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💻 '''IT liability insurance''' is a form of professional and technology [[Definition:Errors and omissions insurance (E&O) | errors and omissions]] coverage designed to protect companies that provide information-technology products or services against [[Definition:Third-party liability | third-party claims]] arising from failures, defects, or negligent acts in their technology deliverables. Within the insurance industry, this product sits at the intersection of [[Definition:Professional liability insurance | professional liability]] and [[Definition:Technology errors and omissions insurance | technology E&O]], addressing exposures such as software malfunctions that cause a client financial harm, data-migration errors that corrupt business records, or system-integration projects that fail to meet contractual specifications. It is distinct from — though often sold alongside — [[Definition:Cyber insurance | cyber insurance]], which focuses more narrowly on data breaches and network security incidents.

⚙️ A typical IT liability policy responds when a [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder's]] technology work product or professional service causes a covered loss to a third party, triggering the insurer's duty to defend and, where applicable, to indemnify. Coverage generally encompasses defense costs, settlements, and judgments arising from allegations of negligent acts, errors, or omissions in the design, development, implementation, or maintenance of technology systems. Policies may also extend to intellectual-property infringement claims — such as allegations that delivered software violates a third party's [[Definition:Patent | patent]] or [[Definition:Copyright | copyright]] — and to [[Definition:Media liability | media liability]] exposures embedded in digital products. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] evaluate applicants based on factors including the nature of services provided, contractual risk-transfer provisions, quality-assurance practices, revenue concentration among clients, and claims history. [[Definition:Policy exclusion | Exclusions]] commonly carve out bodily injury, property damage (which falls under [[Definition:Commercial general liability insurance (CGL) | CGL]] policies), known circumstances at inception, and intentional misconduct. Across jurisdictions — from the U.S. surplus lines market to London specialty carriers and Singaporean specialty facilities — policy forms and regulatory treatment vary, but the core insuring agreement follows a broadly similar structure.

🔑 The relevance of IT liability coverage has surged as virtually every industry, including insurance itself, depends on third-party technology providers for mission-critical operations. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies, [[Definition:Third-party administrator (TPA) | TPAs]], and vendors supplying [[Definition:Policy administration system | policy administration systems]] or [[Definition:Claims management | claims platforms]], carrying adequate IT liability insurance is often a contractual prerequisite imposed by the [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]] and [[Definition:Broker | brokers]] they serve. From an underwriting perspective, the class presents challenges because losses can be large and correlated — a single flawed software release may affect thousands of end-users simultaneously, and the damages can extend well beyond the contract value to include consequential business-interruption losses. As [[Definition:Cloud computing | cloud-based]] delivery models, [[Definition:Application programming interface (API) | API]] integrations, and [[Definition:Artificial intelligence (AI) | AI]]-powered tools proliferate, the boundaries of IT liability are expanding, pushing insurers to continuously refine policy language and pricing models to keep pace with evolving technology risk.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Technology errors and omissions insurance]]
* [[Definition:Cyber insurance]]
* [[Definition:Professional liability insurance]]
* [[Definition:Commercial general liability insurance (CGL)]]
* [[Definition:Media liability insurance]]
* [[Definition:Intellectual property insurance]]
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