Newfront vs Travelers Cyber Insurance

Newfront's Cyber Risk practice brokers cyber coverage: it assesses risk, negotiates coverage and placement, and provides claims consultation. It does not underwrite the policy itself. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Risk offering page.

Travelers underwrites CyberRisk Tech as a scalable policy for technology and life-sciences companies, letting a business choose cyber protection, technology E&O protection, or both within the same policy. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "What does cyber insurance coverage for technology companies include?" section.

The reviewed Cyber Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a cyber policy placed through Newfront. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Cyber Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

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The Cyber Risk page does not state a company-size or industry eligibility threshold; it speaks generally about clients facing "evolving cyber risk and increased underwriting standards." ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Our Approach section; general framing, not a stated eligibility rule.

Travelers targets CyberRisk Tech at technology and life-sciences companies, citing their reliance on digital systems and sensitive data, including intellectual property and patient or clinical information. ⁹Company-reported. Product page introduction.

Newfront lists Cyber Liability Insurance, Data Breach Insurance, Technology Errors and Omissions (E&O), Business Interruption, Network Security Liability, and Cyber Extortion and Ransomware Coverage among its cyber Key Coverages. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Risk page Key Coverages list; the page treats technology E&O as part of the same practice.

Travelers says CyberRisk Tech includes technology errors and omissions, privacy and security, media and regulatory proceedings liability insuring agreements, plus breach response, cybercrime and business loss (first-party) coverages such as forensic investigations, public relations costs, business interruption loss and cyber extortion costs. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "How does CyberRisk tech coverage mitigate cyber risk?" and "What does cyber insurance coverage for technology companies include?" sections; exact terms and exclusions are set by the issued policy.

Newfront's cyber page does not publish limits or retentions. It says its technology team provides proprietary modeling data to inform decisions on limits aligned with a client's risk exposure and tolerance. ⁵Company-reported. Subject Matter Expertise section; describes an internal modeling service, not published limit figures.

The reviewed page does not publish limits, retentions or premiums for CyberRisk Tech; amounts would appear on a quote or declarations. ⁹Not found in reviewed sources. Product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Newfront says dedicated cyber security specialists advise on security-improvement opportunities and current cybersecurity practices against phishing, ransomware and DDoS threats, and that its Tech E&O and Cyber team negotiates bespoke policy language. ⁵Company-reported. Subject Matter Expertise section of the cyber page.

Travelers includes Cyber Risk Services at no additional cost for Cyber-coverage policyholders: a 24/7 Cyber Risk Dashboard, continuous threat monitoring, pre-breach consultation, and post-breach support pairing policyholders with Claim specialists and an outside cyber breach coach who connects them to forensics investigators and crisis communications professionals. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "How can technology companies identify cyber risks earlier?" and "How do Cyber Risk Services support technology and life sciences policyholders?" sections; availability varies by policy eligibility.

Travelers says organizations that engaged with its Cyber Risk Dashboard and related services saw cyber claim frequency and severity reduced by nearly 20% compared with policyholders that did not, based on its own claims data. ⁹Company-reported. Product page footnote on the risk-reduction statistic; this is a company-reported outcome, not independently verified.

You start a cyber placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's Cyber Risk page, which is led by Jennifer Wilson, Head of the Cyber Practice. ⁵Company-reported. Cyber Risk page call-to-action and Leadership section; no online quoting or binding described.

CyberRisk Tech is bought through a Travelers independent agent or Travelers representative. ⁹Company-reported. Product page "Consult your insurance agent about cyber insurance for technology and life sciences" section.

Newfront says it provides "hands-on" claims consultation for cyber breaches, including pre- and post-loss advocacy and resolution consultation to prepare clients on breach-response protocol before a claim. ⁵Company-reported. Claims Consultation section of the cyber page; a described service, not a claims-outcome statistic.

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