Coalition vs Harper Cyber Insurance

Coalition designs and distributes its own cyber policy and pairs it with security monitoring and incident-response services. ⁵Company-reported. U.S. Active Cyber Insurance for small and midsize businesses, as described on the product page.

For cyber insurance, Harper describes calling the insurance companies that write the coverage for a business and presenting the resulting options to choose from, rather than issuing a cyber policy itself. ¹⁴Company-reported. Homepage 'What we cover' introduction and coverage list, where cyber is one of the enumerated lines.

Admitted cyber policies are issued by Coalition Insurance Company. Non-admitted (surplus lines) policies are placed with unaffiliated insurers, so the carrier depends on the policy route. ⁷Company-reported. U.S. disclaimers for admitted and non-admitted cyber; restates the verified provider fact insurer-route.

Harper's public pages do not name the insurer or insurers that would underwrite a cyber policy; the homepage shows an unlabeled panel of insurer logos it says it works with, without listing carriers for cyber specifically. ¹⁴Not publicly disclosed. Checked the homepage insurer-logo panel and eCommerce industry page on 2026-09-23.

Coalition states that its admitted and surplus lines cyber policies are offered in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. ⁸Company-reported. Availability help article; eligibility for a particular business depends on underwriting.

Harper positions cyber coverage as relevant to online retailers, dropshipping businesses, marketplace sellers and private-label or direct-to-consumer brands on its eCommerce industry page, while also listing cyber as a general coverage option for any business on the homepage intake. ^13,14Company-reported. eCommerce industry page 'Who this is for' section combined with the homepage's general cyber checkbox; no cyber-specific eligibility criteria (such as revenue thresholds) were found.

Coalition says breach-response expenses have a separate limit, so response costs do not use up the limit for other coverages. ⁵Company-reported. Product-page description; the issued policy and declarations control.

Coalition lists pay-on-behalf cyber extortion coverage, funds transfer fraud and business interruption losses among its cyber coverages. ⁵Company-reported. Product-page coverage highlights, subject to exclusions and the policy as issued.

Harper's homepage summarizes cyber insurance as coverage for the cleanup if a business's systems or card payments get hacked. ¹⁴Company-reported. Homepage 'What we cover' blurb; the issued policy and declarations would control actual insuring agreements and exclusions.

On its eCommerce industry page, Harper describes cyber protection as covering data breaches, payment fraud, hacking incidents and exposure of customer information, and its FAQ adds that cyber liability coverage may apply to customer notification costs, credit monitoring and certain regulatory expenses. ¹³Company-reported. eCommerce industry page; this description is given in the context of online retailers, dropshippers, marketplace sellers and DTC brands, and may not describe cyber coverage the same way for other industries.

Coalition offers U.S. surplus lines excess cyber coverage above an underlying policy. Its public pages do not publish maximum primary limits or retentions. ^10,5Company-reported. Excess product help article; limit and retention amounts appear only on quotes.

The reviewed pages do not publish cyber policy limits, retentions or a claims-made versus occurrence trigger; the eCommerce page's cost FAQ discusses eCommerce insurance overall rather than cyber coverage alone, so it is not used as a cyber-specific figure here. ^14,13Not publicly disclosed. Checked the homepage and eCommerce industry page on 2026-09-23.

Policyholders get Coalition Control at no additional cost, including attack-surface monitoring, vendor risk monitoring, zero-day alerts and Login Security for Microsoft or Google accounts. ⁶Company-reported. Coalition Control policyholder features page.

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You buy Coalition cyber through an appointed insurance broker. Underwriting considers industry, finances, operations and security posture. ⁹Company-reported. Qualification help article; restates the verified provider fact broker-application.

You can start a cyber quote through Harper's online intake by selecting the 'Hacking, data breaches, card fraud (cyber)' checkbox alongside the business's state, estimated annual revenue and a description of what it does. ¹⁴Company-reported. Homepage quote-intake form.

Coalition describes an in-house cyber claims team and an affiliated incident response firm, Coalition Incident Response, and says it often recovers stolen funds after transfer fraud. ⁵Company-reported. Product page claims and incident-response sections; outcome statistics are company-reported and not independently verified.

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