Risklytics vs The Hartford: Technology E&O Insurance

The Hartford writes its own FailSafe tech E&O and puts typical cost at $500 to $1,000 per employee a year; Risklytics is a producer that places E&O with outside carriers and lists a typical ask of $1 million to $5 million per claim.

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

Risklytics suits AI companies whose customers rely on their models, placing Tech E&O with specialist insurers and screening every form for AI exclusions; The Hartford suits established software, IT, hardware and telecom firms that want its FailSafe suite with security, privacy, IP and media liability. The Hartford gives a typical price of $500 to $1,000 per employee a year.

What Are the Key Differences Between Risklytics and The Hartford Tech E&O Insurance?

AI-Exclusion Screening vs a Broad Established Suite

Risklytics is a licensed producer that places Tech E&O with outside specialist insurers and says it reads every form for AI exclusions, which can void cover for model-related claims. The Hartford's FailSafe suite, for software and IT specialists, hardware makers and telecom providers, lists errors and omissions, security, data privacy and network security, personal injury, and IP and media liability, with cyber sold separately. Choose Risklytics if customers rely on your AI model's output; choose The Hartford if you're an established tech business that wants broad listed cover from one insurer. [6] [8] [9]

A Limit Benchmark vs a Price Benchmark

Risklytics says customers typically ask for $1 million to $5 million per claim once they rely on your model, which helps you size the limit. The Hartford says tech E&O typically costs about $500 to $1,000 per employee per year and doesn't publish limits, which depend on location, headcount, limits chosen and lawsuit history. Use one number to set your limit and the other to budget, but neither is a quote. [8] [9]

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

  • Ask Risklytics which insurer it will bind with, and check the issuing company on a FailSafe quote. [8] [9]
  • If you use AI, ask The Hartford whether FailSafe has an AI exclusion; Risklytics checks for one on every form. [8] [9]
  • Check that IP and media liability appear on your FailSafe quote. [9]
  • Compare your quoted limit with the $1 million to $5 million customers typically require. [8]

Areas of coverage

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 ↗

The Hartford

  • role: The Hartford's FailSafe Technology Liability Product Suite is its technology errors and omissions (E&O) product, aimed at technology companies whose products or services can cause a customer's pure financial loss that traditional liability policies usually don't cover. Technology E&O product page as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The Hartford lists FailSafe Technology E&O coverage features: errors and omissions liability, security liability, data privacy and network security liability, personal injury liability, intellectual property liability, and media liability. It distinguishes this from its separate cyber liability coverage, which addresses cyberattacks and data leaks specifically rather than broader product/service failures. Technology E&O product page as read 2026-09-23. General coverage description; the issued policy controls.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: The Hartford names buyer types for Tech E&O: software and IT specialists (custom/packaged software developers, website designers, computer consultants, systems integrators, federal IT contractors), hardware and electronics manufacturers, and telecommunications providers (local/long-distance carriers, internet/application service providers, website hosting). Technology E&O product page as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The Hartford says E&O coverage for technology businesses typically costs about $500 to $1,000 per year per employee; the page does not publish standard coverage limits, which depend on location, employee count, coverage limits chosen and lawsuit history. Company-reported cost range as of 2026-09-23 (page last updated by The Hartford September 19, 2024); not a coverage limit.company-reportedSource ↗

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
    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

  4. 04
    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

  5. 05
    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

  6. 06
    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

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    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

  10. 10
    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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