Corgi vs Marsh: Media Liability Insurance

Corgi sells media liability through an online quote, with illustrative limits of $1 million per claim; Marsh works directly with a media risk specialist for television, news and streaming organizations.

Kearny Risk organizes these comparisons for firms whose advice, content or technology creates professional exposures.Research updated 2026-09-29

Corgi gives Series A-and-later startups online media quotes with illustrative $1 million / $2 million limits and stated exclusions; Marsh advises television, news and streaming organizations on media coverage and related lines.

Sources reviewed

  1. 01
    Media Application Form — United States

    CFC Underwriting Limited · Sections 1–2 PDF pp.2–5; Section 3 pp.5–6; Section 4 pp.7–8; Sections 6–7 pp.10–11 · accessed 2026-09-16

  2. 02
    Corgi Insurance: Startup Insurance, Quoted in Minutes

    Corgi Insurance · Coverage Designed Around Your Startup's Journey: Media Liability listed starting in the Series A package tier · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    Disclaimers & Licensing

    Corgi Insurance · About Corgi; How Insurance Is Provided Through Corgi (Underwriting); Specialty Insurance Carrier and Underwriting Disclosures · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Media Liability Insurance for Startups

    Corgi Insurance · What's Actually Inside Your Media Liability Policy (form CORG-ML-0100); Scenario notes; Policy notes; Available Add-ons; FAQ · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    Media Liability Coverage Part

    Hiscox · I p.1; IV–V pp.2–3; VI pp.3–7; VII pp.7–8 · accessed 2026-09-16

  6. 06
    Insurance for Social Media Liability

    Journal of Insurance Regulation; authors Kevin T. Merriman, David M. Knapp, Meghan E. Ruesch and Nicole M. Weir · PDF pp.5–7 abstract/summary; PDF p.4 nonendorsement disclaimer; CGL personal and advertising injury and media-business exclusion discussion · accessed 2026-09-16

  7. 07
    Media

    Marsh · Opening positioning; FAQs: What major risks do media organizations face?; What is media liability insurance?; What other types of insurance do media firms need?; How do media firms benefit from expert risk management? · accessed 2026-09-23

  8. 08
    Expert Executive and Professional Liability Insurance

    Marsh McLennan Agency · Our policies include D&O, E&O, EPL, commercial crime/fidelity, network security privacy risk/cyber, fiduciary, media liability, IP, architects and engineers, lawyers professional, and kidnap and ransom · accessed 2026-09-23

What Are the Key Differences Between Corgi and Marsh Media Liability Insurance?

Online Startup Form Versus Advisor Placement

Corgi quotes Media Liability online and includes it from Series A packages onward. Marsh places media liability through a media risk management specialist; the page describes advisor-led placement, not a self-serve quote. Marsh McLennan Agency also lists media liability in executive and professional liability. Choose Corgi if you are a Series A-or-later startup seeking online terms; choose Marsh if you run a television, news or streaming business and want coordinated media advice. [4] [2] [7] [8]

What Each Coverage Description Includes

Corgi’s CORG-ML-0100 form is claims-made and covers defamation, privacy, copyright and trademark, plagiarism and product disparagement, excluding patent, trade-secret misappropriation, Lanham Act false-advertising and knowing false statements. Marsh says media liability covers defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, plagiarism and intentional torts, and can be adapted for agencies, producers, authors, publishers, broadcasters, bloggers and influencers. Marsh’s reviewed page does not publish Corgi’s exclusion list. [4] [7]

Who Each Names as Buyers

Marsh targets television stations, news organizations, streaming companies and websites. Corgi’s reviewed pages frame a startup package rather than that industry list. [2] [7]

Limits and Optional Services

Corgi shows illustrative $1 million / $2 million limits, defense inside the limit and a $5,000 retention, plus optional pre-publication legal-review reimbursement. Marsh does not publish limits. Marsh’s team also advises on property, general liability, umbrella, technology E&O and workers’ compensation around a media placement. Corgi’s reviewed media page describes the media form and that endorsement, not that multi-line program. Corgi’s carrier depends on product, jurisdiction and risk; Marsh does not name an insurer. [4] [3] [7]

What Should You Confirm in Corgi and Marsh Media Liability Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Marsh which insurer and form it would use, including how intentional-tort language is handled. [7]
  • Ask Corgi whether exclusions can be endorsed over and whether the pre-publication review endorsement is quoted. [4]
  • Compare Corgi’s illustrative limits and retention with Marsh’s quoted figures. [4] [7]
  • Confirm package tier at Corgi (Series A or later) versus Marsh’s advisor-led program. [2] [7]

Areas of coverage

Corgi

  • role: Corgi includes Media Liability starting in its Series A package and continues it through Growth Stage and Custom; it is not part of the Pre-Seed & Seed package. Homepage package contents as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Corgi's media product page does not name the issuing insurer. Corgi's disclaimers page says coverage on the platform is underwritten by carrier affiliates or third-party partners depending on the product, jurisdiction and risk, with the specific carrier disclosed in the issued policy documents. Media product page and general Corgi underwriting disclosure; not specific confirmation of which entity underwrites media policies.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: The standard policy (CORG-ML-0100) is claims-made and covers defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright and trademark infringement, plagiarism and product disparagement arising from published content, but excludes patent infringement, trade-secret misappropriation, Lanham Act false-advertising claims, and knowing false statements. Media coverage table and scenario/policy notes; illustrative summary, not policy wording.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Corgi shows illustrative media limits of up to $1 million per claim and $2 million aggregate, with defense costs inside the limit and a $5,000 per-claim self-insured retention. Media coverage table, described as illustrative.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Corgi offers an optional Pre-Publication Legal Review Cost Reimbursement endorsement that covers the cost of media-counsel review of content flagged as risky before it is published, rather than only after a claim; the base policy does not include this service. Media add-ons section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: You request a Media quote through Corgi's online "Get a Media quote" flow, the same self-serve path Corgi uses for its other startup lines. Media product page call to action.company-reportedSource ↗

Marsh

  • role: Marsh's media practice places media liability, which it describes as errors and omissions coverage for media organizations. Marsh McLennan Agency also lists media liability in its executive and professional liability practice. Marsh media industry page and MMA executive and professional liability page.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Marsh says media liability covers claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, plagiarism and intentional torts. Policies can be adapted for advertising agencies, producers, authors, publishers, broadcasters, bloggers and influencers. Media industry page FAQs; illustrative policy description, not a specific policy form.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Marsh targets media liability at television stations, news organizations, content providers, streaming companies, online entertainment outlets and websites, including owners, distributors, producers, partners and creators of content. Media industry page opening description.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: The reviewed page does not name a specific media liability insurer. Media industry page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • services: Marsh says its media risk team helps clients build a risk program with insurance and contingency planning, and advises on related lines such as property, general liability, umbrella, technology E&O and workers' compensation. Media industry page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: You work with a Marsh media risk management specialist directly to assess exposures and place coverage; the page describes advisor-led placement rather than a self-serve quote. Media industry page.company-reportedSource ↗

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