A.M. Best
Rated Carriers
500,000+
Families Covered
$1M – $5M
Policy Range
57 Years
Industry Experience

Personal Umbrella Insurance

Your family has grown. Has your coverage?

The lawsuit after a trampoline accident. The judgment that exceeds your homeowner's limit by six figures. Shield fills the gaps your auto and home policies quietly leave open.

Liability Gap Exposure72% of families are underprotected

2,847 families checked their gap this week

Dog bite avg. payout: $500,000+Nuclear verdicts up 57% in a decadeTeen driver accident avg. judgment: $900,000+Pool injury: $1.2M avg. awardOnly 12% of U.S. households carry umbrella coverageTrampoline injury: $650,000 avg. verdictRental property slip & fall: $800,000 avg.Dog bite avg. payout: $500,000+Nuclear verdicts up 57% in a decadeTeen driver accident avg. judgment: $900,000+Pool injury: $1.2M avg. awardOnly 12% of U.S. households carry umbrella coverageTrampoline injury: $650,000 avg. verdictRental property slip & fall: $800,000 avg.

The Invisible Gap

What happens when the bill exceeds your limit?

Standard homeowner policies cap liability at $300,000. Real-world verdicts routinely exceed that — often by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The difference comes out of your assets.

Select a scenario

Dog Bite

Your Labrador bites a neighbor's child during a backyard cookout

$847K
Verdict amount
Liability exposure$847K
Covered $300K
Gap $547K
Homeowner policy ($300K)Your exposure ($547K)
$547K comes directly from your assets

After your homeowner policy pays out, the remaining $547K judgment can be collected from your savings, retirement accounts, home equity, and future wages.

With Shield umbrella: $547K absorbed, assets intact

A $1M Shield policy layers on top of your existing coverage and absorbs the gap — your home, retirement accounts, and savings remain untouched.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, 2024

How It Works

Coverage that layers, not replaces

Shield doesn't replace your existing policies — it sits above them, extending coverage once your primary limits are exhausted, and filling gaps your other policies don't touch.

Your protection stack

Auto Policy
Bodily injury · Property damage
$100K / $300K
Homeowner Policy
Personal liability · Medical payments
$300K
Shield UmbrellaShield
Covers the gap across all underlying policies
$1M – $5M

Shield also provides drop-down coverage — if an incident falls outside your primary policy's scope entirely, Shield can respond directly, even before your other policies are exhausted.

What you're protecting

$680K
Primary Residence
Protected
$340K
Retirement Accounts
Protected
$210K
Investment Portfolio
Protected
$390K
Rental Property
Protected

Total net worth protected

$1,620,000

Fully shielded under a $2M umbrella policy — annual cost: $340

Without umbrella coverage, a $1.6M judgment could force the sale of your home and liquidation of retirement accounts — even if you were only marginally at fault.

The Cost Reality

Less than your streaming bill. A million times the protection.

The average personal umbrella policy costs $250–$500 per year. That's a 4,000:1 protection ratio — $1,000,000 in coverage for roughly $21 a month.

$22.99/mo
Netflix Premium
4K streaming
Best Value
$21/mo
Shield $1M Policy
$1,000,000 protection
$16.99/mo
Spotify Family
6 accounts
4,000:1
Protection Ratio

For every $1 you spend on umbrella coverage, you receive $4,000 in liability protection. No other financial product comes close.

$250/yr
Starting Premium

$1 million in umbrella coverage starts at $250 annually — less than $21 per month, often less than a dinner out.

$900K avg
Auto Liability Verdict

Average personal injury verdict in auto liability cases — 3x the typical auto policy limit. (Source: Insurance Information Institute)

Real coverage configurations (anonymized)

Suburban family home with pool in backyard and two cars in the driveway

The Harrington Family

Dual income, 3 kids, new build home, teen driver, backyard pool

Net Worth
$1.4M
Policy
$2M Umbrella
Teen driverSwimming poolFrequent hosting
Monthly premium$34/mo
Modern two-story home with attached garage and manicured lawn

The Okonkwo Family

Two professionals, rental property, dog owner, home office

Net Worth
$2.1M
Policy
$3M Umbrella
Rental propertyDog ownerBusiness visitors
Monthly premium$48/mo
Charming family home with children's play equipment in the backyard

The Castellano Family

Recently purchased second property, young children, active social life

Net Worth
$890K
Policy
$1M Umbrella
Second propertyYoung childrenTrampoline
Monthly premium$21/mo

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