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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>💻 '''Technology errors and omissions insurance''' provides [[Definition:Professional liability insurance | professional liability]] protection for technology companies against claims that their products, software, or services failed to perform adequately and caused a client financial loss. In the insurance sector — where technology underpins everything from [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] and [[Definition:Policy administration system | policy administration]] to [[Definition:Claims processing | claims processing]] and [[Definition:Distribution channel | distribution]] — this coverage is essential for the growing ecosystem of vendors, [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtechs]], and service providers whose platforms touch critical insurance operations.<br />
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🔧 Coverage typically addresses allegations of negligence, errors, and omissions in the design, implementation, or maintenance of technology solutions. If a software vendor's [[Definition:Application programming interface (API) | API]] integration introduces errors into an insurer's [[Definition:Bordereaux | bordereaux]] data, or if a platform failure prevents a [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]] from binding coverage during a critical window, the affected party may bring a claim. The policy pays for legal defense and any resulting damages. Policies often bundle or coordinate with [[Definition:Cyber insurance | cyber liability]] coverage, recognizing that technology failures and [[Definition:Data breach | data security incidents]] are frequently intertwined. [[Definition:Underwriting | Underwriters]] evaluate the insured's client contracts, limitation-of-liability clauses, change-management protocols, and track record of system outages or disputes when pricing the risk.<br />
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📊 From a market perspective, technology errors and omissions insurance has become a standard requirement in vendor procurement across the insurance value chain. [[Definition:Insurance carrier | Carriers]], [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]], and [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]] embed minimum coverage thresholds into their vendor management policies, reflecting the systemic risk that a single technology failure can propagate across interconnected platforms. The product also plays a role in [[Definition:Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | M&A]] due diligence — acquirers of [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies assess existing E&O coverage as part of evaluating contingent liabilities. As the insurance industry moves toward more [[Definition:Embedded insurance | embedded]], [[Definition:Real-time | real-time]] technology architectures, the potential severity of technology-driven losses grows, driving both increased demand for the product and more rigorous [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] scrutiny of applicants.<br />
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* [[Definition:Technology errors and omissions (tech E&O) insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Professional liability insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Cyber insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Errors and omissions (E&O) insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Insurtech]]<br />
* [[Definition:Third-party liability]]<br />
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