Best Tax Liability Insurance Firms in USA
Non-sponsored, Expert Verified and Transparently Ranked Tax Liability Insurance Firms in USA
Published: December 30, 2025 | Verified by: Ted Scheiman & Rob Watts
Executive Summary
We analyzed 5 solutions. Top Recommendation: Tax Insurance by Ambridge scored highest due to Best for complex, bespoke U.S. tax risks needing large limits and extended terms; InterpretationGap offers up to $125m per risk and multi‑year policies, supported by Ambridge’s U.S. presence and strong market backing. [1](https://ambridge-group.com/products/tax) [2](https://ambridge-group.com/contact-us) [3](https://www.amyntagroup.com/2023/05/amynta-group-completes-the-acquisition-of-ambridge-group-from-brit-a-subsidiary-of-fairfax/).
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Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | #1 Tax Insurance (Ambridge) | #2 Tax Liability Insurance (Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (Liberty GTS)) | #3 Tax Liability Insurance (Euclid Transactional) | #4 Mergers & Acquisitions Liability (AIG) | #5 Business Insurance (Chubb) |
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| Best For | Best for complex, bespoke U.S. tax risks needing large limits and extended terms; InterpretationGap offers up to $125m per risk and multi‑year policies, supported by Ambridge’s U.S. presence and strong market backing. [1] [2] [3] | Best for buyers, sellers, and lenders in mid‑to‑large M&A deals seeking to transfer identified tax risks, reduce friction, and close faster, backed by a leading global M&A insurance team and up to $100M limits. [1] [2] [3] | Best for PE sponsors and corporates seeking specialized MGA underwriting and responsive claims to insure uncertain tax positions at deal speed, backed by top carrier partners; Euclid has insured $8T+ of deal value and offers dedicated tax policies. [1] [2] [3] | Best for private equity sponsors, infrastructure developers, and corporates needing certainty on U.S. tax positions and renewable energy credits, supported by global underwriting and in‑house claims. Covers ITC/PTC/45Q and complex M&A tax issues with multinational capabilities. [1] [2] [3] | Best for corporates and private equity aiming to cap known tax exposures and minimize escrows during transactions, with tailored policies from a global transactional risk platform and specialist North American underwriters. [1] [2] [3] |
| Coverage Capacity | Up to $125m per risk; multi‑year single‑aggregate policies with terms up to 10 years. (ambridge-group.com) | Up to $100M per risk (also €100M/£100M). (libertygts.com) | Up to $81 million per tax insurance policy (maximum per-deal limit). (euclidtransactional.com) Minimum limit typically $5 million. (euclidtransactional.com) | Limits up to $100M (or currency equivalent) for R&W, Tax, and Contingent Liability, 100% underwritten by AIG. (aig.com) Tax Liability policies: limits up to $50M. (aig.com) | Up to US$50 million per policy (Transactional Risk suite, including Tax Indemnity Insurance). (news.uk.chubb.com) |
| Claims Handling Efficiency | Claims handled directly by Ambridge’s licensed‑attorney teams; insureds communicate directly with Ambridge for seamless continuity from underwriting to determination. (ambridge-group.com) Claims operations are domestic (New York and Chicago). (ambridge-group.com) Dedicated Transactional & IP Claims leadership supports complex transactional lines, which include tax. (theorg.com) | Dedicated in‑house M&A claims team embedded with underwriters enables early involvement and timely, considered responses across products, including Tax Liability Insurance. (libertygts.com) Liberty GTS reports a strong record of paying valid claims (largest payment €46M) and that tax‑related issues comprise a large share of notifications, underscoring expertise in handling tax claims. (libertygts.com) | Dedicated in-house claims team (largest in the industry) prioritizes speed and communication; over $1.3B paid. (euclidtransactional.com) In 2024, Euclid resolved 47 claims with $306.6M paid; despite higher volumes, efficiency remained strong. (euclidtransactional.com) After surpassing $1B paid (Mar 17, 2025), leadership reaffirmed efficient, commercial claims handling. (euclidtransactional.com) | Dedicated, in‑house M&A claims team collaborates with underwriters and processes client claims swiftly; proven claims‑paying ability. (aig.com) AIG reports paying $1.4B in R&W claims over 20 years, underscoring scale and responsiveness. (aig.com) | 24/7 reporting and dedicated Claims Contact Center; real-time claim visibility via Worldview. Assigned adjuster contacts within 3 business days; payment generally issued within 48 hours after settlement. 92% of paid-claim customers report high satisfaction (2022, 2024). Multinational accounts receive coordinated, globally consistent, efficient claims handling. (chubb.com) |
