Cowbell vs Risklytics: Technology E&O Insurance

Risklytics is a licensed producer placing tech E&O with outside carriers and lists a typical ask of $1 million to $5 million. Cowbell markets Prime Tech with limits up to $5M, sold through agents on a surplus-lines basis.

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 Cowbell and Risklytics Tech E&O Insurance?

E&O and Cyber in One Policy vs Standalone E&O for AI Firms

Cowbell's Prime Tech blends Technology E&O with cyber on one policy, covering professional mistakes and cyber costs, with limits up to $5 million on Prime Tech and Prime Tech Plus. Risklytics is a licensed producer that places standalone Tech E&O with specialist insurers willing to write robotics, autonomy and AI risk, and treats cyber as a separate policy for hacks and leaks. Choose Cowbell if you want E&O and cyber in one policy from your agent; choose Risklytics if you build robotics, autonomy or AI and need an insurer that will cover model failures. [4] [3] [8] [10]

AI-Exclusion Screening Only at Risklytics

Risklytics says some insurers quietly exclude AI-related losses, and it reads every form for AI exclusions before binding. Cowbell describes no such check, so ask how Prime Tech treats losses from your model's output. Risklytics cites a typical customer ask of $1 million to $5 million per claim, within Cowbell's $5 million maximum. [10] [4]

How You Apply

Cowbell sells Prime Tech through agents in all 50 states as a surplus-lines policy, which means a specialty insurer outside the standard state-approved market. Risklytics starts with an online application, keeps one producer on your file until you bind, and charges no broker fee on top of premium. Neither names the issuing insurer. [4] [9] [8]

What Should You Confirm in Cowbell and Risklytics Tech E&O Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Risklytics to show the AI wording on its proposed form, and ask Cowbell whether Prime Tech covers losses from model output. [10] [4]
  • Check the actual limit on each quote against Cowbell's $5 million maximum. [10] [4]
  • With Risklytics, decide whether you also need a separate cyber policy. [10] [4]
  • Ask both which insurer issues the policy. [8] [4]

Areas of coverage

Cowbell

  • role: Cowbell markets Prime Tech as a non-admitted professional-indemnity product that combines Technology Errors & Omissions (E&O) with cyber coverage in one policy, and Prime Tech Plus as a follow-form excess layer that sits above a primary Tech E&O/cyber policy. Prime Tech and Prime Tech Plus overview PDFs.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: Neither reviewed PDF names the specific issuing insurer for Prime Tech or Prime Tech Plus; both state coverage, terms and availability vary by state and are subject to underwriting approval without naming a carrier. Disclaimer paragraphs of both PDFs, read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: Cowbell targets Prime Tech and Prime Tech Plus at technology businesses with up to $1B in revenue, listing example segments such as SaaS/app service providers, IT consultants, data analytics, hardware resellers, and web design or web services firms. Risk Appetite sections of both PDFs.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Cowbell lists Prime Tech coverage for delay in delivery, negligence, misrepresentation, breach of warranty/contract, product failures, and software copyright disputes, plus associated cyber-related costs like cyber extortion, data restoration, social engineering, and business interruption. Prime Tech FAQ, 'What coverage is offered?' and 'other associated costs' lists.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Cowbell says Prime Tech includes duty to defend, defense costs for privacy-related regulatory proceedings, contractual-indemnity coverage, expansive breach-of-contract coverage, broad intellectual-property infringement coverage, and no exclusions for guarantees, consequential damages, or breach of warranties. 'Prime Tech Coverage Benefits' list; illustrative, subject to the issued policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Cowbell states Prime Tech offers limits up to $5M, and Prime Tech Plus (the excess layer) also offers limits up to $5M above the underlying primary policy. Product overview PDFs.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • services: Cowbell says Prime Tech is 'powered by Cowbell Co-Pilot,' its AI-driven assistive underwriting tool, and that policyholders get the same Cowbell Resiliency Services, Cowbell Connectors, and complimentary Wizer cybersecurity-awareness training offered on its cyber products. Prime Tech PDF, page 2 (Cowbell Co-Pilot mention) and 'The Cowbell Advantage' list.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Cowbell says Prime Tech is available on a surplus-lines basis in all 50 states and is distributed through agents rather than direct to businesses. 'Prime Tech Coverage Benefits' list, first bullet.company-reportedSource ↗

Risklytics

  • role: Risklytics Insurance Services is a licensed insurance producer (NPN 22311838) that places Risklytics Professional Liability (Tech E&O) Insurance with outside carriers; it says it does not underwrite policies itself. About page; describes Risklytics' brokerage model generally, restated for this line.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Risklytics describes Tech E&O as responding when a company's product or service costs a customer money, such as a perception model mislabeling shipments or an integration error corrupting order data, and distinguishes it from cyber liability, which covers hacks and data leaks rather than a model's own faulty output. Lines page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Risklytics says enterprise customers usually require this coverage in procurement before signing a first customer contract, and that it becomes relevant once a customer relies on a model's output. Lines page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Risklytics lists a typical ask of $1 million to $5 million per claim for this line. Lines page; actual limits are set on the bound policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Risklytics calls Tech E&O the hardest line to get right because some insurers are quietly excluding AI-related losses, and says it reads every policy form for AI exclusions before it binds. Lines page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Risklytics does not name the carrier that underwrites Risklytics Professional Liability (Tech E&O) Insurance on its site. It says it places business with specialist insurers willing to write robotics, autonomy and AI risk; the issuing carrier appears on the bound policy. Lines page and about page; no specific insurer is published for this line.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • application: You start Risklytics Professional Liability (Tech E&O) Insurance through Risklytics' online application. Risklytics says there is no broker fee on top of the premium and a licensed producer stays on the file until the program binds; its commission is paid by the carrier out of the premium either way. Pricing page describes the general application and fee process, not a line-specific form.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗

Cowbell's Prime Tech puts Tech E&O and cyber in one policy with limits up to $5 million, through your agent; Risklytics places standalone Tech E&O for robotics, autonomy and AI companies, reads every form for AI exclusions, and charges no broker fee on top of premium.

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
    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

  3. 03
    Prime Tech Plus Product Overview

    Cowbell · Product Overview; Seamless excess protection; Tailored for technology providers; Risk Appetite industry list · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Prime Tech Product Overview

    Cowbell · Product Overview; Risk Appetite; Prime Tech Coverage Benefits; Prime Tech FAQ (typical Tech E&O claims scenarios, coverage offered, associated costs) · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    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

  6. 06
    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

  7. 07
    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

  8. 08
    About Risklytics: who we are

    Risklytics · “What we do”; Licensing: Risklytics Insurance Services, National Producer Number 22311838, resident license Massachusetts · accessed 2026-09-23

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    How pricing and broker fees work

    Risklytics · Buying direct / Generic broker / Risklytics comparison table: no broker fee, commission paid by the carrier out of premium · accessed 2026-09-23

  10. 10
    Professional Liability (Tech E&O) Insurance

    Risklytics · Coverage line: Professional Liability (Tech E&O); Built for moments like these; When to buy; Who requires it; How hard to get; Common questions · accessed 2026-09-23

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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

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    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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