Beazley vs Coverdash Media Liability Insurance

Beazley sells media liability coverage bundled inside MediaTech, a single small-business form that also includes technology E&O, professional E&O and cyber coverage. It is not sold as a standalone media liability policy for this segment. ¹Company-reported. US small-business MediaTech product page; does not address any larger-account media liability program Beazley may write separately.

Coverdash arranges media liability quotes from its panel of insurers rather than underwriting the policy itself; you request a quote on its media liability page and it places coverage on your behalf. ¹⁰Company-reported. Coverdash's media liability product page, read together with the provider record's brokerage role. Does not identify which insurer would actually issue a given quote.

Beazley's posted Digital MediaTech Application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. as the insurer on its cover page. The actual issuing entity for a given policy is confirmed on the quote and declarations, not the blank application. ⁵Company-reported. Application form F00859, 042022 edition; not a regulator record and not evidence of the entity for every state or route.

The media liability page does not name an issuing insurer for the policy. Coverdash markets a panel of carriers generally, but not which one underwrites a particular media liability quote. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Checked the media liability product page on 2026-09-23; no insurer is disclosed there.

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Coverdash markets media liability to publishers, agencies, marketers, broadcasters and other creators who produce or distribute content, describing it as coverage for content-related claims. ¹⁰Company-reported. Hero description and Who it's for section.

The sample MediaTech form's Media Wrongful Act trigger lists defamation, invasion of privacy, false arrest, trespass, plagiarism and copyright infringement, trademark and trade-dress infringement (including cybersquatting), misappropriation of a trade secret, and negligent content, arising from the insured's Media Activities, Professional Services or Tech Services. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Media Wrongful Act definition; the issued policy's wording and any endorsements control.

Unfair competition claims under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act are covered only when alleged together with, and arising out of, one of the form's listed trademark, trade-dress, domain-name or copyright allegations, not as a freestanding unfair-competition claim. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Media Wrongful Act definition, item 11.

The sample form excludes claims for licensing-fee or royalty obligations and claims brought by intellectual-property licensing bodies, as well as costs to reprint, repost, recall or remove Media Material, though it does cover resulting loss of use of that material. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Licensing Bodies & Joint Ventures and Recall exclusions.

Coverdash describes the media liability policy as covering claims of libel, slander or disparagement in a business's content, alleged infringement of copyrights or trademarks, and claims that content violated someone's privacy rights, plus legal defense costs. ¹⁰Company-reported. Types of Coverage cards on the product page; exclusions and defense-cost structure are not described and would appear on the issued policy.

Coverdash says general liability's advertising-injury coverage is narrow, and that media liability is built specifically for businesses whose core work is creating or distributing content. ¹⁰Company-reported. FAQ answer to 'Isn't this covered by general liability?'.

Coverdash says many media liability policies can be extended to cover claims arising from content posted by users on a policyholder's platform, and tells buyers who host third-party content to confirm this specifically. ¹⁰Company-reported. FAQ answer to 'Does it cover user-generated content?'; whether a specific policy includes this extension is not established.

Unless the declarations list a separate amount, the media liability insuring agreement in the sample form shares the same Policy Aggregate Limit of Liability with the policy's technology, professional and cyber coverages rather than carrying its own dedicated limit. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Limit of Liability and Coverage section; actual sublimits depend on what is purchased and shown on the declarations.

The media liability page does not publish limit, retention or deductible amounts for the policy. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Checked the media liability product page on 2026-09-23; limits and retentions are not shown there and would appear on a quote.

Beazley says small and midsize MediaTech business, including its media liability component, is placed through third-party placement platforms or by email, with automated processing rather than a direct-to-consumer purchase flow. ¹Company-reported. MediaTech product page SME placement paragraph; describes the stated distribution channel only.

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Beazley says its cyber and tech claims team, including experienced litigators, handles the E&O and related claims arising under MediaTech, without breaking out a media-specific claims volume or outcome statistic. ¹Not found in reviewed sources. MediaTech product page claims paragraph, read for media-specific detail on 2026-09-23; no media-liability-specific figures were found on this page.

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