| Specialization in Tax Risks | Specializes in insuring challenges to specific tax positions/treatments, e.g., transaction recharacterization, bonus‑depreciation timing, and M&A pre‑closing tax liabilities; can mirror statutes of limitation, complement private letter rulings, and cover additional tax, interest, penalties, and gross‑up. (ambridge-group.com) | Insures identified, analyzable tax risks: corporate income/capital gains, VAT/sales tax, withholding, and tax credits; can also cover valuation/transfer pricing and customs/duties. Applied to M&A, reorganizations, cash repatriation, and fund wind-ups for low‑probability, high‑severity exposures. (libertygts.com) | Specializes in underwriting identified, supportable uncertain tax positions, both M&A-related and standalone, via a dedicated global tax team. (euclidtransactional.com) Focus areas include renewable‑energy/credit‑driven tax risks; Euclid reported record global tax submissions and expanded to APAC with local tax underwriting in 2025. (euclidtransactional.com) | Specializes in insuring specific tax positions: U.S. M&A issues (S‑corp status, REIT, tax‑free reorganizations, international tax), renewable‑energy credits (ITC/PTC, 45Q), and Canadian issues (GST, GAAR, land transfer tax). Can underwrite select exposures across the Americas; optional gross‑up coverage. (aig.com) | Chubb specializes in Tax Indemnity Insurance for known contingent tax exposures from past transactions, e.g., Section 368 reorganizations, Section 355 spin‑offs, Section 338(h)(10) elections, S‑corp issues, and capital vs ordinary gain. Policies may cover taxes, interest, penalties, potential gross‑up, and defense costs; excludes “reportable transactions” under Treas. Reg. §1.6011‑4(b). (chubb.com) |
AmbridgeCompany Information
Description
Ambridge Partners LLC, part of the Ambridge Group, is a managing general underwriter specializing in Transactional Insurance, Specialty Casualty, Management Liability, Professional Liability, Cyber, and Reinsurance products.
What They Do
Provide specialty insurance solutions in various sectors, including risk management and transactional insurance.
Who They Serve
Businesses and organizations requiring specialized insurance products, including public companies, financial institutions, and non-profits.
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Summary
Ambridge’s InterpretationGap Tax Insurance provides protection when tax treatments are challenged, covering additional tax, interest, penalties, and gross‑up. It can be tailored to match statutes of limitation, with limits up to $125m and multi‑year policies up to 10 years.
Key Features
- Coverage for loss incurred from tax positions or treatments being challenged and disallowed by tax authorities
- Reimbursement for financial loss due to successful tax authority challenge
- Can complement private letter rulings by protecting certain representations
- Covers additional tax, interest, and penalties imposed on such additional tax
- Provides 'gross-up' coverage for increased taxes due to insurance proceeds
- Can cover the subject matter of a tax opinion or tax indemnity (opinion/indemnity not required)
- Policy can match statute of limitations for specific tax issues (up to 84 months, longer possible case-by-case)
- Available for specific tax issues in ordinary business or for pre-closing tax liabilities in acquisitions
Who Is It For
- Taxpayers facing uncertainty regarding tax positions or treatments
- Parties involved in transactions with potential pre-closing tax liabilities
- Buyers seeking to minimize risk relating to seller’s pre-closing tax issues
- Taxpayers in situations with no clear guidance from tax authorities or law precedent
- Taxpayers unable or unwilling to tolerate uncertainty due to magnitude of financial exposure
Use Cases
- Potential recharacterization of a transaction treated as an asset sale for tax purposes
- Potential challenge to place-in-service date of equipment intended to qualify for bonus depreciation
- Requested survival period of a tax indemnity prevents liquidation of a fund
- General pre-closing tax liabilities in connection with acquisitions
Overview
InterpretationGap® offers coverage for loss incurred as the result of one or more tax positions or tax treatments being challenged and disallowed by the relevant tax authority. InterpretationGap® Tax Insurance can reduce or eliminate uncertainty relating to the outcome of one or more tax issues by providing reimbursement for financial loss incurred as a result of a successful challenge by the relevant tax authority. The product can also be an effective complement to private letter rulings.
