Beazley vs Relm Insurance Tech E&O Insurance

Beazley sells technology errors and omissions coverage bundled inside MediaTech, a single small-business form that also includes professional E&O, media liability and cyber coverage. It is not offered as a standalone tech E&O policy for this segment. ¹Company-reported. US small-business MediaTech product page; does not address Beazley's larger-account technology E&O programs, if any.

Relm markets Technology Errors and Omissions as professional liability for the technology sector, separate from the cyber liability product on the same page. ⁹Company-reported. Relm line-of-business page (Relm sells through brokers); not a statement identifying the issuing insurer for a given placement.

Beazley's posted Digital MediaTech Application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. as the insurer on its cover page. The actual issuing entity and state of admission 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 reviewed page does not name a specific issuing insurer for Tech E&O placements. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Line-of-business page as read on 2026-09-23; a specific placement's insurer is product- and jurisdiction-specific.

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Relm says a business is exposed if it delivers software or tech services, citing risks from AI models making biased decisions, model theft, or data poisoning as examples of the kinds of claims that can arise. ⁹Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page framing; not a guarantee of eligibility for a particular company.

The sample MediaTech form defines two technology-specific triggers: a Tech & Professional Services Wrongful Act (a negligent act, error, omission, misstatement or unintentional breach of contract in rendering Tech Services) and a Tech Product Wrongful Act (a Tech Product that fails to perform as intended, or software copyright infringement). Both are separate from the policy's Media Wrongful Act trigger. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, insuring agreements and definitions; the issued policy's wording and any endorsements control.

The sample form excludes patent infringement and trade-secret misappropriation connected to Tech Products or other products, even though it insures Tech Product Wrongful Acts generally. ⁶Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Patent & Misappropriation of Information exclusion; excludes only patent and the described trade-secret scenario, not all IP claims.

Relm says Tech E&O covers claims relating to inadequate service delivery or failure to meet contractual obligations, system failures or software glitches affecting customers' operations, and negligent advice, misrepresentation or failure to disclose product limitations, typically including legal defense fees, settlements and judgments. ⁹Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page 'What is Tech E&O Insurance?' section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Relm says standard Tech E&O is not always sufficient for fintech companies and offers a distinct Fintech Errors and Omissions product addressing blockchain-related vulnerabilities and heightened regulatory scrutiny. ⁹Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page 'What is Fintech Errors and Omissions Insurance?' section; a related but separate product.

Relm explicitly says there is some overlap between Tech E&O and cyber coverage, but having one does not protect a client from the exposures the other addresses. ⁹Company-reported. Cyber and Tech E&O page 'Who Needs Cyber and Tech E&O Insurance?' section.

Coverage is claims-made and reported: it responds only to claims first made and reported during the policy period (or a purchased Optional Extension Period), and defense costs reduce the available limit. A buyer can purchase an Optional Extension Period (a tail) for additional premium after non-renewal or cancellation. ^6,5Company-reported. Sample policy form F00731; application form repeats the same notice; specific tail pricing and duration are set in the declarations, not disclosed publicly.

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Beazley's MediaTech application asks for employee count, US and non-US revenue for the last three years, the share of revenue from managed IT services, and answers about ransomware controls such as multi-factor authentication, VPN use, patching cadence and backup frequency. ⁵Company-reported. Application form F00859, 042022 edition, General Information, Revenue Information and Ransomware Controls sections; a completed application does not establish acceptance.

Beazley says small and midsize MediaTech business 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, has handled thousands of E&O claims involving software failures, implementation errors and IP disputes. ¹Company-reported. MediaTech product page claims paragraph; outcome and volume figures are Beazley's own description and not independently verified.

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