Beazley Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance

Beazley sells professional liability (E&O) insurance to small businesses, bundled in its MediaTech policy with tech E&O, media liability and cyber coverage.

Beazley MediaTech for Small Businesses · Updated

What Is Beazley’s Role in Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance?

  • Beazley sells professional errors and omissions coverage bundled inside MediaTech, a single small-business form that also includes technology E&O, media liability and cyber coverage. It is not sold as a standalone professional-liability policy for this segment. 1Company-reportedUS small-business MediaTech product page; does not address any larger-account professional liability program Beazley may write separately.

Who Issues Beazley Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance?

  • Beazley's posted Digital MediaTech Application names Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. as the insurer on its cover page. The actual issuing entity for a given policy is confirmed on the quote and declarations, not the blank application. 2Company-reportedApplication form F00859, 042022 edition; not a regulator record and not evidence of the entity for every state or route.

Coverage Features of Beazley Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance

  • The sample MediaTech form covers a Tech & Professional Services Wrongful Act: a negligent act, error, omission, misstatement or unintentional breach of contract in rendering Professional Services, defined as services performed for others for a fee. 3Company-reportedSample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, insuring agreements and definitions; the issued policy's wording and any endorsements control.

  • The sample form's definition of Professional Services excludes services performed as an accountant, architect, surveyor, health care provider, lawyer, insurance or real estate agent or broker, or civil or structural engineer, so those licensed professions are not covered by this professional E&O trigger. 3Company-reportedSample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Professional Services definition; a business in one of these excluded professions would need different coverage even if it buys MediaTech.

Beazley Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance Limits and Retentions

  • Coverage is claims-made and reported: it responds only to claims first made and reported during the policy period (or a purchased Optional Extension Period), and defense costs reduce the available limit. A buyer can purchase an Optional Extension Period (a tail) for additional premium after non-renewal or cancellation. 2,3Company-reportedSample policy form F00731; application form repeats the same notice; specific tail pricing and duration are set in the declarations, not disclosed publicly.

  • Unless the declarations list a separate amount, each insuring agreement in the sample form (including the professional-liability trigger) shares the same Policy Aggregate Limit of Liability with the policy's media and cyber coverages rather than carrying its own dedicated limit. 3Company-reportedSample policy form F00731, 022019 edition, Limit of Liability and Coverage section; actual sublimits depend on what is purchased and shown on the declarations.

How Do You Apply for Beazley Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance?

  • Beazley's MediaTech application asks applicants to describe the professional and technology services they perform, disclose employee count and multi-year US and non-US revenue, and state whether written client contracts include scope-of-work, damages-cap and consequential-damages-disclaimer provisions. 2Company-reportedApplication form F00859, 042022 edition, General Information, Revenue Information and Contractual Controls sections; a completed application does not establish acceptance.

How Does Beazley Handle Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance Claims?

  • Beazley says its cyber and tech claims team, including experienced litigators, has handled thousands of E&O claims, which it describes as including implementation errors alongside software failures and IP disputes. 1Company-reportedMediaTech product page claims paragraph; outcome and volume figures are Beazley's own description and not independently verified.

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