Cover provided
InterpretationGap® Tax Insurance can cover the following components of financial loss: additional tax, interest and penalties imposed on such additional tax, and the amount by which the taxpayer’s taxes are increased as a result of the payment of proceeds under the InterpretationGap® policy (e.g., “gross-up” coverage). The policy can be designed to cover the subject matter of a tax opinion or tax indemnity, and can match the statute of limitations for the specific tax issue(s), up to 84 months.
- Additional tax
- Interest and penalties imposed on such additional tax
- Gross-up coverage
InterpretationGap®
Examples of where InterpretationGap® Tax Insurance can be responsive include: potential recharacterization of a transaction treated as an asset sale for tax purposes, potential challenge to place-in-service date of equipment intended to qualify for bonus depreciation, requested survival period of a tax indemnity prevents liquidation of a fund. Available for specific tax issues in a taxpayer’s ordinary course of business, as well as for general pre-closing tax liabilities in connection with acquisitions.
- Potential recharacterization of a transaction treated as an asset sale for tax purposes
- Potential challenge to place-in-service date of equipment intended to qualify for bonus depreciation
- Requested survival period of a tax indemnity prevents liquidation of a fund
Common applications
InterpretationGap® can be purchased before a transaction closes, at the time of transaction, or after close. Common applications include situations in which: no clear guidance from the applicable tax authority or tax law precedent is available; the taxpayer is unable or unwilling to tolerate uncertainty because of the magnitude of the financial exposure relative to the size of a transaction; a buyer has not identified any specific tax issue, but wants to prudently minimize risk relating to the seller’s preclosing tax issues; parties to a transaction cannot agree on the allocation of potential preclosing tax liabilities.
- No clear guidance from the applicable tax authority or tax law precedent is available
- Taxpayer is unable or unwilling to tolerate uncertainty because of the magnitude of the financial exposure relative to the size of a transaction
- Buyer has not identified any specific tax issue, but wants to prudently minimize risk relating to the seller’s preclosing tax issues
- Parties to a transaction cannot agree on the allocation of potential preclosing tax liabilities
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FAQs and Case Studies available for download.
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Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (Liberty GTS)Company Information
Description
As one of the largest global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance teams in the industry, Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) has the scope for transactions of many types and sizes. With more than 90 specialists, Liberty GTS has helped facilitate more than 1,500 M&A deals a year on average, successfully insuring thousands of transactions since its inception.
What They Do
They provide transactional risk products, including Representations & Warranties/Warranty & Indemnity Insurance and Tax Liability Insurance.
Who They Serve
Businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions.
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Summary
Liberty GTS’s Tax Liability Insurance shifts tax contingencies discovered in diligence or post‑close from buyers or sellers to the insurer. As part of a large global M&A insurance platform, GTS brings scale, speed, and up to $100M per‑risk capacity.
Key Features
- Coverage for specific, identified tax risks uncovered during due diligence or post-closing
- Protection against unexpected back taxes, interest, fees, and penalties
- Applicable to both pre- and post-closing tax liabilities
- Can be structured to address the needs of multiple sellers
Key Benefits
- Reduces or eliminates exposure to specific, identified tax-related risks
- Shifts responsibility for tax contingencies from insured to insurer
- Minimizes financial risk and exposures
- Reduces friction between buyers and sellers
- Enables both parties to move forward quickly and confidently
- Provides sellers with clarity on liabilities via a single, calculated insurance premium
- Helps sellers avoid tying up funds in escrow accounts for extended periods
- Limits each seller’s exposure to one another in deals with multiple sellers
- Reassures buyers and lenders that outstanding tax liabilities may be covered
Who Is It For
- Buyers in M&A transactions
- Sellers in M&A transactions
- Lenders involved in M&A deals
Use Cases
- M&A transactions where tax liabilities are identified during due diligence
- Situations where post-closing tax authority rulings or challenges may arise
- Deals where sellers want to avoid long-term escrow of proceeds
- Buyers seeking to protect against unknown or unexpected tax exposures
Tax Liability Insurance
Our tax liability insurance can help a buyer or seller reduce or eliminate its exposure to a specific, identified risk of a tax-related loss. GTS Tax Liability Insurance shifts the responsibility for tax contingencies from the insured to the insurer—minimizing financial risk and exposures and reducing the friction between buyers and sellers.
Tax Liability Insurance for Sellers: Removing uncertainties from the equation—and the balance sheets.
Post-closing rulings and challenges by tax authorities can prevent the distribution of proceeds while liabilities are determined. Sellers often set aside funds in escrow accounts for up to seven years. GTS Tax Liability Insurance gives sellers peace of mind with a single, calculated insurance premium and can limit each seller’s exposure to one another.
