Beazley vs CFC: Technology E&O Insurance

CFC's Technology package is for start-ups through multinationals, bundling E&O, IP, media and cyber with limits up to $10,000,000. Beazley's MediaTech is a small-business form, sold through placement platforms or by email.

Kearny Risk organizes these comparisons for firms whose advice, content or technology creates professional exposures.Research updated 2026-09-29

What Are the Key Differences Between Beazley and CFC Tech E&O Insurance?

Two Bundles, Different Breadth

Both sell tech E&O inside a bundle, not alone. Beazley's MediaTech is a small-business form with tech E&O, professional E&O, media liability and cyber. CFC's Technology package combines E&O, named breach-of-contract and IP infringement cover, media and cyber, plus incident response on a separate limit with a $0 deductible. Choose CFC if you want a published limit, explicit contract cover or built-in incident response; choose Beazley if you're a small tech business and patent risk isn't a concern. [4] [8] [6]

Intellectual Property

Beazley's sample form covers software copyright but excludes patent infringement and trade-secret misappropriation connected to your tech products. CFC describes cover for copyright and trademark disputes. A patent claim wouldn't be covered on Beazley's sample form. [3] [8]

Published Limits and Policy Mechanics

CFC publishes a $10 million maximum for E&O, media and cyber. Beazley doesn't publish a maximum, so you only see the number on your quote. Beazley describes claims-made cover with defense costs inside the limit and an optional tail (extra time to report claims after the policy ends). [6] [3]

What Should You Confirm in Beazley and CFC Tech E&O Insurance Quotes?

  • Get patent, trade-secret, copyright and trademark wording on each specimen. [3] [8]
  • Get the limit and deductible from both. [3] [6]
  • Ask each who issues your policy. Beazley's application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.; CFC's names CFC Underwriting Limited as administrator but not the insurer or Lloyd's syndicate behind it. [2] [7] [5]
  • Ask CFC whether incident response is on your quote, and ask Beazley how to reach its cyber and tech claims team. [6] [4]

CFC's Technology package names breach-of-contract and IP cover alongside E&O, media and cyber, with up to $10 million and $0-deductible incident response. Beazley's MediaTech bundles the same lines for small businesses, but its sample form excludes patent and trade-secret claims tied to your tech products.

Sources reviewed

  1. 01
    Chubb DigiTech Enterprise Risk Management Policy — Technology E&O, Cyber and Privacy Short Form Application

    ACE American Insurance Company / Chubb · Claims-made notice p.1; §2 Nature of Operations product/service schedule pp.2–3; §7 Technology E&O pp.4–5; §9–10 current and desired coverage pp.5–6 · accessed 2026-09-16

  2. 02
    Beazley Digital Media Tech Application

    Beazley · F00859, 042022 edition, Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.; page 1 claims-made-and-reported notice and General Information; page 1-2 Revenue Information; pages 3-4 Contractual Controls and Ransomware Controls · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    Beazley MediaTech Sample Policy

    Beazley · F00731, 022019 edition; Media, Tech, Data & Network Liability insuring agreement; Definitions: Tech & Professional Services Wrongful Act, Tech Product Wrongful Act, Professional Services, Tech Services; Exclusions: Patent & Misappropriation of Information; Limit of Liability and Coverage; Optional Extension Period · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    MediaTech for Small Businesses

    Beazley · Opening product description; What we offer: E&O (Tech and Professional), Media, Cyber coverage includes; SME placement paragraph; claims team paragraph · 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
    Technology | Product brochure (United States)

    CFC · Products and services liability; Breach of contract; IP infringement and media liability; Comprehensive cyber cover; Response app highlights; Limits and deductibles table · accessed 2026-09-23

  7. 07
    Technology companies Insurance application form (US)

    CFC · Section 1: Company Details; Section 2: Activities; Section 3: Contract & Risk Management; Section 4: Cyber Security Risk Management; Section 6: Insurance Requirements; footer entity line · accessed 2026-09-23

  8. 08
    Technology insurance | Start-ups and tech companies | CFC

    CFC · Technology product summary; Key features: Products and services liability, Breach of contract, IP rights infringement and media liability, Comprehensive cyber cover and incident response; Downloads · accessed 2026-09-23

  9. 09
    DigiTech Enterprise Risk Management

    Chubb · Coverage Synopsis > Third-Party Liability Coverage > Technology Errors and Omissions; Cyber, Privacy and Network Security Liability; footer product-summary disclaimer · accessed 2026-09-16

  10. 10
    Insurance and Bonding Guidelines

    Georgia Department of Administrative Services · Professional Liability / Errors and Omissions p.6; Technology Errors & Omissions (Cyber Liability) §9 pp.7–8 · accessed 2026-09-16

  11. 11
    Glossary of Insurance Terms

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners · Professional Errors and Omissions Liability; Errors and Omissions Liability | Professional Liability other than Medical · accessed 2026-09-16

  12. 12
    Appendix J – Contractor’s Insurance Requirements, Information Technology Umbrella Contract – Manufacturer Based (Statewide)

