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Ohio — ERISA Bond

Choose a one-year or three-year ERISA fidelity bond option for your plan through this Ohio listing. Continue to RLI with the plan identity and required amount.

Also known as Ohio ERISA Bond (1 Year); Ohio ERISA Bond (3 Years); Ohio ERISA Bonds

2 options on record. Choose the one that matches your requirement, then purchase.

How a fidelity bond works

Fidelity protection responds to covered dishonest acts. The form identifies whose money or property is protected, the covered persons, and the applicable limits.

Bond family
Fidelity bond
Recorded state
Ohio
Category
Fidelity & employee dishonesty
Federal programme authority
United States Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

What this bond does

The bond protects plan assets against covered fraud or dishonesty by people handling the plan's funds or property.

Who needs it
Employers and administrators arranging bonding for ERISA-covered plan asset handlers, subject to applicable exemptions.
Who is protected
The plan is the insured party. This bond does not replace fiduciary liability insurance or cover ordinary business liability.

Choose from 2 options

Each option is a separate record. Where a term, bond amount, premium, or E&O limit is known, it is listed; match it to what your requirement asks for.

The coverage amount describes a limit of protection, not the price. Match the requested protection and covered persons to the actual fidelity form. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.

Check the required sum and insured identity

Have your adviser determine the amount from the funds handled and plan circumstances. Check that the plan is named or otherwise specifically identified as insured.

The RLI choices show 12 months and 36 months with no amount listed here. Confirm the amount separately. Ohio is the catalog association; federal ERISA rules govern the requirement without a separate state rule created by this page.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Gather the exact plan identity.
  2. Locate any current bond.
  3. Identify people handling or controlling assets.
  4. Prepare preceding-year funds-handled figures.
  5. Confirm the amount and any exemption.
  6. Choose the term and proposed effective date.

Questions about this bond

Does every plan need this protection?

No. Federal exceptions and exemptions can apply. Your adviser can assess the plan and handling arrangement.

Does three years set a larger amount?

No. Duration and amount are separate. Confirm the sum your plan requires independently.

Can fiduciary liability insurance replace this bond?

No. It does not satisfy ERISA's fidelity bonding requirement.

What follows the purchase link?

RLI opens in a new tab. Complete its application; after issuance, review and retain the bond with plan records.

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