Technology E&O in Alaska

Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act is not limited to household buyers: the Alaska Supreme Court applied it to a dispute between businesses over construction-service contracts and described the statute as protecting business people as well as consumers. The statute also lists false service-quality or service-benefit representations as unlawful practices and provides private recovery for an ascertainable loss. That does not turn every missed software milestone into a statutory violation or decide insurance coverage. Keep the signed scope, acceptance records, change approvals, and sales claims together, then ask the broker how the proposed wording treats commercial contract allegations, alleged deception, and related customer claims.

What Is Tech E&O Insurance?

Technology errors and omissions coverage can help pay when a customer claims your software, hosting, installation or technology advice caused financial loss. If you provide tech products or services, check each activity; cyber incidents and unrelated professional work need separate review. Read the national Technology errors and omissions (E&O) guide.

What Should You Watch for With Tech E&O Insurance in Alaska?

A business customer may invoke the unfair-trade statute
In ASRC Energy Services Power & Communications v. Golden Valley Electric Association, the Alaska Supreme Court reviewed a UTPA dispute arising from competitively awarded commercial construction contracts and explained that Alaska applied the statute broadly to protect both consumers and business people. A technology buyer should not dismiss an unfair-practice allegation solely because both parties are businesses; the specific practice and evidence still matter. ^2,¹
Statements about service capabilities can matter separately from delivery
Alaska Stat. § 45.50.471 lists, among other unlawful practices, representing that services have characteristics, uses, or benefits they do not have, or that they meet a standard or quality they do not meet. The statute’s private-action section requires an ascertainable loss resulting from an unlawful act. Preserve what the vendor said about integrations, migration, uptime, security features, or implementation outcomes alongside the agreed specifications and acceptance record. ¹
A contract dispute still needs facts beyond a missed promise
ASRC involved specific conduct and a fact-intensive application of the UTPA in a commercial contract setting; it does not hold that every breach is an unfair trade practice. In a quote review, ask how the policy treats allegations framed as a false sales representation, an unfair practice, or ordinary failure to meet a service commitment, and whether one set of facts can generate related claims. ^2,³

Which Tech E&O Insurance Providers Have Alaska License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Technology errors and omissions (E&O); the license records below name the licensed entities and roles. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Alaska. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

At-Bay
Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28
At-Bay Insurance Services LLC
At-Bay’s license page lists P&C producer and surplus-lines broker license numbers for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are company disclosures and do not establish product availability in each jurisdiction. ¹²
At-Bay offers primary and excess technology errors and omissions insurance for businesses with revenue up to $5 billion.
Coalition
Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28
Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Coalition’s license page lists producer and surplus-lines licenses for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc. in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The page separately lists insurers; this record covers the brokerage entity only. ¹³
Coalition offers technology errors and omissions together with Active Cyber coverage for businesses that provide a technology product or service.
Corgi
Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28
Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.
Corgi’s company producer-license table lists 50 jurisdictions: 49 states and the District of Columbia, including DC license 3003091619. New Mexico does not appear in the table and is not included here; the omission does not establish that Corgi is unlicensed there. The company-reported table has no stated as-of date and does not establish product availability. ¹⁴
Corgi lists technology errors and omissions insurance for technology products and services.
TechInsurance
Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28
Specialty Program Group LLC
TechInsurance’s current licensing page names Specialty Program Group LLC / SPG Insurance Solutions and lists state license numbers, but labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses” rather than identifying a license for the named agency. RI is omitted because this disclosure does not establish agency authority there; this is a search limitation, not an assertion that the company is unlicensed. The remaining state entries are company-reported and are not an insurance product availability map. ¹⁷
TechInsurance arranges technology errors and omissions and cyber coverage for technology businesses.
Vouch
Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28
Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC
Vouch’s licenses page, effective January 16, 2025, lists producer licenses in all 50 states and DC. Its separate surplus-lines table includes Idaho number 870820, while a footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses. Because those statements conflict for Idaho, this record keeps Idaho producer-only and does not treat the table number as established agency surplus-lines authority. The page is company-reported and does not establish product availability. ¹⁸
Vouch lists technology errors and omissions among the core coverages in its technology-company programs.

Who Regulates Insurance in Alaska?

