CNA vs Corgi: General Liability Insurance

Corgi sells standalone GL and includes it in every startup package tier it lists, with same-day binding for eligible applicants. CNA describes GL for smaller, mid-sized and large firms, with industry-specific underwriting and claims support.

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

Corgi sells standalone CGL and includes it in its listed startup tiers; its standard form is occurrence-based, with illustrative limits up to $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. CNA describes GL for small, mid-sized and large companies but its reviewed summary gives no comparable limit. Buyers should compare actual declarations, not illustrative figures.

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What Are the Key Differences Between CNA and Corgi General Liability Insurance?

Eligibility and Buying Route

Corgi sells standalone CGL and includes it in its listed startup tiers; its standard form is occurrence-based, with illustrative limits up to $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. CNA describes GL for small, mid-sized and large companies but its reviewed summary gives no comparable limit. [4] [3] [2] Buyers should compare actual declarations, not illustrative figures. [2]

Coverage Scope and Terms

Corgi names Technology Risk Retention Group as the CGL underwriter and describes a duty to defend subject to retention. CNA describes third-party bodily injury/property damage protection and industry-specific underwriting and claims support. [3] [2] The insurer, retention and defense arrangements belong in the quote comparison. [2]

What Should You Confirm in CNA and Corgi General Liability Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Corgi for your declarations, retention and applicable insurer. [3]

  • Ask CNA for proposed limits and defense handling for your class. [2]

  • Compare occurrence wording, exclusions and defense costs in both forms. [3] [2]

Provider coverage details

CNA

  • coverage: CNA Commercial General Liability addresses amounts a business may owe third parties for covered bodily injury or property damage. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US commercial GL Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: CNA identifies GL solutions for smaller companies, mid-sized firms and large firms. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US commercial GL Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: CNA describes industry-specific underwriting/risk-control support and claims professionals for the GL line. Entity: CNA brand; issuing CNA subsidiary may vary by product/state Product: United States commercial insurance Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: US commercial GL Claim limitation: Company-reported; policy wording, underwriting and jurisdiction-specific availability control.company-reportedSource ↗

Corgi

  • role: Corgi sells Commercial General Liability (CGL) as a standalone policy and includes it in every startup package tier it lists, from Pre-Seed & Seed through Series A, Growth Stage and the Custom Package. Homepage package contents and the CGL product page.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: Corgi's CGL page states the policy is underwritten by Technology Risk Retention Group, Inc., a risk retention group, rather than one of Corgi's admitted carrier affiliates. CGL scenario note 1 and policy boundaries section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The standard CGL form (CORG-CGL-0100) is occurrence-based and covers third-party bodily injury, property damage and a narrow list of personal-and-advertising-injury offenses, but excludes patent infringement, professional errors, cyber incidents, and damage to property in the policyholder's care, custody or control. CGL coverage table and scenario/policy notes; illustrative summary, not policy wording.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Corgi shows illustrative CGL limits of up to $1 million per occurrence and $2 million general aggregate, a $100,000 damage-to-premises sublimit, $5,000 medical payments per person, and a $2,000 per-claim self-insured retention; actual amounts appear on the declarations page. CGL coverage table, described as illustrative and possibly differing from the issued policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: The reviewed CGL page does not describe risk-control, premises-safety or loss-prevention services for policyholders beyond the coverage itself. CGL product page as read on 2026-09-23.not-foundSource ↗
  • application: You can request a CGL quote through Corgi's online instant-quote flow, and Corgi says eligible applicants can complete the application and bind the same day rather than going through a multi-week broker-review cycle. CGL page call to action and homepage self-serve description.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • claims: Corgi says the CGL insurer has a duty to defend covered claims, meaning it appoints and pays for defense counsel on the policyholder's behalf, subject to the applicable retention. CGL scenario note 1, illustrated through a bodily-injury example; distinct from D&O's duty-to-reimburse structure noted on the same page.company-reportedSource ↗

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

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