Coalition vs HUB International: How Do They Compare for Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance?

Coalition markets MPL to any business that performs professional services, naming examples such as consultants, marketing and PR firms, staffing firms, printers, interior decorators, photographers and videographers, and property managers. ¹Company-reported. Miscellaneous Professional Liability product page as read on 2026-09-23.

HUB names accounting, law, medical, financial-advisory, real estate, architecture and engineering, consulting, and contracting businesses as typical E&O buyers, and separately lists technology among nine industries its E&O practice serves. ^3,4Company-reported. Combined professional-liability and E&O industry lists; not a published underwriting appetite by state.

Coalition sells MPL only as an addition to an Active Cyber Insurance quote, saying it takes just a few extra questions to add, rather than as a stand-alone policy. ¹Company-reported. Miscellaneous Professional Liability product page as read on 2026-09-23.

HUB directs prospects to connect with a broker; the pages describe professional liability/E&O policies as customized to business size, industry, location, risk base and desired limits, without an online quote flow. ^3,4Company-reported. Product-page call to action and customization description as read 2026-09-23.

Coalition says MPL covers defense costs, settlements, judgments, and other expenses from claims of errors and omissions in professional services, including negligence, failure to provide service, and misstatements about the service performed, on a duty-to-defend basis even when the business is not ultimately at fault. ¹Company-reported. Miscellaneous Professional Liability product page as read on 2026-09-23; the issued policy controls actual terms.

HUB says professional liability/E&O policies it arranges can cover defense costs, judgments, settlements and fines from allegations of misrepresentation, breach of professional services, wrongful business practices, misleading advice and conflict of interest, plus libel, slander or lost-profit claims; intentional acts and employment claims are typically excluded. ³Company-reported. Product-page coverage description; the issued policy and its exclusions control an actual claim.

HUB says E&O policies are typically claims-made with per-claim and aggregate limits, can be structured with prior-acts coverage back to a retroactive date, and can offer tail coverage for an extended reporting period; coverage can extend to independent contractors and temporary staff performing work for the business. ⁴Company-reported. E&O product-page structure description; specific limits and retroactive dates are set on the quote and declarations.

Coalition designs and distributes MPL as an add-on coverage that combines with certain Active Cyber Insurance policies, sold through appointed brokers. ¹Company-reported. Miscellaneous Professional Liability product page as read on 2026-09-23.

HUB brokers professional liability, which it also calls errors and omissions (E&O) insurance, rather than underwriting the coverage itself. ^3,4Company-reported. Professional liability and E&O product pages as read 2026-09-23; neither names an issuing insurer.

Coalition says its in-house claims team manages both MPL and cyber claims in one place, which it describes as a smoother, more coordinated process for the policyholder. ¹Company-reported. Miscellaneous Professional Liability product page as read on 2026-09-23; speed and efficiency descriptions are company-reported and not independently verified.

HUB's E&O page tells policyholders to notify their broker and carrier as soon as possible after an incident and submit documentation including a narrative of the events leading up to the claim. ⁴Company-reported. E&O product-page claims-notification guidance; a general process description, not an outcome measurement.