Tax Liability Insurance for Buyers: Optimizing the investment, minimizing the exposure.
M&A deals are a huge investment for buyers. Unknown tax liabilities, pre- or post-closing, can turn a lucrative deal into a financial disaster. GTS Tax Liability Insurance reassures buyers and lenders that outstanding liabilities may be covered.
Thought leadership
Insight article: Tax Liability Insurance – A strategic tool during unsettling times (10 Sept 2020).
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GTS Global Tax Liability Insurance Brochure available for download.
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Euclid TransactionalCompany Information
Description
Euclid Transactional is a leading underwriter of transactional insurance products used by strategic and financial investors to insure against breaches of representations and warranties in an acquisition agreement, uncertain tax positions, and contingent liabilities.
What They Do
They underwrite transactional insurance products, including representation and warranties, tax liability, and contingent liability insurance.
Who They Serve
Strategic and financial investors involved in acquisitions and dealing with uncertain tax positions and contingent liabilities.
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Summary
Euclid Transactional underwrites Tax Liability Insurance as a specialist MGA, delivering deal‑speed execution and claims handling for uncertain tax positions. Backed by highly rated carrier partners, Euclid has insured over $8T in total deal value since 2016.
Key Features
- Coverage for tax owed
- Coverage for associated interest, fines, or penalties
- Coverage for costs related to defending the tax position
- Optional 'gross-up' coverage to compensate for income taxes assessed on insurance proceeds
- Subject to terms, conditions, and satisfactory underwriting
Key Benefits
- Limits uncertainty and risk of tax positions
- Protects against identified, supportable tax positions not qualifying for intended treatment
- Enables buyers to avoid self-insuring or negotiating indemnity/escrow
- Allows sellers to insulate themselves from indemnity obligations
- Provides an alternative to private letter rulings, which may be unavailable or time-consuming
Who Is It For
- Taxpayers
- Tax advisors
- Buyers in M&A transactions
- Sellers in M&A transactions
- Businesses facing uncertain tax positions
Use Cases
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions with uncertain tax positions
- Strategic business decisions involving complex tax positions
Tax Liability Insurance
The global tax system is complex and ever-changing, inherently leading to challenging business decisions for taxpayers and their advisors. Tax liability insurance limits the uncertainty and risk of tax positions – whether in the context of an M&A deal or a strategic position. Tax liability insurance is an efficient risk management tool that protects against identified, supportable tax positions not qualifying for their intended tax treatment.
Why use Tax Liability Insurance?
In the M&A context, uncertain tax positions often lead to tense negotiations that can force the parties to walk away from a deal. With tax liability insurance, buyers can avoid self-insuring the risk or negotiating an indemnity/escrow and sellers can insulate themselves from an indemnity obligation. Regardless of an opinion’s strength, no tax position is free from doubt. Private letter rulings are not always available and can take time and energy to procure. As a result, tax liability insurance is an ideal solution to protect against a tax position not qualifying for its intended treatment.
Extent of coverage
Subject to certain terms and conditions and satisfactory underwriting, tax insurance policies provide coverage for the tax owed, any associated interest, fines or penalties, and the costs related to defending the position. Coverage may also include a ‘gross-up’ to compensate for any income taxes assessed on the receipt of the insurance proceeds.
- Coverage for tax owed
- Coverage for associated interest, fines, or penalties
- Coverage for costs related to defending the position
- Coverage may include a ‘gross-up’ for income taxes on insurance proceeds
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AIGCompany Information
Description
For more than 150 years, Great American Insurance Group has been trusted to protect what matters most to their customers by offering specialized coverages tailored to meet unique business needs.
What They Do
Provides specialty insurance solutions tailored to various industries.
Who They Serve
Businesses of all sizes across multiple sectors.
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Summary
AIG’s Tax Liability Insurance helps transfer the risk of a successful tax authority challenge on specific tax positions, including M&A issues and U.S. renewable energy credits. Dedicated underwriters and in‑house claims craft bespoke solutions and support complex, cross‑border deals.
