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title: "Does Tech E&O Cover Downtime?"
description: "Tech E&O may cover a customer’s loss from your technology service downtime; your own lost revenue needs separate interruption coverage."
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updated-at: "2026-09-25"
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**Related pages:**
- [Professional Liability FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability) — parent topic
- [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub
- [Does Tech E&O Cover Implementation Errors?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-implementation-errors) — related question
- [Does Tech E&O Cover Data Loss?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-data-loss) — related question
- [Does Tech E&O Cover Cybersecurity?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-cybersecurity) — related question
- [Does Tech E&O Cover AI Errors?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-ai-errors) — related question
- [Technology errors and omissions (E&O)](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/technology-errors-omissions) — related coverage guide
- [Cyber liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/cyber) — related coverage guide

# Does Tech E&O Cover Downtime?

Tech E&O may cover a customer’s loss from your technology service downtime; your own lost revenue needs separate interruption coverage.

Your own lost revenue during an outage is a separate first-party loss and may need a qualifying business-interruption extension.

Check the outage trigger, whose interruption is insured, uptime promises, waiting period, cloud-provider exclusions, restoration, and defense costs. Review treatment of service credits and liquidated damages.

## More Questions About Professional Liability, E&O and Tech E&O

- [Does Tech E&O Cover Implementation Errors?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-implementation-errors)
- [Does Tech E&O Cover Data Loss?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-data-loss)
- [Does Tech E&O Cover Cybersecurity?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-cybersecurity)
- [Does Tech E&O Cover AI Errors?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/professional-liability/does-tech-eo-cover-ai-errors)

## Coverage Guides Related to Professional Liability, E&O and Tech E&O

- [Technology errors and omissions (E&O)](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/technology-errors-omissions)
- [Cyber liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/cyber)

## Sources for This Answer

1. [Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance](https://www.thehartford.com/professional-liability-insurance/errors-omissions-insurance/technology). The Hartford; What Is Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance?; Coverage; Works With Contracts; Types of Companies That Need Tech E&O Insurance. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [How to add Tech E&O coverage to a Coalition quote](https://help.coalitioninc.com/hc/en-us/articles/7665704343963-How-to-add-Tech-E-O-coverage-to-a-Coalition-quote). Coalition North American Servicing; Opening paragraph; Steps 1–2 (Tech E&O offered as optional endorsement to Coalition cyber coverage). Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Cyber Insurance: Cybersecurity for Small Business](https://content.naic.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/cyber-insurance-naic.pdf). National Association of Insurance Commissioners; What Should Your Cyber Insurance Policy Cover?; first-party coverage; third-party coverage, pp. 1–2. Accessed 2026-09-25.

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