Hartford Fire Insurance Company (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (USA))
Hartford CyberChoice Professional
by Hartford Fire Insurance Company
B2BA+Direct—Broker onlyGlobalEnglish
Last updated 46143
Product Details§ 01
Max Insurance Limit
Up to $5M (primary and excess; E&S).
Min Premium / Revenue
Technology companies; revenue up to $1B; no published minimum.
Market Focus
LARGE, MULTI; Technology companies; SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, IT services, cybersecurity, big data, telecom, ISPs;
Coverage
Cyber crime / FTF, Primary & excess, Tech E&O combined
AM Best Rating
A+ (Superior) – AM Best
MGA / Direct
No – Direct insurer.
Policy Language
English
NIS2 / DORA Support
Not applicable.
War Exclusion
War and nation-state cyber exclusion applied (LMA-aligned); affirmative cyberterrorism coverage included.
Geographic Scope
Global.
Broker Only
Yes
Advantages & Limitations§ 02
Advantages
- The Hartford: one of the largest US commercial property and casualty insurers; A+ (Superior) AM Best; 200+ years' history; specialized and dedicated CyberTech Open Brokerage team.
- Appetite for businesses with revenue up to $1B; capacity up to $5M for primary and excess liability.
- Affirmative cyberterrorism coverage included across all products; affirmative allocation provision; worldwide coverage territory.
- Broad industry appetite: construction, manufacturing, professional services, retail, entertainment, financial institutions, hospitality, transportation, wholesale trade.
- Coverage (all products): data breach third-party liability (defense and damages, fines and penalties, PCI fines), cyber first-party (data breach response expense — breach coach, forensic investigation, notification, credit monitoring, PR consultant, data restoration; BI and dependent BI; system failure and dependent system failure; ransomware and extortion negotiation and payment; cyber crime).
- CyberChoice Professional: non-admitted E&S product combining Technology E&O and cyber in one policy; designed for technology companies.
- Tech E&O coverage: broad definition of technology products/services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, IT services, cybersecurity, big data, predictive analytics, data entry/processing, on-demand consumer services, social media, telecom, ISPs, IT hardware, firmware, electronic equipment); broad form contractual liability; enterprise media liability; coverage for software code (IP); blanket professional services liability.
- Primary and excess capacity up to $5M; revenue appetite up to $1B.
- Eligible technology categories: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, IT services, cybersecurity, big data, predictive analytics, data entry and processing, on-demand consumer services, social media, telecommunications, ISPs, IT hardware/firmware/electronic components.
Limitations
- Non-admitted (E&S) product; surplus lines brokers required.
- Technology companies only — certain professional service classes excluded.
- Revenue up to $1B.
- Open brokerage — retail and wholesale distribution.
- USA only.
Contact & Response§ 03
Customer Contact
800-370-0605 (FirstResponse Hotline) / FirstResponse@thehartford.com
24/7 Crisis Hotline
800-370-0605 (FirstResponse Hotline) / FirstResponse@thehartford.com