Beazley vs Newfront: Telehealth Insurance

Beazley offers a modular Virtual Care policy for telehealth providers. Newfront brokers insurance for digital health clients, including financial and other coverage options with platform and claims support.

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

Areas of coverage

Beazley

  • role: Beazley sells Virtual Care as a single modular policy bundling healthcare professional liability, technology liability, cyber, media liability, general liability and products/completed operations for digital-health businesses, rather than separate line-item policies. Virtual Care product description and Available Coverages list.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Beazley targets five digital-health segments with Virtual Care: telehealth/telemedicine providers, mHealth companies building wearables and apps, med-tech/devices platforms and SaaS developers, lifestyle-and-wellness businesses, and traditional in-person healthcare entities with cyber-related bodily-injury exposure. Virtual Care "Who we can help" section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Beazley offers Virtual Care worldwide for organizations domiciled in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Chile and Spain. Virtual Care "Where is this offered" section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The Available Coverages list under Virtual Care includes Healthcare Professional Liability, Tech Services/Tech Products Liability, Cyber Liability (Beazley Breach Response or InfoSec), First Party Cyber, General Liability (claims-made or occurrence), Products/Completed Operations, Media Liability and Clinical Trials Financial Injury. Virtual Care Available Coverages list; actual coverage purchased depends on the modules selected and the issued policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Beazley highlights "affirmative coverage for claims made against an insured which results in bodily injury" as a feature of Virtual Care, distinguishing it as a policy point rather than describing every underlying module's terms. "The Beazley Difference" section of the Virtual Care page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The reviewed page does not publish specific dollar limits or retentions for Virtual Care or its component modules. Those terms appear only on an actual quote. Virtual Care page as read on 2026-09-23; a supplementary product-overview PDF found in search could not be parsed for numeric limits.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • services: Policyholders that include the cyber module get access to Beazley Breach Response Services, which Beazley describes as covering breach-response management, information-security insurance solutions and risk-management services. "The Beazley Difference" section; service scope depends on whether the cyber module is selected.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Beazley lists several downloadable application brochures for different Virtual Care coverage combinations, such as "Virtual Care - InfoSec (no First Party)" and "Virtual Care - Professional Liability," indicating a broker-submitted, module-by-module application rather than one online form. Tools & Resources section of the Virtual Care page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: Beazley names a dedicated Claims Team Leader for Healthcare and several claims managers and specialists on the Virtual Care team, and directs customers to a general "Notify a Claim" channel. The page does not describe specific claims-handling procedures or timelines. Team listing and claims-contact links on the Virtual Care page.company-reportedSource ↗

Newfront

  • role: Newfront brokers insurance programs for digital-health and telemedicine businesses through a dedicated Digital Health & Telemedicine team; it does not underwrite the coverage. Digital health page intro and Our approach section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: The reviewed digital-health page does not name an issuing insurer; it describes working with 'cyber risk professionals' internally rather than naming carriers. Page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Newfront says its Digital Health & Telemedicine team designs programs for companies at any stage, from start-up to market leader, without stating a minimum revenue or size threshold. Strategies for the journey section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Newfront lists financial injury, professional liability, product liability, and cyber liability as risk categories its digital-health programs address, along with compliance support tied to data-breach and patient-privacy regulations. Page intro and Compliance + customer protection section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The reviewed page does not publish limit ranges or retentions for digital-health programs; coverage is described as custom-designed per client rather than with a fixed schedule. Page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • services: Newfront says its team addresses novel exposures such as wearables and device-based data capture, and works with its cyber risk group on phishing and ransomware exposure, regulatory issues, and coverage benchmarking. Vertically-dedicated team and Cyber liability expertise sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Newfront says clients can view policies, request changes, find certificates, submit claims, and pay invoices through its platform, with 24/7 access to their insurance program. A tech-forward take and Industry-leading technology sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: Newfront says it provides custom playbooks that guide clients through contract details or claims processes so they know what to do and who to contact. Step-by-step claims guidance section.company-reportedSource ↗

What Are the Key Differences Between Beazley and Newfront Telehealth Insurance?

Modular Policy or Broker-Built Program

Beazley underwrites Virtual Care as modules that can include healthcare professional liability, tech liability, cyber, media, general liability, and products/completed operations. Newfront brokers Digital Health & Telemedicine programs through a dedicated team and does not name the issuing insurer in its reviewed record. Beazley identifies a policy form; with Newfront, ask which market will provide each line. [1] [5]

Choose Beazley if you meet its domicile rules and want named policy modules, and Newfront if your startup needs a broker-built program and claims playbooks.

Coverage Categories

Beazley lists healthcare professional liability, technology liability, cyber, media, general liability, products/completed operations, and clinical-trial financial injury, with affirmative bodily-injury wording. Newfront lists financial injury, professional liability, product liability, cyber, and compliance support for data-breach and patient-privacy rules. Beazley names media liability and clinical-trial injury; Newfront’s reviewed list does not. [1] [5]

Eligibility and Device Risks

Beazley names five digital-health segments and requires domicile in one of nine listed countries. Newfront says it builds programs for companies at any stage and addresses wearables and device-based data capture with its cyber group. A startup can ask Newfront about its stage; a Beazley applicant should check domicile first. [1] [5]

Claims and Policy Administration

Newfront’s platform lets clients view policies, request changes, access certificates, submit claims, and pay invoices; it also provides contract and claims playbooks. Beazley names a healthcare claims team and includes Breach Response Services if its cyber module is bound. [5] [1]

What Should You Confirm in Beazley and Newfront Telehealth Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Beazley which modules bind and whether your domicile is eligible. [1]
  • Ask Newfront which insurer issues each line in the program. [5]
  • If you use wearables, compare Newfront’s device-data approach with Beazley’s mHealth segment. [5] [1]
  • Request limits and retentions from both. [1] [5]

Beazley offers modular healthcare, tech, cyber, and media coverage for organizations domiciled in nine countries; Newfront brokers digital-health programs for companies at any stage and provides a client platform.

Sources reviewed

  1. 01
    Virtual Care

    Beazley · Integrated risk protection package; Affirmative coverage for claims made against an insured which results in bodily injury; Traditional healthcare entities – Professional Liability; telehealth space · accessed 2026-09-16

  2. 02
    Digital health insurance | eHealth

    CFC · Telemedicine and telehealth uses technology to deliver care at a distance; Telemedicine, mHealth, artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring; Bodily injury arising from healthcare services, technology activities, cyber events and system outages; Cyber and privacy; related medical malpractice product · accessed 2026-09-16

  3. 03
    Telehealth FAQs

    Florida Department of Health · What is telehealth?; Out-of-State Telehealth Provider registration; Maintain liability coverage or financial responsibility for telehealth services provided to patients in Florida; Florida licensee treating patients outside Florida must review the laws in the location of the patient · accessed 2026-09-16

  4. 04
    Virtual Care Insurance Brokerage Coverage

    HUB International · Virtual care medical professional liability; Products liability; Cyber liability; General liability; bodily injuries from healthcare services and technology activities; program tailored to the needs of your practice or organization · accessed 2026-09-16

  5. 05
    Digital Health and Telemedicine Insurance Solutions

    Newfront · Our approach: Compliance + customer protection, Strategies for the journey, Cyber liability expertise, Vertically-dedicated team, A tech-forward take; The Newfront difference: Step-by-step claims guidance, Industry-leading technology · accessed 2026-09-23

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