Choosing your insurance partner is a critical growth decision. The right partner helps you close deals, satisfy investor due diligence, and protect the future you're building. The wrong one introduces friction, slows you down, and leaves your company exposed to catastrophic risk.
Finding the right business insurance for startups is deliberately confusing. You face a landscape of brokers, agents, and carriers, all with different models. This guide directly compares two key players, Corgi and Embroker, to give you a clear path forward.
Understanding the Contenders: Carrier vs. Broker
The most important distinction is who actually provides your insurance and pays your claims. Are you working directly with a carrier or through an intermediary? This single factor defines the speed, expertise, and accountability you receive.
Corgi: The Full-Stack AI Insurance Carrier
We are Corgi, and we are a direct insurance carrier. After raising $108 million and receiving full regulatory approval, we built a new kind of insurance company from the ground up. As the first full-stack AI insurance carrier, we underwrite your risk, manage your policy, and pay your claims directly.
There are no middlemen. This direct model allows us to create proprietary coverage for emerging tech and AI risks—something brokers simply cannot do. With Corgi, you have a single point of accountability.
Embroker: The Digital Broker
Embroker is a digital insurance broker. They use a tech platform to connect you with policies from many different carriers, digitizing the traditional broker model. The tradeoff is clear: a broker adds a layer between you and the company that holds your risk. This structure can slow down communication, complicate claims, and leave you with a generalist policy that has critical gaps.
Head-to-Head: Corgi vs. Embroker
Why Corgi Is the Definitive Choice for AI Builders
We Are Your Carrier, Not Your Broker
When you have a claim, you work directly with us—the people who built your policy and hold the risk. This means faster resolutions and a partner who understands your business, your product, and your tech stack. No more waiting for a broker to talk to a carrier on your behalf. We are accountable to you from quote to claim.
Engineered for the Unique Risks of AI
We're backing the builders by offering comprehensive coverage that others can't. Traditional policies were not designed for modern technology. Our in-house errors and omissions insurance for technology and cyber liability insurance for startups policies are built to protect against emerging threats, including algorithmic bias lawsuits, AI model hallucinations causing customer harm, data poisoning attacks, and model misuse and intellectual property infringement.
Built for Founder Speed
You move fast, and your insurance must keep up. Our process delivers the fastest business insurance, ever. You can apply, get a quote, and bind your policy in minutes, not days. Get an instant certificate of insurance to unblock a sales contract or satisfy investor requirements so you never have to slow down.
The Essential Insurance Stack for Your Startup
Understanding what startup insurance coverage you need is the first step. Most venture-backed companies require a core set of policies to operate and scale safely:
Directors & Officers (D&O)
Protects your leadership team and the company from lawsuits related to management decisions. Learn more about D&O insurance.
Technology Errors & Omissions (Tech E&O)
Safeguards you if your product fails or causes a financial loss for a customer. Essential for all tech companies. Learn more about Tech E&O.
Cyber Liability
Covers costs from a data breach or cyber attack, including recovery, notification, and legal fees. Learn more about Cyber insurance.
Commercial General Liability (CGL)
This form of small business liability insurance protects against third-party claims of bodily injury or property damage.
Secure Your Future with Corgi
Traditional insurance was not built for the speed and complexity of your startup. Brokers and generalists cannot offer the specialized protection you need to scale confidently.
Corgi was built from the ground up for one purpose: to protect tech and AI pioneers like you. We are the only full-stack insurance carrier dedicated to your journey. Stop wasting time with middlemen and get the protection you deserve.
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Cyber Insurance for Startups
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Commercial General Liability Insurance
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EPLI Insurance for Startups
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Fiduciary Liability Insurance
Fiduciary liability insurance protects your startup and the people managing your employee benefit plans.
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Media Liability Insurance
Media liability insurance protects startups against claims tied to what you publish, say, or create.
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