Chubb vs Lockton Cyber Insurance

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. ³Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page, Cyber Enterprise Risk Management section.

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. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber & Technology product page as read 2026-09-23.

The reviewed pages describe Chubb as the carrier but do not name the specific Chubb-group underwriting entity for cyber policies; the issued policy would name the entity. ^4,3Not found in reviewed sources. Both cyber pages as read on 2026-09-23.

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. ⁸Not publicly disclosed. Cyber & Technology page checked 2026-09-23.

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. ³Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page eligibility and quoting description.

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. ⁶Company-reported. Technology industry page as read 2026-09-23. No minimum company size or revenue threshold was published.

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. ³Company-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. ³Company-reported. Innovative coverage concepts section; endorsement availability depends on underwriting.

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The reviewed pages do not publish specific per-policy limit or retention amounts; Chubb says it can build large insurance tower programs with substantial primary limits for organizations over $1 billion in revenue but gives no figures. ³Not found in reviewed sources. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page as read on 2026-09-23.

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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. ⁴Company-reported. Cyber Insurance for Businesses page, Cyber Services and Beyond Risk Transfer sections.

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. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber & Technology product page as read 2026-09-23.

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. ³Company-reported. Cyber Insurance Coverage & Products page quoting section.

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. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber & Technology page as read 2026-09-23.

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. ⁴Company-reported. Cyber Insurance for Businesses page; claims scenarios and report are company-reported.

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