Chubb vs Hub International: Technology E&O Insurance

Buy from the carrier, or have a broker place it: Chubb underwrites DigiTech ERM, quoted by agents and brokers, while HUB International brokers technology E&O and directs prospects to a broker without an online quote.

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 Chubb and HUB International Tech E&O Insurance?

Chubb's Combined Tech Form vs a Broker Shopping Your E&O

Chubb writes DigiTech ERM as one policy combining tech E&O, media and cyber, for software, technology-services and hardware firms including value-added resellers, system integrators, IT consultants and hardware distributors. It's quoted through Chubb's Cyber Central or Marketplace platforms. HUB is a broker that places tech E&O through its general E&O practice and a technology practice serving startups and established software, hardware and digital-media businesses; it says it insures more than 5,000 tech companies. You go through a HUB broker, with no online quote, and HUB doesn't name insurers. Neither publishes limits. Choose Chubb if you want one known form covering E&O, media and cyber; choose HUB if you want a broker to compare several insurers, possibly including Chubb. [7] [8] [2] [5]

Late-Delivery and Copyright Cover vs Prior Acts and Tail

Chubb's DigiTech ERM covers third-party financial injury, uses a broadened technology-incident definition, covers software copyright infringement and product-recall loss of use, and doesn't exclude delays or failure to deliver. That last point matters if your contracts carry delivery deadlines. HUB's general E&O page says policies typically cover defense, judgments, settlements and fines, and can include prior-acts cover back to a retroactive date and tail cover for claims reported after the policy ends. Chubb doesn't describe prior acts or tail. [7] [2]

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

  • Ask HUB for the retroactive date and tail options on the quoted form, and ask Chubb the same. [7]
  • Get per-claim and aggregate limits from both. [7]
  • Compare HUB's quoted wording with Chubb's delay and copyright terms. [2]
  • Ask HUB which insurers it will approach, and whether Chubb is one. [7]

Chubb's DigiTech ERM combines tech E&O, media and cyber for software, services and hardware firms, covering software copyright claims with no exclusion for late or failed delivery; HUB is a broker that places tech E&O with prior-acts and tail options through a practice insuring more than 5,000 tech companies.

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
    Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products

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

  3. 03
    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

  4. 04
    Insurance for Software Product & System Developers

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

  5. 05
    Insurance for Technology Companies

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

  6. 06
    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

  7. 07
    Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance Coverage

    HUB International · Industries served list naming technology among accounting, architecture, creative, dental, engineering, financial, medical and media; prior-acts coverage; claims-made structure; claims-notification steps · accessed 2026-09-23

  8. 08
    Insurance for Technology Companies

    HUB International · Technology Company Insurance & Risk Management introduction for startups, software, hardware and digital-media companies; technology-specific coverage list including professional liability/technology E&O; technology-client count claim · accessed 2026-09-23

  9. 09
    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

  10. 10
    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

  11. 11
    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

  12. 12
    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

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 ↗

HUB International

  • role: HUB brokers technology E&O as part of its general E&O practice, naming technology as one of the industries it serves, and separately markets it as one line within its dedicated technology-industry practice. E&O product page and technology-industry page as read 2026-09-23; neither names an issuing insurer.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: HUB's technology-industry page addresses fast-growing startups and established software, hardware or digital-media businesses, and says HUB currently insures more than 5,000 technology companies; that count is a company-reported figure not independently verified here. Technology-industry page framing; not specific to technology E&O alone, since the page covers HUB's full technology insurance program.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: HUB's general E&O page says policies typically cover defense costs, judgments, settlements and fines from allegations of misrepresentation, breach of professional services, wrongful practices and misleading advice, and can be structured with prior-acts coverage back to a retroactive date and tail coverage for an extended reporting period. General E&O coverage description; the page does not give technology-specific coverage examples beyond listing technology as a served industry.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: HUB's E&O page says policies typically include per-claim and aggregate limits, but does not publish specific limit amounts for technology E&O. E&O product-page structure description; specific limits are set on the quote and declarations.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • insurer: Neither the E&O page nor the technology-industry page names an issuing insurer for technology E&O; HUB places this coverage with insurers that vary by client and placement. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23; no carrier is disclosed on either.not-foundSource ↗Source ↗
  • application: HUB directs prospects to connect with a broker; the E&O page describes policies as customized to business size, industry, location, risk base and desired limits, without an online quote flow. Product-page call to action as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗

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