Key Features
- Primary and excess Representations & Warranties insurance
- Tax Indemnity insurance for known tax issues (including damages for taxes, interest, penalties, and gross-up)
- Tax Credit insurance for legal risks associated with investments in tax credits
- Coverage for transactions where the target company is based in the U.S. or Canada and U.S. or Canadian law is applicable
- Policy limits up to $25 million for tax exposures
- Highly customized coverage from a dedicated team of underwriters, legal, tax, and accounting experts
- Experienced claims handling
- A+ rated carrier backing
Key Benefits
- Mitigates risks for both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions
- Facilitates deal closings by providing risk transfer solutions
- Responsive and flexible underwriting process
- Access to a team with over 15 years of M&A underwriting experience
Who Is It For
- Buyers and sellers involved in M&A transactions
- Clients seeking to mitigate transactional risks in mergers and acquisitions
- Businesses with target companies based in the United States or Canada
What is M&A Insurance?
M&A insurance provides protections designed to help both buyers and sellers mitigate risks and facilitate the closing of a deal. This type of insurance includes coverage for Representations and Warranties, Tax Indemnity, and Tax Credit insurance.
- Representations & Warranties Insurance: Safeguards business deals against losses resulting from breaches of representations and warranties. Available for transactions where the target company is based in the U.S. or Canada and U.S. or Canadian law is applicable.
- Tax Credit Insurance: Covers legal risks associated with investments in tax credits.
- Tax Indemnity Insurance: Addresses known tax issues, including potential damages for taxes, interest, penalties, and gross-up. Appetite for exposures under U.S. or Canadian law. Policy limits up to $25 million.
Why Choose Great American for Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance?
The team has more than 15 years of underwriting experience, is highly responsive and flexible, and offers policies backed by a dedicated team of experts and an A+ rated carrier.
- Dedicated team of seasoned underwriters, legal, tax and accounting experts
- Highly customized coverage
- Experienced claims handling
- A+ rated carrier, committed to long-term engagement
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Specific insurance products offered under Mergers & Acquisitions Liability.
- Representations & Warranties Insurance
- Tax Credit Insurance
- Tax Indemnity Insurance
- Carbon Protect
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ChubbCompany Information
Chubb is a global insurance company providing a range of insurance products for individuals, families, and businesses in the Benelux region. They offer various insurance solutions, including liability, property, cyber, and life sciences, as well as exclusive car insurance and masterpiece insurance for individuals.
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At Chubb, we deliver excellence in all we do, being there when you need us most. We provide exceptional service to our customers and business partners—it's who we are.
What They Do
Chubb provides insurance solutions for individuals, families, and businesses, including property, auto, travel, and embedded insurance.
Who They Serve
Individuals, families, businesses, agents, and brokers.
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Summary
Chubb’s Tax Indemnity Insurance protects against known contingent tax exposures arising from prior transactions, investments, or operations. Integrated within Chubb’s global transactional risk suite, it can minimize escrows and facilitate cleaner exits for sellers.
Key Features
- Customizable insurance products (liability, cyber, property, accident & health, etc.)
- Industry-specific solutions across 30+ industry practices
- Risk engineering and consulting services
- Claims support and business income consultation
- Coverage for businesses of all sizes
- Global reach and multinational capabilities
Key Benefits
- Tailored insurance solutions for unique business needs
- Coverage for a wide range of industry-specific risks
- Access to risk specialists and nearly 500 in-house risk engineers
- World-class claims service with high satisfaction rates
- Financial strength and stability
- Strategic partnership and insights for large and multinational businesses
Who Is It For
- Small businesses (startups to established local businesses)
- Large and multinational businesses
- Businesses across 30+ specialized industries
- Companies seeking tailored risk solutions
Tailored business insurance solutions
Chubb has protected businesses of all sizes, their employees and their reputations against industry-specific risks for more than 200 years. Let our risk specialists work to find the right business insurance coverage for your unique needs.
Products, services, industry expertise
Chubb’s expertise spans 30 specialized Industry Practices. Working together, our underwriters, risk and claims professionals tailor industry-specific solutions for each of our clients.
- Explore by industry: 30+ specialized industry practices
- Explore by product: Liability, cyber, property, accident and health
- Explore our services: Risk engineering, claims support, income consultation
Insuring businesses of all sizes
Small businesses at every stage look to Chubb for robust protections, world-class claims service, industry-specific knowledge and coverage options that insure against risks as they grow. Large & multinational businesses rely on Chubb for strategic partnership, insights, premium products and services, stability, financial strength and insurance industry leadership.