    New York State Office of General Services · §4 Technology Errors and Omissions, printed p.6 / PDF p.6; claims-made tail note · accessed 2026-09-16

  13. 13
    Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance

    The Hartford · What Is Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance?; differences between cyber liability and errors and omissions; How Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance Works With Contracts · accessed 2026-09-16

  14. 14
    Cyber Risk for Technology Companies

    Travelers · CyberRisk Tech coverage includes… technology errors and omissions; businesses can choose cyber protection, E&O protection or both; E&O coverage helps address… errors, omissions or negligent acts in the performance of its services · accessed 2026-09-16

Areas of coverage

Beazley

  • role: Beazley sells technology errors and omissions coverage bundled inside MediaTech, a single small-business form that also includes professional E&O, media liability and cyber coverage. It is not offered as a standalone tech E&O policy for this segment. US small-business MediaTech product page; does not address Beazley's larger-account technology E&O programs, if any.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Beazley's posted Digital MediaTech Application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. as the insurer on its cover page. The actual issuing entity and state of admission for a given policy is confirmed on the quote and declarations, not the blank application. Application form F00859, 042022 edition; not a regulator record and not evidence of the entity for every state or route.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The sample MediaTech form defines two technology-specific triggers: a Tech & Professional Services Wrongful Act (a negligent act, error, omission, misstatement or unintentional breach of contract in rendering Tech Services) and a Tech Product Wrongful Act (a Tech Product that fails to perform as intended, or software copyright infringement). Both are separate from the policy's Media Wrongful Act trigger. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, insuring agreements and definitions; the issued policy's wording and any endorsements control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The sample form excludes patent infringement and trade-secret misappropriation connected to Tech Products or other products, even though it insures Tech Product Wrongful Acts generally. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Patent & Misappropriation of Information exclusion; excludes only patent and the described trade-secret scenario, not all IP claims.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Coverage is claims-made and reported: it responds only to claims first made and reported during the policy period (or a purchased Optional Extension Period), and defense costs reduce the available limit. A buyer can purchase an Optional Extension Period (a tail) for additional premium after non-renewal or cancellation. Sample policy form F00731; application form repeats the same notice; specific tail pricing and duration are set in the declarations, not disclosed publicly.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • application: Beazley's MediaTech application asks for employee count, US and non-US revenue for the last three years, the share of revenue from managed IT services, and answers about ransomware controls such as multi-factor authentication, VPN use, patching cadence and backup frequency. Application form F00859, 042022 edition, General Information, Revenue Information and Ransomware Controls sections; a completed application does not establish acceptance.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Beazley says small and midsize MediaTech business is placed through third-party placement platforms or by email, with automated processing rather than a direct-to-consumer purchase flow. MediaTech product page SME placement paragraph; describes the stated distribution channel only.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: Beazley says its cyber and tech claims team, including experienced litigators, has handled thousands of E&O claims involving software failures, implementation errors and IP disputes. MediaTech product page claims paragraph; outcome and volume figures are Beazley's own description and not independently verified.company-reportedSource ↗

CFC

  • role: CFC's Technology product is a single package policy for technology companies that bundles errors & omissions liability, breach-of-contract cover, IP infringement and media liability, and cyber cover. Technology product page and US product brochure; the policy as issued controls the exact scope for any one customer.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: The Technology 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 Technology product page nor the application discloses which specific insurer or Lloyd's syndicate capacity backs a given US Technology policy. Technology application footer and the regulatory information page, both checked on 2026-09-23; CFC's US arm, 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 Technology product.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: CFC describes coverage for financial loss, bodily injury or property damage arising from a technology company's products and services, plus legal liability for breach of client contracts and IP infringement claims such as copyright and trademark disputes. Product brochure feature descriptions; exclusions and conditions are set by the policy wording, which was not reviewed.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The cyber portion of the policy includes network and privacy liability, business interruption, data rectification and recreation costs, extortion cover, and social engineering coverage, sitting inside the same Technology package rather than as a separate purchase. Product brochure 'Comprehensive cyber cover' section.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 and deductibles' table; the limit and deductible on an individual policy's declarations control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Policyholders get access to CFC's incident response service at a $0 deductible, sitting on a limit separate from the main policy limit, plus a free app with dark web monitoring, phishing simulations and network deep scanning. Brochure 'Market leading cyber incident response' and 'Response app highlights' sections; CFC calls its incident response team one of the largest in-house teams in the industry, a characterization not independently verified here.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The US Technology application asks for company revenue by year, funding-round history, subcontractor and hosting arrangements, and whether multi-factor authentication is enforced for remote network access and email; it is returned to your insurance broker. Application form Sections 1, 2 and 4; CFC also lists Connect and named API partners as digital trading channels on the product page, which may bypass a paper application for some brokers.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: CFC says the Technology product is suitable for start-ups, mid-size and multinational tech companies, without publishing a specific revenue or headcount cutoff on the product page. Technology product page introduction; actual eligibility for a given applicant depends on underwriting review of the application.company-reportedSource ↗

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