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Technology errors and omissions pays when a client claims your software, system or technology service failed to perform and cost them money: an outage, a bug, a missed deadline, a misconfiguration. It is usually packaged with cyber because one incident often triggers both. Clients' contracts require it. Carriers quote it on the services, the revenue, the largest contract and the security controls. CoverMatch compares the limits, the retroactive dates, the contractual-liability wording and the cyber coverages bundled with each quote.

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Reviewed by Michael LaBarbera, Licensed property & casualty agent, Provident Financial Group · Reviewed Oct 12, 2026 Updated
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CoverMatch Your largest client's MSA wants tech E&O and cyber at the same limit. Two quotes bundle them; one separates the limits.
01 / WHAT UNDERWRITERS ASK
  • Services and products, and whether you host, develop, consult or manage systems
  • Revenue and the largest client contract
  • Service-level agreements and the liability clauses in client contracts
  • Security controls: multi-factor authentication, backups, access management
  • Claims, incidents and client disputes in the last five years
  • Data held for clients and where
02 / WHAT MOVES THE PRICE
  • ServicesHosting and managed services carry more exposure than consulting.
  • Revenue and contract sizeThe rating base and the size of the possible claim.
  • Contract termsUnlimited indemnity and uptime guarantees raise the rated risk.
  • Security controlsCarriers decline or surcharge businesses without multi-factor authentication and tested backups.
  • Claims historyPrior disputes move the quote.
Direction only — the carriers' quotes carry the figures.
03 / HAVE READY
  • A description of services and the technology stack
  • Your standard client agreement and the largest client's MSA
  • Revenue by service line
  • A summary of security controls
  • Any client complaints or incident reports from the last five years

What technology E&O responds to

A claim by a client or third party that your technology product or service failed, was negligently performed or breached a service agreement, causing financial loss. Defence costs and damages are paid up to the limit; the bundled cyber coverages respond to breaches, ransomware and privacy claims.

How CoverMatch compares the quotes

E&O and cyber limits (shared or separate), retroactive dates, contractual-liability and SLA wording, media and IP coverage, exclusions for guarantees and patents, first-party cyber coverages and sublimits, and the security conditions. The AI summary states the differences; a licensed agent explains them.

What to watch for

A shared limit that one incident could exhaust, a contractual exclusion that removes the SLA your clients signed, and a retroactive date reset at the switch.

Questions people actually ask

What is the difference between tech E&O and cyber?

Tech E&O responds when your product or service fails and a client loses money. Cyber responds when data or systems are compromised. Most carriers package them for technology businesses; the comparison shows the limits for each part.

Does it cover a breach of contract?

Within the policy's contractual-liability wording, which varies: some forms cover liability assumed under service-level agreements, others exclude guarantees. The comparison shows each quote's wording against your MSA.

What about intellectual property claims?

Many tech E&O forms include media and IP coverage for copyright and trademark claims from your software or content; patent claims are usually excluded. The policy explainer in the wallet lists each quote's exclusions.

Why does the carrier ask about multi-factor authentication?

Because the bundled cyber coverage depends on it; many carriers will not quote a technology business without it and other baseline controls.

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