Embroker vs Risklytics: Technology E&O Insurance

Risklytics, a licensed producer, places tech E&O with outside carriers with a typical ask of $1 million to $5 million. Embroker sells a blended Tech E&O/Cyber policy, quoted online, with broker-program limits up to $5 million.

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 Embroker and Risklytics Tech E&O Insurance?

AI Exclusion Check vs Blended Policy Without One

Risklytics places professional liability (tech E&O) with outside insurers and says some insurers quietly exclude AI-related losses, so it reads every form for AI exclusions before binding. It says the cover matters once a customer relies on your model’s output, and that enterprise customers often require it before a first contract. Embroker sells tech E&O and cyber as one blended policy with advertised limits up to $5 million, and describes no AI-exclusion review. Choose Risklytics if you sell an AI product to enterprise customers; choose Embroker if you want E&O and cyber on one policy and aren’t in crypto, blockchain or cannabis. [8] [10] [4] [3]

Separate Cyber vs Cyber on the Same Policy

Risklytics treats tech E&O as cover for when your product or service costs a customer money, separate from cyber liability for hacks and data leaks, so you may need a second policy. Embroker puts cyber liability and professional negligence on the same blended policy, but requires multifactor authentication once you pass $5 million in revenue. [10] [4] [3]

No Broker Fee vs Direct or Broker Channel

Risklytics starts with an online application, says it adds no broker fee on top of premium, and keeps a licensed producer on your file until bind. Embroker offers a direct online quote and a separate path through appointed brokers. [9] [4]

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

  • Ask Embroker whether losses from your model’s output are covered or excluded, and ask Risklytics to show you the AI language on its proposed form. [10] [4]
  • Compare Risklytics’ typical $1 million to $5 million request with Embroker’s $5 million limit and sub-limits. [10] [3]
  • Ask Risklytics whether you need a standalone cyber policy too. [10]
  • Ask both which insurer issues the policy; neither names one. Embroker’s excess can’t sit above its own primary. [4] [8]

Areas of coverage

Embroker

  • role: Embroker sells Tech E&O/Cyber as a single blended policy directly to technology companies and also distributes it through appointed brokers via its Embroker Access broker portal. Retail and broker-facing page descriptions; not a statement about the issuing insurer.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: Embroker's broker program targets private, for-profit technology companies (including fintech, AI, digital health, HR tech and SaaS) with under $300 million in revenue, requires multifactor authentication for accounts above $5 million in revenue, and excludes businesses involved in crypto, blockchain or cannabis. Broker Access appetite page; not a guarantee of eligibility for a particular business, and may differ from retail underwriting appetite.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Embroker lists coverage for cyber liability (data breaches, cyber theft, cyber vandalism), professional negligence from product or tech errors, software or hardware defects, breach of contract, and losses from a delayed product launch. Retail product-page What's covered section; the issued policy and declarations control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Embroker's retail page says the policy excludes criminal activity, financial insolvency, copyright infringement or libel claims, and intellectual property infringement, while its broker program advertises software code infringement coverage as an included feature. Retail What's not included section versus the broker program's Additional features list; the public descriptions do not reconcile this difference, so confirm the proposed form's exact IP-related coverage on a quote.conflictingSource ↗Source ↗
  • limits: Embroker's broker program advertises limits up to $5 million for most insuring agreements, with sub-limits of $1 million for reputational harm and telecommunications fraud, and $500,000 for social engineering, funds transfer fraud and bricking (which includes a $100,000 betterment sub-limit). Broker Access Coverage Highlights; retail underwriting limits were not separately disclosed on the reviewed retail page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Embroker offers excess Tech E&O/Cyber coverage above a primary policy, but its excess product cannot sit above an Embroker primary policy — buyers need an underlying Tech E&O or Tech E&O + Cyber policy from a different carrier before applying for excess. Retail 'What is excess Tech E&O / Cyber Insurance?' and 'How to apply' sections; a related excess-specific offering exists for management-liability but is treated separately here.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Embroker offers a direct online quote through its digital platform, and separately appoints brokers through Embroker Access to place the same coverage for their clients. Retail 'Quick quotes' feature and broker-portal 'Get Appointed' call to action; no quote or appointment was requested during this research.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗

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 ↗

AI companies should look at Risklytics, which reads every policy form for hidden AI exclusions before binding and charges no broker fee on top of premium. Embroker sells tech E&O and cyber as one blended policy up to $5 million, but describes no check on how it treats AI losses.

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
    Embroker Tech E&O / Cyber – EMB Access

    Embroker · Appetite; Coverage Highlights; Additional features · accessed 2026-09-23

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    Tech E&O Insurance Quotes and Coverage

    Embroker · Why it's essential; Who needs this coverage; What is Technology Errors and Omissions / Cyber insurance?; What's covered; What's not included; What is excess Tech E&O / Cyber Insurance?; How to apply · accessed 2026-09-23

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    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

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    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

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    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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