Embroker vs Heffernan Insurance Brokers Cyber Insurance

Embroker sells a standalone cyber liability policy and separately notes lawyers professional liability buyers should also review its cyber page, describing cyber as covering both first-party and third-party losses. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page description; not a statement about the issuing insurer for this line.

Heffernan says it maintains a cyber risk team with expertise in determining a client's cyber exposure, shopping the market, presenting options and guiding the selection of coverage. It arranges the policy with insurance carriers rather than underwriting cyber coverage itself. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber Security Insurance page's description of the cyber risk team.

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The cyber page does not name the insurer that would issue a cyber policy arranged through Heffernan. ⁸Not publicly disclosed. Checked the Cyber Security Insurance page on 2026-09-23. The issuing insurer would appear on the quote and declarations.

Embroker markets cyber coverage to startups and tech companies, financial institutions, professional services firms, small and medium-sized businesses, healthcare providers and law firms, citing data-handling and digital-system exposure as the common thread. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page 'Who is cyber insurance coverage for?' section; not a guarantee of eligibility for a particular business.

Heffernan says cyber insurance is for any business handling sensitive customer information, relying on digital operations or storing data electronically, and names healthcare, finance, retail and technology among the industries it serves, alongside small businesses and large corporations. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber Security Insurance page's FAQ answer on who needs cyber insurance; this is general educational content on Heffernan's own page rather than a stated underwriting appetite.

Embroker lists network security liability, privacy liability, data loss and recovery, business interruption, computer fraud and social-engineering losses, and cyber extortion including ransom payments among what the policy addresses. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page 'What does cyber insurance cover?' section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Embroker says a breach response can include notification costs, credit monitoring for affected individuals, civil damages, computer forensics investigation, and coverage for reputational-damage costs such as PR management. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page breach-response cost list.

Embroker warns that errors and omissions insurance is not cyber insurance and cannot substitute for it, even if the E&O policy has a technology error rider. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page 'Important Note'; distinguishes cyber from Embroker's separate tech E&O/cyber bundled product.

Embroker separates first-party coverage (the policyholder's own incident-response, data-recovery and business-interruption costs) from third-party coverage (legal defense, settlements, regulatory fines and damages to affected parties). ⁴Company-reported. Product-page 'First-party coverage vs. third-party coverage' section.

Heffernan describes cyber policies it arranges as covering costs from a cyber incident, such as data recovery, legal fees, notification expenses and business interruption, and says a policy can also provide access to incident-response experts, including IT forensics specialists and public relations advisors. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber Security Insurance page's coverage description and FAQ; specific insuring agreements, sublimits and exclusions depend on the policy form selected.

The reviewed cyber product page does not publish specific limit or deductible amounts; a page section titled 'Does cyber insurance have a deductible?' is listed in the index but returns no disclosed figures. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Product page as read on 2026-09-23.

The cyber page does not publish specific limits or retentions for a Heffernan-arranged cyber policy; its FAQ gives only a general premium range of a few hundred to several thousand dollars annually across the market. ⁸Not publicly disclosed. Checked the Cyber Security Insurance page on 2026-09-23.

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Beyond claim payment, Heffernan says a cyber policy can give access to incident-response experts such as IT forensics specialists and public relations advisors, and that its cyber risk team helps with exposure assessment and coverage selection before a policy is bound. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber Security Insurance page's services description.

Embroker offers a free online risk-profile tool and says applicants can request a cyber insurance quote in under 10 minutes by describing their business. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page calls to action; no quote was requested during this research.

Heffernan's FAQ says getting cyber insurance starts with assessing your business's data types and cybersecurity measures, then working with an experienced broker to obtain and compare quotes from multiple providers. ⁸Company-reported. Cyber Security Insurance page's 'How Do I Get Cyber Insurance?' FAQ answer.