CFC vs CNA: Media Liability Insurance

Both package media with cyber: CFC adds contract breach and production liability, with limits up to $10,000,000, while CNA's Epack 3 is modular and shortens the quote form for smaller risks.

Kearny Risk organizes these comparisons for firms whose advice, content or technology creates professional exposures.Research updated 2026-10-01

CFC: CFC's Media & Entertainment product is a package policy for content and media businesses that combines IP infringement and defamation liability, breach-of-contract cover, general liability for physical production activities, and cyber cover in one policy. Scope: Media product page and US product brochure; the policy as issued controls the exact scope for any one customer. CNA: CNA describes Epack 3 as a modular policy that combines cyber, media, technology and professional-liability coverages. Scope: This is a bundled program description; selected coverage parts and limits require the issued policy.

What Are the Key Differences Between CFC and CNA Media Liability Insurance?

Business roles

CFC: CFC's Media & Entertainment product is a package policy for content and media businesses that combines IP infringement and defamation liability, breach-of-contract cover, general liability for physical production activities, and cyber cover in one policy. Scope: Media product page and US product brochure; the policy as issued controls the exact scope for any one customer.. CNA: CNA describes Epack 3 as a modular policy that combines cyber, media, technology and professional-liability coverages. Scope: This is a bundled program description; selected coverage parts and limits require the issued policy.. This is a pair-specific comparison of role claims; check both details against the proposed terms. [4] [2] [7] [8]

Coverage and package structure: second documented difference

CFC: CFC covers contingent bodily injury and property damage arising from physical production activities like filming, production or events, and includes vicarious liability cover as standard so a media business is protected if held liable for a subcontractor's mistake. Scope: Media brochure 'Contingent bodily injury and property damage' and 'Sub-contractors' vicarious liability' sections.. CNA: CNA’s Epack 3 sell sheet describes cover for common media perils and says subpoena assistance and mitigation-related options are available. Scope: The sell sheet does not enumerate all covered perils or establish that every option is included.. This is a pair-specific comparison of coverage claims; check both details against the proposed terms. [2] [8]

What Should You Confirm in CFC and CNA Media Liability Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask CFC how the quoted policy applies the documented role detail to your business. [4] [2]
  • Ask CNA how the quoted policy applies the documented role detail to your business. [7] [8]

Areas of coverage

CFC

  • role: CFC's Media & Entertainment product is a package policy for content and media businesses that combines IP infringement and defamation liability, breach-of-contract cover, general liability for physical production activities, and cyber cover in one policy. Media product page and US product brochure; the policy as issued controls the exact scope for any one customer.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: The Media & Entertainment application form names only CFC Underwriting Limited, a UK entity authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, as the party administering the form. Neither the media product page nor the application discloses which specific insurer or Lloyd's syndicate capacity backs a given US media policy. Application footer and the regulatory information page, both checked on 2026-09-23; CFC USA Inc. separately holds admitted producer licenses and E&S authorization in NY, TX, GA and CA, but that page does not tie a specific license to the Media & Entertainment product.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: The policy covers IP infringement claims, such as copyright and trademark disputes, and separately covers allegations of defamatory material, addressing risks specific to businesses that create and distribute content. Media brochure 'IP infringement and defamation' section; exclusions and conditions are set by the policy wording, which was not reviewed.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: CFC covers contingent bodily injury and property damage arising from physical production activities like filming, production or events, and includes vicarious liability cover as standard so a media business is protected if held liable for a subcontractor's mistake. Media brochure 'Contingent bodily injury and property damage' and 'Sub-contractors' vicarious liability' sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: CFC publishes a maximum errors & omissions/media/cyber limit of $10,000,000 and a maximum commercial general liability limit of $6,000,000 for this product, with a minimum deductible of $0. Brochure 'Limits, deductibles and premiums' table; the limit and deductible on an individual policy's declarations control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Media & Entertainment policyholders get the same Response app tools as CFC's other cyber-inclusive lines, such as dark web monitoring, phishing simulations and network deep scanning, plus a LawDepot-powered contract-drafting tool and a contract best-practices guide. Media brochure 'Response app highlights' and 'Other benefits outside of the app' sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The US media application asks about editorial safeguards, including whether content is legally reviewed before publication, whether talent releases and music licensing sign-off are obtained, and who the chief editor is and how they are qualified. Application form Section 4: Publishing.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: CFC's media page names bloggers, agents, advertising agencies and traditional media companies among the businesses this package targets, but the reviewed page and brochure do not publish a maximum revenue or company-size threshold for eligibility. Media product page introduction; actual eligibility for a given applicant depends on underwriting review of the application.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: CFC's general claims page organizes its claims team by industry and specialization but the reviewed claims and media pages did not describe media-specific claim volumes or outcomes the way the cyber brochure does for cyber claims. Claims page and media product page, both checked on 2026-09-23.not-foundSource ↗Source ↗

CNA

  • role: CNA describes Epack 3 as a modular policy that combines cyber, media, technology and professional-liability coverages. This is a bundled program description; selected coverage parts and limits require the issued policy.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: CNA’s Epack 3 sell sheet describes cover for common media perils and says subpoena assistance and mitigation-related options are available. The sell sheet does not enumerate all covered perils or establish that every option is included.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: CNA says media and professional-liability customers can access risk-mitigation resources and its cyber page describes specialized risk-control support. The service statements are company-reported and do not establish a specific service entitlement on a given policy.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • application: CNA’s sell sheet says Epack 3 shortened quote intake for smaller risks, including fewer questions for media liability. The source does not state a universal revenue threshold or promise quote/bind timing.company-reportedSource ↗

Sources reviewed

  1. 01
    Claims | CFC

    CFC · Claims team organized by industry and specialization; Specialty, Emerging risk, Financial lines, Cyber sections · accessed 2026-09-23

  2. 02
    Media & entertainment | Product brochure (United States)

    CFC · IP infringement and defamation; Breach of contract; Contingent bodily injury and property damage; Sub-contractors' vicarious liability; Comprehensive cyber cover and incident response; Limits, deductibles and premiums table · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    Media companies Insurance application form (US)

    CFC · Section 4: Publishing; Section 5: Cyber Security Risk Management; Section 6: Claims Experience; footer entity line · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Media insurance | Media liability insurance coverage | CFC

    CFC · Media product summary; Key features: libel, slander, IP, content E&O, technology E&O, contractual liability, cyber; Downloads · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    Regulatory information

    CFC · CFC Underwriting Limited; CFC Lloyd's Syndicate 1988; CFC USA Inc. · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    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

  7. 07
    Cyber Insurance - Cyber Risk Solutions

    CNA · Current U.S. page: Epack 3 combines cyber, media, technology and professional liability; MPL appetite, media support, technology E&O, claims and risk-control descriptions. Retrieved 2026-09-30. · accessed 2026-09-30

  8. 08
    Epack 3 – Cyber, Media, Technology & Professional Liability

    CNA · Official sell sheet: modular bundled policy, media coverages and possible extensions, technology/professional line descriptions and quote process for small risks. Marketing summary expressly defers to issued policy. Retrieved 2026-09-30. · accessed 2026-09-30

  9. 09
    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

  10. 10
    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

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