Alaska Division of Insurance

The Alaska Division of Insurance regulates insurers and insurance licensees, provides company and licensee searches, and investigates insurance complaints within its authority. Its consumer-services section handles disputes involving claims, cancellations, premium refunds, agents, and insurers. ^4,^5,⁶

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: (907) 269-7900

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Alaska

Reported tax rate. 2.7% of gross premium less returns plus 1% filing fee; wet marine: 0.75%, no fee ^8,^7,^9,¹⁰

For covered property and casualty surplus-lines risks, Alaska lists a 2.7% tax and a separate 1% filing fee on gross premium less returned premium. Qualifying wet-marine and transportation policies instead carry a 0.75% tax on gross premium and no filing fee; risks of state or local government and certain interstate aircraft are exempt from both tax and fee. A multistate placement is regulated under the insured’s home-state rules, and Alaska says to evaluate each policy’s home state separately.

Alaska has a placement-list exception: If a risk appears on Alaska’s surplus-lines placement list, the Division says the broker does not have to canvass admitted insurers for declinations before placement; the broker must document the applicable list entry. ⁷
Alaska has limited tax and search exceptions: The Division says qualifying wet-marine and transportation policies need no diligent search and pay no 1% filing fee. Tax and filing fees also do not apply to state or political-subdivision risks or qualifying interstate aircraft, although other placement requirements remain. ¹¹

What Should You Ask Before Buying Tech E&O Insurance in Alaska?

Does your written service description identify the integrations, migration work, uptime or response targets, and acceptance criteria that sales materials promise?
Would the proposed policy treat a business customer’s allegation of a false service-capability claim differently from a claim that the vendor simply missed a contractual milestone?
How does the broker want you to report related claims from several customers, and what wording governs their treatment as one or multiple claims?

Tech E&O Insurance in Alaska: Frequently Asked Questions

Can Alaska’s unfair-trade law apply to a business-to-business services contract?

It can. The Alaska Supreme Court applied the Act in a commercial contract dispute and described the statute as extending beyond traditional consumer transactions. Whether a specific service dispute meets the statutory elements depends on its facts. ^2,¹

Does every failed software delivery become an Alaska unfair-trade claim?

No. The statute identifies certain unfair or deceptive practices, and a private damages action requires an ascertainable loss caused by an unlawful practice. A contract shortfall alone does not establish those elements. ^1,²

Sources for Tech E&O Insurance in Alaska

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Alaska Statutes, Title 45: Trade and Commerce. Alaska State Legislature; AS 45.50.471(a), (b)(4), (b)(6), and AS 45.50.531(a); downloaded and extracted the complete Title 45 PDF. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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ASRC Energy Services Power & Communications, LLC v. Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Opinion No. 6617. Supreme Court of Alaska (opinion text); 267 P.3d 1151 (Alaska 2011), especially opinion discussion of the UTPA at pp. 1157–1164; commercial construction contracts and broad, case-specific application. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Consumer Protection in Alaska. Alaska Department of Law; Overview of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act; checked against current statutory text. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Division of Insurance. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; Official Division homepage; publishes general contact number (907) 269-7900 and qualifies 1-800-INSURAK for callers in state outside Anchorage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Research a Company or Agent. Alaska Division of Insurance; Company and licensee search for entities licensed in Alaska. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Complaints. Alaska Division of Insurance; Official complaint filing instructions and matters the Division can investigate. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines. Alaska Division of Insurance; Current surplus-lines guidance on tax reporting, placement-list diligent-search exception, and required policyholder notice. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Alaska Statutes, Chapter 21.34: Surplus Lines Insurance. Alaska Legislature; AS 21.34.180/.190 rates; the Division's accessible current Surplus Lines FAQ reproduces the wet-marine and public-risk exceptions and filing-fee treatment. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Bulletin B 12-05: Alaska Policyholder Notice. Alaska Division of Insurance; Required nonadmitted-insurer notice says claims are not covered by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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15 U.S.C. § 8202: Regulation of nonadmitted insurance by insured's home State. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel; § 8202(a): nonadmitted placement is subject solely to insured's home-State requirements, except as otherwise provided; § 8201 addresses exclusive home-State tax authority. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines. Alaska Division of Insurance; Full current FAQ: rates, wet marine tax/fee/search exceptions, government and qualifying aircraft tax/fee exceptions, home-state determination, and placement-list search rules (lines 92–159). Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

Technology E&O in Alaska

What Is Tech E&O Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Tech E&O Insurance in Alaska?

A business customer may invoke the unfair-trade statute

Statements about service capabilities can matter separately from delivery

A contract dispute still needs facts beyond a missed promise

Which Tech E&O Insurance Providers Have Alaska License Records?

At-Bay

Coalition

Corgi

TechInsurance

Vouch