Beazley vs Chubb: Technology E&O Insurance

Both bundle tech E&O with other cover. Chubb DigiTech ERM targets software developers, IT consultants and hardware makers through agents and brokers; Beazley MediaTech is a small-business form placed through platforms or email.

Kearny Risk organizes these comparisons for firms whose advice, content or technology creates professional exposures.Research updated 2026-09-25

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

Small-Business Bundle vs Named Tech Industries

Both combine tech E&O with media and cyber on one policy. Beazley's MediaTech is built for small businesses and also includes professional E&O. Chubb's DigiTech ERM targets software and system developers, tech-services and consulting firms, and electronics and hardware makers such as VARs, integrators, IT consultants and distributors. Choose Beazley if you're a small tech or media business; choose Chubb if you're a software, IT-services or hardware company, especially one exposed to missed delivery dates. [4] [5] [7] [8]

Patent Gap at Beazley vs No Delay Exclusion at Chubb

Beazley's sample form covers product failures and software copyright infringement but excludes patent infringement and trade-secret misappropriation tied to your products. It's claims-made, and defense costs reduce your limit. Chubb covers third-party financial loss from your products or services, a broadened "technology incident," software copyright infringement and product-recall loss of use, with no exclusion for delays or failure to deliver. If you face patent risk or delivery deadlines, Chubb's wording is broader. [3] [5]

How You Buy and Who Handles Claims

Brokers quote Beazley's small-business form through third-party platforms or email, and Beazley's cyber and tech claims team has handled software-failure, implementation and IP claims. Brokers quote DigiTech ERM through Chubb's Cyber Central or Marketplace, and policyholders get Chubb's cyber panel, 24/7 hotline and Cyber Alert app. Chubb publishes no limits. [2] [4] [5]

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

  • Check which insuring agreements are on your MediaTech or DigiTech ERM quote. [4] [5]
  • Read the patent, trade-secret, delay and failure-to-deliver wording. [3] [5]
  • Get limits, retentions and the insurer on both; Beazley's application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. [2] [5]

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 ↗

Chubb

  • role: Chubb underwrites technology errors and omissions coverage through DigiTech ERM, a single policy that combines tech E&O with media and cyber exposures rather than selling tech E&O standalone. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page, DigiTech ERM section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Chubb targets DigiTech ERM at software and system developers, technology-services and consulting firms, and electronics and hardware manufacturers, naming examples such as value-added resellers, system integrators, IT consultants and hardware distributors. DigiTech ERM Target Clients list.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Beyond the Cyber ERM base, Chubb says DigiTech ERM adds technology errors and omissions coverage for third-party financial injury from the insured's products or services, a broadened definition of "technology incident," and coverage for software copyright infringement and product-recall loss of use, with no exclusion for delays or failure to deliver. DigiTech ERM Product Features list; subject to the policy as issued.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The reviewed pages do not publish specific limit or retention amounts for DigiTech ERM's technology E&O coverage. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page as read on 2026-09-23.not-foundSource ↗
  • services: DigiTech ERM policyholders get the same cyber services as Cyber ERM, including a panel of pre-approved incident response providers, a 24/7 hotline and Cyber Alert app. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page; DigiTech ERM includes "all the features of Cyber ERM."company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Agents and brokers can quote DigiTech ERM through Chubb's Cyber Central or Marketplace quoting platforms, and Chubb lists E&O/Cyber among the coverage solutions available to technology companies generally. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products quoting section; technology-industry products list.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗

Beazley's MediaTech bundles tech E&O, media and cyber for small businesses, but its sample form excludes patent and trade-secret claims tied to your products. Chubb's DigiTech ERM combines the same lines for software, tech-services and hardware firms, with no exclusion for delays or failure to deliver.

Sources reviewed

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    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

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    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

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    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
    Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products

    Chubb · DigiTech Enterprise Risk Management section: target clients and product features beyond Cyber ERM · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    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

  7. 07
    Insurance for Software Product & System Developers

    Chubb · Property & casualty and financial-lines coverage solutions lists for software and systems developers · accessed 2026-09-23

  8. 08
    Insurance for Technology Companies

    Chubb · Products and services: E&O/Cyber listed among Chubb's technology-industry offerings · accessed 2026-09-23

  9. 09
    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

  10. 10
    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

  11. 11
    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

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    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

  13. 13
    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

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