At-Bay vs HUB International Cyber Insurance

At-Bay places cyber insurance through its disclosed producer, At-Bay Insurance Services LLC, which is licensed as an insurance producer in all 50 states. At-Bay says eligible new excess-and-surplus (E&S) cyber business has been written on its own carrier paper, At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company, since August 2023. ^4,5Company-reported. Producer role from the current license page; carrier role from a 2023 transition announcement, not confirmed for every current cyber quote.

HUB brokers cyber insurance rather than underwriting the coverage itself, and connects clients with cyber insurance specialists for a policy assessment. ¹⁰Company-reported. Cyber insurance product page as read 2026-09-23; the page does not name an issuing insurer.

The current cyber product page does not name an issuing insurer. At-Bay's 2023 announcement says new E&S cyber business is quoted on At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company paper, but that is a historical statement, not a per-quote disclosure. ^3,5Company-reported. Cyber product page checked today names no insurer; the carrier-transition release is dated August 2023 and does not cover every current state or account.

The cyber insurance page does not name an issuing insurer; HUB places cyber coverage with carriers that vary by client and placement. ¹⁰Not found in reviewed sources. Checked the cyber insurance product page on 2026-09-23; no carrier is disclosed there.

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HUB frames cyber insurance as relevant to any business that stores data on a network, without publishing a narrower eligibility list by size or industry on this page. ¹⁰Company-reported. Product-page framing; not a published underwriting appetite.

At-Bay lists direct and contingent business interruption and system failure coverage, social engineering and invoice manipulation coverage for all classes of business, full limits for cryptojacking and bricking, broad cyber extortion coverage including cryptocurrency payment, and reputational-harm coverage for PR costs from adverse publicity. ³Company-reported. Product-page coverage highlights; the issued policy and endorsements control actual terms.

At-Bay sells cyber insurance with optional InsurSec security tiers: Core includes vulnerability monitoring and a fraud-defense sub-limit; Advanced adds a reduced ransomware retention and a zero-hour ransomware waiting period; Complete adds a $0 financial-fraud retention and a $1 million financial-fraud sub-limit. Each higher tier requires a separately purchased managed detection and response (MDR) subscription. ³Company-reported. Product-page InsurSec package descriptions and footnotes; availability depends on the business's risk profile and qualifying conditions.

HUB lists cyber coverage it arranges as privacy attorney services, IT forensic investigation, state breach-notification compliance costs, credit monitoring for affected individuals, crisis PR engagement, regulatory fines and class-action defense from a data breach. ¹⁰Company-reported. Product-page coverage list; the issued policy and its exclusions control an actual claim.

HUB cites statistics that data-privacy attacks occur roughly every 40 seconds in the U.S., that 85% of data-breach insurance claims come from small to midsize businesses, and that two-thirds of breaches are tied to third-party IT vendors, to explain why it recommends cyber coverage. ¹⁰Company-reported. Product-page statistics are company-cited industry figures, not independently verified by Spot and not HUB-specific claims data.

At-Bay says it writes primary and excess cyber insurance for businesses with revenue up to $5 billion and limits up to $10 million. Through its Broker Platform, brokers can get automated quotes only for businesses up to $100 million in revenue and $3 million in limits. ³Company-reported. Published appetite ceilings, not guaranteed offers; underwriting and the appetite guide control individual accounts.

Published policy limits or retentions for HUB-placed cyber coverage were not found on the product page; the page instead argues that response costs following a breach can reach the six figures to counter a perception that cyber insurance is unnecessary. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Checked the cyber insurance product page on 2026-09-23; limits are set on the quote and declarations.

Every At-Bay cyber policy includes access to At-Bay Stance, a security platform with vulnerability monitoring, vCISO advisory and tabletop exercises, and security awareness training. Managed detection and response (MDR) for endpoints or email costs extra, $16 or $25 per user per month respectively, and is sold separately by At-Bay Security, LLC. ³Company-reported. Product-page InsurSec and footnote descriptions; MDR pricing is described as estimated and subject to change.

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You apply for At-Bay cyber coverage by emailing a submission to underwriting@at-bay.com or by requesting an automated quote through At-Bay's Broker Platform. ³Company-reported. Product-page submission instructions; the Broker Platform route is limited to accounts within its lower appetite ceilings.

HUB directs you to a broker or its cyber specialists for a policy assessment; no online quote is described. ¹⁰Company-reported. Product-page call to action as read 2026-09-23.

At-Bay describes an in-house claims team and a named breach-coach phone line for active ransomware or system-interruption incidents, alongside a published cyber incident roadmap that assembles response partners after a claim is reported. ⁶Company-reported. Claims-handling page process description; does not establish claim outcomes or payment speed.

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