CNA vs Coterie: Business Owner’s Policy

Coterie Insurance sells only through appointed agents, for up to 50 employees and $10 million in revenue (15 and $5 million for contractors); CNA Connect serves more than 600 small-business classes with adjustable deductibles and limits.

Montgomery Risk Partners prepared this library from Spot.Insure comparison research and underlying public records.Research updated 2026-10-01

Coterie lists liability limits up to $2 million per occurrence, with contractor, state, and liquor-liability restrictions; CNA reports 300+ endorsements with adjustable limits.

Sources and records

  1. 01
    CNA Connect Small Businessowners Policy (BOP) | CNA Insurance

    CNA · CNA Connect; coverages, product range, services · accessed 2026-09-28

  2. 02
    Business Owner's Policy (BOP) Product Highlights for Agents and Brokers

    Coterie Insurance · Criteria Qualification (Employees, Revenue, Building Property); BOP Property Highlights and coverage extensions; BOP Liability Highlights and limit options; Mandatory Countrywide BOP Policy Forms list · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    What is a Business Owners Policy for a small business?

    Coterie Insurance · BOP definition; 'Cutting edge solutions' paragraph (admitted products in all 50 states, A-rated EXCELLENT carrier ratings); SimplyBind quote-and-bind steps · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Business Interruption and Business Owner Policy

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners · Background; General liability, Commercial property and Business interruption bullets · accessed 2026-09-16

  5. 05
    Small Business

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners · FAQ: What’s a business owners policy?; What’s general liability insurance · accessed 2026-09-16

What Are the Key Differences Between CNA and Coterie Insurance Business Owner’s Policy?

Published qualification and limit detail

Coterie’s brochure sets employee, revenue, and building-value thresholds, with lower ceilings for contractors, and lists liability limit choices from $300,000 to $2 million per occurrence subject to restrictions. CNA Connect instead emphasizes more than 300 optional endorsements and adjustable deductibles and limits. Ask Coterie which restrictions apply to your trade and state; obtain CNA’s available limit schedule for the same exposure. [2] [1]

How the policies are accessed

Coterie confines BOP quote and bind access to appointed agents and brokers using SimplyBind. CNA’s Connect record names the package but leaves its distribution route unspecified. Ask a Coterie agent how appointment works and ask CNA which producer can submit and bind your application. [3] [1]

What Should You Confirm in CNA and Coterie Insurance Business Owner’s Policy Quotes?

  • Do contractor, state, or liquor-liability rules cap the requested Coterie limit? [1] [2]
  • Which CNA endorsements and adjustable limits are available for your business class? [2] [1]

Provider coverage details

CNA

  • eligibility: CNA says CNA Connect serves more than 600 small-business classes. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US small-business BOP Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: CNA Connect packages property and general liability exposures including buildings, income, business contents, computer equipment, receivables and money/securities. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US small-business BOP Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: CNA says CNA Connect has 300+ optional endorsements and adjustable deductibles/limits. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US small-business BOP Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗

Coterie Insurance

  • role: Coterie distributes its BOP only through appointed agents and brokers, not directly to businesses; its SimplyBind platform lets an agent quote and bind a policy after entering the client's business name and address. Business Owners Policy page 'Ready, set, and bind' and 'How it Works' sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Coterie says its BOP is an admitted product backed by an 'A-rated EXCELLENT' carrier rating, but the reviewed pages do not name the specific underwriting insurer for the BOP. 'Cutting edge solutions' paragraph on the BOP page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Coterie's BOP brochure sets qualification criteria of up to 50 employees (15 for contractors), up to $10M in revenue ($5M for contractors), and up to $1M in building property total insured value. BOP brochure 'Criteria Qualification' table.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Coterie's base BOP combines commercial property, general liability, and business-interruption coverage, using the Special Causes of Loss form BP 00 03, and includes coverage extensions such as accounts receivable, business income from dependent properties, electronic data, and forgery or alteration. BOP page bundle description and BOP brochure 'Coverages Included In Coterie's Base Policy'.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Coterie lists optional endorsements for the BOP including employment practices liability, hired and non-owned auto liability, liquor liability, equipment breakdown, employee dishonesty, and unmanned aircraft/drone liability (excluding hull coverage). BOP brochure 'Additional Coverage Extensions and Limits Available' and 'BOP Liability Highlights' lists.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Coterie's BOP offers liability and medical-expense limit options of $300,000/$500,000/$1,000,000/$2,000,000 per occurrence, with products/completed-operations and other-than-products aggregates set at two times that limit, and $5,000 in medical expenses per person; $2,000,000/$4,000,000 liability limits are not available for contractors in CA, CO, FL, NY, or TX, or when liquor liability is selected. BOP brochure 'BOP Liability Highlights' and 'Available Limits' table.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Coterie says agents confirm a client's business name and address, select an industry, confirm prefilled business details, then customize and bind coverage, all in minutes, and claims this is 75%+ faster than traditional processes. 'SimplyBind Experience' four-step walkthrough on the BOP page; speed figure is company-reported.company-reportedSource ↗

Use this comparison as a starting point for a discussion about your business and its insurance needs.

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