- Small businesses: robust protections, claims service, industry knowledge
- Large & multinational businesses: strategic partnership, insights, premium products
Business insurance excellence by the numbers
#1 Commercial lines insurer in the U.S.; 200+ years of experience; $21B claims paid globally (2023); 92% overall claims satisfaction (clients with a paid claim across 2022-2023)
- #1 Commercial lines insurer in the U.S.
- 200+ years of experience
- $21B claims paid globally (2023)
- 92% overall claims satisfaction (2022-2023)
Unique risk solutions across industries
Chubb’s industry practice specializations continue to grow in response to rising business segments, ensuring that our capabilities and products align strategically to the evolving risks that matter most in your industry.
- 30+ industry practices
- Industry-specific risk solutions
Prepare and prevent with Chubb Risk Consulting
Chubb’s in-house network of nearly 500 risk engineers helps businesses anticipate and minimize costly exposures. The Chubb Risk Engineering Center offers services on fire protection, equipment breakdown, worker safety and more.
- Fire protection
- Equipment breakdown
- Worker safety
- Next generation risk management
Insights & expertise
Learn more about market conditions and risks that affect your industry, leverage tips and strategies for protecting your business and see Chubb’s expertise in action with white papers, articles, and success stories.
- Evolving risks for the middle market
- Insurance costs depend on 4 factors
- Navigating risks in cleanrooms
- Cold weather safety tips for employees
- 4 steps for creating a safer worksite
- When middle markets go multinational
Get a business insurance quote that fits your business
Whether your business is large or small, we’ll leverage our premium products and services to create a plan that protects your business, your employees and your reputation. Talk to Chubb today.
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Our Ranking Methodology
How we rank these offerings
We ranked these Tax Liability Insurance Firms in USA using a weighted scoring formula: Coverage Capacity (35%), Claims Handling Efficiency (35%), and Specialization in Tax Risks (30%). N/A values receive 0 points. Ambridge scored highest with 91.5 due to its highest limits, specialized claims handling, and exceptional bespoke tax risk coverage. Companies with less capacity, generalist focus, or lower reported claims responsiveness scored lower, with N/A limiting the maximum possible score accordingly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the typical costs and pricing models for Tax Liability Insurance in the USA?
- The cost of Tax Liability Insurance typically depends on the nature and complexity of the tax position, deal size, and the specific risks involved. For high-value transactions, such as those overseen by AIG or Liberty GTS, pricing might be calculated as a percentage of the indemnified amount, usually ranging from 1% to 5%. Additionally, firms like Euclid Transactional offer competitive rates reflecting the deal speed execution and the involvement of highly rated carrier partners, insuring over $8 trillion in deal values since 2016.
- What are key selection criteria when choosing a Tax Liability Insurance provider?
- When selecting a provider, consider their underwriting capacity, speed of execution, and the ability to handle complex claims. AIG and Liberty GTS bring scale and speed as part of global M&A platforms, offering up to $100 million per-risk capacity, which is crucial for large transactions. Additionally, the expertise of handling cross-border deals, as demonstrated by AIG's in-house claim support, and the ability to tailor policies, such as Ambridge’s customization for statutes of limitation, are significant criteria.
- What industry standards and compliance requirements must Tax Liability Insurance firms adhere to?
- Firms must comply with state regulatory requirements regarding insurance underwriting and claims processing. Companies like Chubb align their offerings with global transactional risk standards, minimizing escrow requirements and facilitating cleaner exits. Additionally, compliance with international accounting and tax regulations is crucial, especially when dealing with cross-border transactions, as supported by AIG's bespoke solutions for complex deals.
- What are common implementation challenges of Tax Liability Insurance and how are they addressed?
- Challenges include accurately assessing the contingent tax risk and integrating insurance coverage into the transaction timeline. Ambridge and Euclid Transactional mitigate these by offering multi-year policies and deal-speed execution, respectively, ensuring that policies match the statutes of limitation and address uncertainties swiftly. Moreover, Chubb leverages its global transactional risk suite to overcome operational hurdles, providing comprehensive coverage for known exposures.
- How does Tax Liability Insurance deliver ROI and value to organizations?
- Tax Liability Insurance provides significant ROI by safeguarding against unexpected tax liabilities, thus preserving deal value and facilitating M&A transactions. For instance, AIG's bespoke solutions for tax positions, including U.S. renewable energy credits, help clients transfer risk effectively. Liberty GTS and Euclid Transactional enhance value by shifting tax contingencies from buyers or sellers to insurers, enabling smoother transactions and reducing the need for large escrows, ultimately facilitating cleaner exits for sellers.
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