Beazley vs Chubb: How Do They Compare for Cyber Insurance?

Beazley says Full Spectrum Cyber is available to accounts with under $35 million in annual revenue, with coverage limits up to $5 million, purchased by a broker through Beazley's myBeazley platform. ¹Company-reported. Full Spectrum Cyber product page eligibility paragraph; eligibility for a particular business still depends on underwriting.

Chubb says there are no minimum premiums and premiums scale for all risk sizes, offers Cyber Central and Marketplace quoting for risks under $100 million in revenue, and a customizable large-account cyber risk management solution for organizations over $1 billion in revenue. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page eligibility and quoting description.

Beazley says brokers can get a quote and bind Full Spectrum Cyber through its myBeazley platform for qualifying small accounts. The MediaTech application separately asks about ransomware controls such as multi-factor authentication, VPN use, patch timing and backup frequency, which affect underwriting. ^1,4Company-reported. Full Spectrum Cyber product page myBeazley paragraph and MediaTech application Ransomware Controls section; a completed application does not establish acceptance, and myBeazley is a broker tool, not a direct-to-business portal.

Agents and brokers can quote cyber alone through Cyber Central or bundled with other lines through Chubb Marketplace; multinational programs can be serviced locally in more than 35 countries. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page quoting section.

The sample MediaTech cyber insuring agreements cover Breach Response Costs after an actual or suspected data breach, Cyber Extortion Loss from an extortion threat, business interruption loss from a security breach or system failure, and eCrime losses from fraudulent instruction, funds transfer fraud or telephone fraud. ³Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition; the issued policy's wording and any endorsements control, and a stand-alone Full Spectrum Cyber policy may use different wording.

Chubb lists first-party cyber incident response fund, business interruption (with contingent business interruption for outsourced technology providers), digital data recovery, and network extortion; third-party cyber/privacy/network security liability, payment card loss, regulatory proceedings and media liability; and cyber crime coverages (computer fraud, funds transfer fraud, social engineering fraud) available by endorsement. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber insurance coverage list on the products page; subject to exclusions and the policy as issued.

Chubb offers a Widespread Event Endorsement with separate limits and retentions for systemic cyber events, a Ransomware Encounter Endorsement that lets buyers tailor limits and retentions for ransomware losses, and a Neglected Software Exploit Endorsement that gives a 45-day grace period to patch published vulnerabilities before risk-sharing shifts toward the policyholder. ⁵Company-reported. Innovative coverage concepts section; endorsement availability depends on underwriting.

For small businesses, Beazley sells cyber coverage two ways: as Full Spectrum Cyber, built around its Beazley Breach Response product plus integrated risk-management services from its in-house Beazley Security unit, and as the cyber component bundled inside the broader MediaTech form alongside tech E&O, professional E&O and media liability. ^1,2Company-reported. US small-business product pages for Full Spectrum Cyber and MediaTech; does not address any larger-account cyber program Beazley may write separately.

Chubb underwrites Cyber Enterprise Risk Management (Cyber ERM) directly. It covers cyber, privacy and media exposures for organizations of any size that handle sensitive data or run a network or website. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page, Cyber Enterprise Risk Management section.

Full Spectrum Cyber policyholders get discounted access to vendor services, including anti-phishing tools and training, email security services, cyber risk analysis and other pre-breach prevention services, through Beazley's partnership with its in-house Beazley Security unit. ¹Company-reported. Full Spectrum Cyber product page Vendor Services section; discount terms and vendor identities are not disclosed on the page.

Chubb says cyber policyholders get access to a panel of pre-approved incident response providers, a 24/7 hotline and Cyber Alert app, a Cyber Threat Intelligence Team, a Vulnerability Management Outreach program, and the Chubb Cyber Index for trend and cost data. ⁶Company-reported. Cyber Insurance for Businesses page, Cyber Services and Beyond Risk Transfer sections.

Beazley describes its Beazley Breach Response service as mobilizing a coordinated response after a cyber incident, including forensics specialists, legal counsel, notification services and call centers, credit monitoring and public-relations support. ¹Company-reported. Full Spectrum Cyber product page Beazley Breach Response Services section; service quality and turnaround are Beazley's own description and not independently verified.

Chubb reports 24/7 incident response availability by hotline or its Cyber Alert app, and publishes an annual Cyber Claims Landscape report analyzing claim frequency, severity and ransomware trends. ⁶Company-reported. Cyber Insurance for Businesses page; claims scenarios and report are company-reported.