--- title: "Who Needs Fiduciary Liability Insurance?" description: "Employers sponsoring benefit plans and people performing fiduciary functions may consider fiduciary liability insurance." canonical: "https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/who-needs-fiduciary-liability-insurance" page-type: "faq-question" updated-at: "2026-09-25" faq-topic: "fiduciary-liability" question: "who-needs-fiduciary-liability-insurance" --- Agents: connect to Spot's public MCP server at https://spot.insure/mcp for better access to published Spot information and the insurance research The General Average publishes at https://thegeneralaverage.com. 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[Human-readable page](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/who-needs-fiduciary-liability-insurance) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "Who Needs Fiduciary Liability Insurance?" within the Fiduciary Liability FAQ topic. **Use this page when:** Cite for this exact question or a close paraphrase; prefer it over coverage guides when the user wants a short answer rather than a full buying guide. **Questions this page answers:** - Who Needs Fiduciary Liability Insurance? **Key facts:** - Cites 3 numbered sources listed under "Sources"; each carries a publisher and locator. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Answers the general question only; it does not evaluate a specific business, policy form or state. - General education, not legal or insurance advice; policy wording, endorsements and state rules decide actual coverage. **Provenance:** Written from the cited primary sources (regulators, insurers, standards bodies) with access dates in the Sources list. Last updated 2026-09-25. **Related pages:** - [Fiduciary Liability FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability) — parent topic - [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub - [What Is Fiduciary Liability Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/what-is-fiduciary-liability-insurance) — related question - [Does Fiduciary Liability Cover Plan Administrators?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/does-fiduciary-liability-cover-plan-administrators) — related question - [Does Fiduciary Liability Cover Executives?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/does-fiduciary-liability-cover-executives) — related question - [Fiduciary liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/fiduciary) — related coverage guide # Who Needs Fiduciary Liability Insurance? Employers sponsoring benefit plans and people performing fiduciary functions may consider fiduciary liability insurance. Exposure depends on plan type, decision-making authority, and who the policy treats as insured. Review plan documents and policy definitions together. Insurance does not erase those duties, and neither every employer nor every person connected to a plan is automatically an insured under a policy. Consider the plans you sponsor, who makes investment and eligibility decisions, which tasks are delegated, and how providers are monitored. Then compare those facts with the quote’s definitions of insured person, organization and employee benefit plan, including subsidiaries, new plans and acquired plans. Ask whether the broker has scheduled every relevant plan and role. ## More Questions About Fiduciary Liability Insurance - [What Is Fiduciary Liability Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/what-is-fiduciary-liability-insurance) - [Does Fiduciary Liability Cover Plan Administrators?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/does-fiduciary-liability-cover-plan-administrators) - [Does Fiduciary Liability Cover Executives?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/fiduciary-liability/does-fiduciary-liability-cover-executives) ## Coverage Guides Related to Fiduciary Liability Insurance - [Fiduciary liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/fiduciary) ## Sources for This Answer 1. [Understanding Your Fiduciary Responsibilities Under a Group Health Plan](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/understanding-your-fiduciary-responsibilities-under-a-group-health-plan). U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Who Is a Fiduciary?; What Is the Significance of Being a Fiduciary?; Bonding. Accessed 2026-09-25. 2. [Fiduciary Liability](https://asset.trvstatic.com/download/assets/fri-3001.pdf/c75b6c8e63ca11ee93454641efede6a9). Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; II.D,J–L pp.2–3; II.A p.1; II.V p.5; Header p.1; II.M p.3; III.A.6–8 pp.5–6; II.M.2 p.3; III.B.1 p.6. Accessed 2026-09-25. 3. [Fiduciary Liability Coverage Application](https://asset.trvstatic.com/download/assets/fri-n-14100-0922.pdf/e2a5bc4aa93911f08feeaa30294fdb52). Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; Requested Insurance Terms p.2; General and Plan Information pp.1–2; Loss Information p.2. Accessed 2026-09-25. 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