At-Bay vs Lockton Cyber Insurance

Lockton names a specific contact for cyber placements; At-Bay routes submissions to a general underwriting inbox or automated platform.

What Is At-Bay Insurance?

At-Bay offers Cyber, Tech E&O, and miscellaneous professional liability insurance through its disclosed insurance agency and surplus lines broker. Its Stance security services have policy eligibility conditions, with managed detection and response sold separately. 1,2

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What Is Lockton?

Lockton is a privately held insurance brokerage that arranges commercial risk, employee benefits and retirement programs. US pages describe a technology practice and intermediary placement with insurers, not Lockton as the policy’s insurer. 7,8,9

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What Is Cyber Insurance?

Cyber insurance can help a business respond to cyber incidents and address covered liability claims arising from them. 11

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Key Differences in Cyber Insurance

A Named Contact vs a General Inbox or Platform

Lockton's Cyber & Technology page lists a named EVP contact and an email address for its Cyber & Technology practice as the way to reach its team, rather than a self-serve quote tool. 10 At-Bay instead routes submissions to a general underwriting email address or an automated Broker Platform, without naming an individual contact. 3

A Three-Step Framework vs Tiered Security Requirements

Lockton describes a three-step Inform, Improve, Insure approach: quantifying cyber financial exposure, recommending security improvements, then negotiating coverage terms with insurers. 10 At-Bay instead ties security posture directly to pricing through its InsurSec tiers, where a lower ransomware retention requires a separately purchased managed detection and response subscription. 3

Named Technology Industries vs Revenue Ceilings

Lockton's technology practice names electronic hardware, information technology, internet, medical equipment, semiconductors, software and telecommunications companies as clients. 8 At-Bay does not name industries; it defines its appetite by revenue and limit ceilings instead, up to $5 billion in revenue and $10 million in limits. 3

What to Confirm in Cyber Insurance Quotes

  • Ask Lockton which insurer or insurers it would place your cyber policy with; its page names no specific carrier. 10
  • Ask At-Bay whether your account would be issued on At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company paper or placed elsewhere. 3 5
  • Ask Lockton what its risk-management review under the Improve step would specifically recommend for your business. 10
  • Confirm which InsurSec tier and MDR cost apply to your At-Bay quote. 3

Offering Details

At-Bay vs Lockton Cyber Insurance: documented features by provider

CriteriaAt-Bay Cyber InsuranceLockton Cyber & Technology Insurance Brokerage
Role in This Line

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.

Lockton brokers cyber insurance and pairs placement with its own risk-management advice under a three-step Inform, Improve, Insure approach: quantifying cyber financial exposure, recommending security improvements, then negotiating coverage terms with insurers. 10Company-reported. Cyber & Technology product page as read 2026-09-23.

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.

Lockton says it has built alliances with cybersecurity firms and insurer partners, but the reviewed pages do not name specific cyber insurers or which carrier would issue a given client's policy. 10Not publicly disclosed. Cyber & Technology page checked 2026-09-23.

Who It’s For

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Lockton's technology practice says it works with clients in electronic hardware, information technology, internet, medical equipment, semiconductors, software and telecommunications, and highlights cyber liability as a core exposure for those industries. 8Company-reported. Technology industry page as read 2026-09-23. No minimum company size or revenue threshold was published.

Coverage Features

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Limits and Retentions

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Risk Services

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.

Lockton describes services beyond placement: reviewing a client's cybersecurity posture, running incident-response exercises, and helping design security governance frameworks and cyber-hygiene policies, delivered by a team it says has over 100 Associates specializing in cyber risk. 10Company-reported. Cyber & Technology product page as read 2026-09-23.

How to Apply

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.

The Cyber & Technology page lists a named contact (its EVP, U.S. Cyber & Technology Leader) and the email cyber@lockton.com as the way to reach the team, rather than a self-serve online quote tool. 10Company-reported. Cyber & Technology page as read 2026-09-23.

Claims Support

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

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Sources

At-Bay

  1. Cyber, Tech E&O & Professional Liability Insurance. At-Bay; Product cards and agency disclosure. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. At-Bay Stance. At-Bay; Real Protection Against Real Threats; Endpoint, Email, MXDR; footnotes 1 and 3–6. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Policy Highlights. At-Bay; Cyber Coverage Highlights; Primary & Excess Appetite; InsurSec Packages (Core, Advanced, Complete); footnotes 1–7. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  4. Licenses. At-Bay; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC producer introduction and 50-state P&C/surplus-lines license table. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  5. At-Bay Begins Issuing Policies on its own E&S Paper. At-Bay; August 9, 2023 release: "At-Bay ... has begun issuing Cyber and Tech E&O policies under its Delaware-based Excess and Surplus (E&S) carrier, At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company"; "All E&S Cyber and Tech E&O new business in eligible states and territories is now being quoted on At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company paper, as of August 7, 2023". Accessed 2026-09-23.
  6. Claims Handling. At-Bay; At-Bay Cyber Incident Roadmap; Call an At-Bay Breach Coach; The At-Bay Claims Team. Accessed 2026-09-23.

Lockton

  1. Lockton United States. Lockton; Opening description of independent insurance brokerage for risk, benefits and retirement; Ask an Expert link to contact-us. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. Technology. Lockton; Unique expertise in Cyber Liability; industries served (electronic hardware, information technology, internet, medical equipment, semiconductors, software, telecommunications). Accessed 2026-09-23.
  3. US Terms of Business. Lockton; Opening entity definition; Surplus Lines; Use of a Particular Insurer; Compensation Disclosure; servicing, claims handling and renewal language in Confidentiality section; Intermediaries. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  4. Cyber & Technology. Lockton; A Custom Approach; The Lockton Difference; Inform, Improve, and Insure three-step approach; team of over 100 Associates; contact cyber@lockton.com. Accessed 2026-09-23.

Cyber Insurance Guide

  1. Cyber Insurance. Federal Trade Commission; Opening; First-Party and Third-Party Coverage; First-Party Coverage; Third-Party Coverage; What Should Your Cyber Insurance Policy Cover. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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