Read form guide →
State detail

Published class-specific state notes.

No class-specific state override is published for this class. State availability and account facts still require current review.

Next step

Build the account before choosing a route.

Open the class submission guide for the first-packet checklist, then have Hedge review the actual account. Do not infer a carrier, route, or authorization from this public page.