Foxquilt vs Nationwide: Professional Liability / E&O Insurance

Nationwide sends service professionals to an agent or a quote request, with eligible classes decided in underwriting. Foxquilt names technology and creative groups and gives a quote path.

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

Nationwide describes E&O for professional-service errors and omissions. Foxquilt names technology and creative classes and describes claims-made professional E&O; confirm class acceptance and policy wording from the quote.

Sources reviewed

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    Professional Liability (E&O)

    Foxquilt · E&O summary and claims-made label; coverage examples; “Tech & Creative” classes; digital quote/buy; North American availability; lines 22–29, 52–65, 99–120, 138–253. · accessed 2026-09-29

  2. 02
    Professional Liability – US Direct Errors and Omissions Insurance

    Hiscox Inc. specimen · About this Policy / Coverage for Claims Made Against You; I.A Insuring Agreement; I.B Defense; I.C Settlement; II.A Notice of Claims; II.C Optional Extended Reporting Period; III.A, III.K, III.M, III.R, III.S Exclusions; IV.A–B Limits and Deductible; VI.O Professional Services; VI.U Wrongful Act · accessed 2026-09-16

  3. 03
    Professional liability insurance

    Insurance Information Institute · Opening paragraphs (professional services/advice and E&O name); Claims not covered by general liability; What types of businesses need professional liability insurance?; What’s covered… and what’s not (claims-made versus occurrence, defense and judgments, non-financial/intentional limits, BOP/in-home exclusion) · accessed 2026-09-16

  4. 04
    Errors and Omissions Insurance

    Nationwide · E&O page; professional-services liability and coverage overview. · accessed 2026-09-30

  5. 05
    FAQ: Professional liability insurance

    Texas Department of Insurance · What’s professional liability coverage?; What types of damages…; What’s general liability insurance?; Do I need professional liability… if I have general liability…?; Is professional liability insurance required?; Can a client require…?; What’s the difference between occurrence policies and claims-made policies · accessed 2026-09-16

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    Get business insurance

    U.S. Small Business Administration · Six common types of business insurance table · accessed 2026-09-16

What Are the Key Differences Between Foxquilt and Nationwide Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance?

What the coverage descriptions say

Nationwide’s E&O page describes professional-services liability. Foxquilt names technology and creative classes and describes claims-made protection for financial loss from professional services. The useful comparison is documented class specificity versus a general professional-services description; neither description alone confirms eligibility for a particular business. [4] [1]

Buying through each route

Foxquilt identifies the claims-made form and the financial-loss connection to professional advice or services. Nationwide describes claims alleging errors or omissions in professional services. Compare the proposed form’s reporting trigger and defense-cost treatment rather than relying on the shared E&O name. [1] [4]

Foxquilt offers a product quote path; Nationwide provides an inquiry or quote route. Buyers who already work with an agent can use Nationwide’s route, while Foxquilt’s cited page offers a direct starting point; ask both for the named insurer and quote timeline. [1] [4]

What Should You Confirm in Foxquilt and Nationwide Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Nationwide which professional classes its underwriter will accept and what limits/exclusions apply; ask Foxquilt to confirm your class and provide its retroactive date, insurer and reporting requirements. [4] [1]

Areas of coverage

Foxquilt

  • role: Foxquilt markets a Professional Liability / Errors & Omissions product. Foxquilt’s cited product or program page documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The page describes claims alleging financial loss caused by professional services or advice and labels the product claims-made. Foxquilt’s cited product or program page documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: The page names technology and creative classes among its target groups; it does not provide a complete eligibility list. Foxquilt’s cited product or program page documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The cited Foxquilt product or program page provides a quote path for the described product or program; that route does not establish that a quote will be offered or bound. Foxquilt’s cited product or program page documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The cited public overview does not establish the limits, deductibles, exclusions or form terms that would apply to a specific buyer. Ask for the quote and specimen or issued policy forms before treating a listed feature as covered.not-disclosedSource ↗

Nationwide

  • role: Nationwide describes offering professional errors omissions for the audience stated on the cited product page. professional errors omissions marketed by nationwide; scope is limited to the cited official product overview and described audience. This is not a policy form or a universal eligibility statement.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Professionals and businesses providing services to others as described by Nationwide; exact eligible classes depend on underwriting. professional errors omissions marketed by nationwide; scope is limited to the cited official product overview and described audience. This is not a policy form or a universal eligibility statement.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The cited product page describes E&O insurance for claims alleging errors or omissions in professional services, as described on Nationwide's product page. Marketing description only; actual coverage, exclusions, conditions, limits, and availability depend on the issued policy and jurisdiction. professional errors omissions marketed by nationwide; scope is limited to the cited official product overview and described audience. This is not a policy form or a universal eligibility statement.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The page directs prospective customers to contact an agent or request a quote. The page does not establish a quote, bind, or coverage-effective timeline. professional errors omissions marketed by nationwide; scope is limited to the cited official product overview and described audience. This is not a policy form or a universal eligibility statement.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The cited overview does not set a universal limit or retention for this line. Ask for the proposed policy form, limits, retentions, exclusions, and conditions in the quote. Only the cited marketing page was reviewed for published limit and retention information; no policy-form entitlement is inferred.not-disclosedSource ↗

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