CFC vs Gallagher Tech E&O Insurance

CFC's Technology product is a single package policy for technology companies that bundles errors & omissions liability, breach-of-contract cover, IP infringement and media liability, and cyber cover. ^2,3Company-reported. Technology product page and US product brochure; the policy as issued controls the exact scope for any one customer.

Gallagher's Technology insurance practice places technology E&O coverage with outside carriers for tech-sector clients; it does not underwrite the policy. ⁶Company-reported. Group-level technology industry practice page.

The Technology application form names only CFC Underwriting Limited, a UK entity authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, as the party administering the form. Neither the Technology product page nor the application discloses which specific insurer or Lloyd's syndicate capacity backs a given US Technology policy. ^5,4Not publicly disclosed. Technology application footer and the regulatory information page, both checked on 2026-09-23; CFC's US arm, CFC USA Inc., separately holds admitted producer licenses and E&S authorization in NY, TX, GA and CA, but that page does not tie a specific license to the Technology product.

The technology industry practice page does not name the insurer that would issue a given client's technology E&O policy. ⁶Not publicly disclosed. Checked the group-level technology industry practice page.

CFC says the Technology product is suitable for start-ups, mid-size and multinational tech companies, without publishing a specific revenue or headcount cutoff on the product page. ²Company-reported. Technology product page introduction; actual eligibility for a given applicant depends on underwriting review of the application.

Gallagher says its Technology insurance practice serves technology and telecommunications clients ranging from startups to middle-market businesses to global enterprises, and reports more than 7,500 such clients and over $1 billion in annual premium placed. ⁶Company-reported. Group-level technology industry practice page; company-reported client and premium figures, not independently verified.

CFC describes coverage for financial loss, bodily injury or property damage arising from a technology company's products and services, plus legal liability for breach of client contracts and IP infringement claims such as copyright and trademark disputes. ³Company-reported. Product brochure feature descriptions; exclusions and conditions are set by the policy wording, which was not reviewed.

The cyber portion of the policy includes network and privacy liability, business interruption, data rectification and recreation costs, extortion cover, and social engineering coverage, sitting inside the same Technology package rather than as a separate purchase. ³Company-reported. Product brochure 'Comprehensive cyber cover' section.

Gallagher markets technology E&O as a single policy combining coverage for errors and omissions from rendering or failing to render professional services with cyber liability coverage for perils such as data breaches, ransomware attacks and privacy violations. ⁶Company-reported. Group-level technology industry practice page; a service description, not a specific policy's insuring agreement or exclusions.

CFC publishes a maximum errors & omissions/media/cyber limit of $10,000,000 and a maximum commercial general liability limit of $6,000,000 for this product, with a minimum deductible of $0. ³Company-reported. Brochure 'Limits and deductibles' table; the limit and deductible on an individual policy's declarations control.

The technology industry practice page does not publish limits, retentions or premium ranges for technology E&O. ⁶Not publicly disclosed. Checked the group-level technology industry practice page.

Policyholders get access to CFC's incident response service at a $0 deductible, sitting on a limit separate from the main policy limit, plus a free app with dark web monitoring, phishing simulations and network deep scanning. ³Company-reported. Brochure 'Market leading cyber incident response' and 'Response app highlights' sections; CFC calls its incident response team one of the largest in-house teams in the industry, a characterization not independently verified here.

Gallagher offers technology clients a digital suite including Gallagher Drive for data-driven risk analytics, Gallagher Go as a client self-service portal, Gallagher STEP for online safety training, Gallagher Submit for insurance-submission tracking, and Gallagher Verify for certificate management. ⁶Company-reported. Group-level technology industry practice page; not confirmed as included with every tech E&O placement.

Gallagher says its Technology insurance practice includes more than 250 dedicated professionals and points to named team leaders reachable at Rolling Meadows, Illinois phone numbers. ⁶Company-reported. Group-level technology industry practice page.

The US Technology application asks for company revenue by year, funding-round history, subcontractor and hosting arrangements, and whether multi-factor authentication is enforced for remote network access and email; it is returned to your insurance broker. ^5,2Company-reported. Application form Sections 1, 2 and 4; CFC also lists Connect and named API partners as digital trading channels on the product page, which may bypass a paper application for some brokers.

Not described in the reviewed sources.