Hiscox Cyber Insurance
Hiscox Cyber Security Insurance
Hiscox Inc. sells cyber insurance directly online as a standalone product for small businesses, separate from its business owner's policy, which also offers an optional cyber add-on. 1Company-reported. Company-stated standalone small-business cyber product; the BOP cyber add-on is a distinct package option described on a different page.
Issuing Insurer
Hiscox's appetite guide and About Hiscox US page name Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. (NAIC 10200) as the underwriter of admitted Hiscox NOW cyber policies. 3,4Company-reported. Admitted small-business cyber coverage as described in company materials; the exact contracting entity for a particular state or channel should be confirmed on the quote.
Who It’s For
Hiscox markets cyber insurance to small businesses broadly and specifically to IT and technology consultants, describing itself as customizing coverage for the technology sector's data-handling and security exposures. 1,2Company-reported. Company-stated audience across the standalone cyber page and the IT-insurance page.
Coverage Features
Hiscox describes cyber coverage as responding to data breaches, cyberattacks and related losses, and its IT-insurance page shows an illustrative breach-response example describing notification and related costs after a data incident. 1,2Company-reported. Product-page description; the illustrative example is explicitly a hypothetical scenario, not a specific limit or claim outcome, and actual coverage terms are set by the issued policy.
Limits and Retentions
Not publicly disclosed. The cyber product page does not publish standard limit, retention or deductible amounts; figures shown elsewhere on the site are illustrative examples rather than quotes. 1Public product page as previously reviewed.
Risk Services
Not found in reviewed sources. The reviewed cyber product page does not describe ongoing security-monitoring or risk-prevention services made available to policyholders; it describes post-incident breach-response coverage rather than a monitoring service. 1Standalone cyber product page as previously reviewed.
How to Apply
Hiscox says eligible buyers can get a cyber insurance quote online, with a licensed-agent phone line available for questions during the process. 1Company-reported. Company-described online application; eligibility and binding conditions require confirmation on the actual application.
Hiscox Cyber Insurance Compared
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Sources
- Cyber Insurance for Small Businesses. Hiscox; Standalone cyber security/cyber liability product with online quote; data-breach, cyberattack and related-loss descriptions; licensed-agent phone number. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- IT Professional & General Liability Insurance. Hiscox; IT/technology professional audience; illustrative cyber breach-response example. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- 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. Accessed 2026-09-16.
- Hiscox US Agent Appetite Guide. Hiscox; Hiscox NOW admitted GL, PL, cyber and BOP underwritten by Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. Accessed 2026-09-16.







