Does an IT Consultant Need E&O Insurance?
Professional E&O may cover an IT consultant’s client claim that advice, configuration, implementation, or other services caused financial loss.
IT consulting can include recommendations, security work, integration, data migration, and configuration. Texas DOI and III identify IT consulting as a professional-service exposure; the policy should match the exact services performed.
Describe hands-on work, subcontractors, client-system access, and personal data. Check service schedules, contractual-liability and security exclusions, retroactive date, reporting rules, and whether separate cyber coverage is needed.
Coverage Guides Related to Professional Liability, E&O and Tech E&O
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- FAQ: Professional liability insurance. Texas Department of Insurance; What’s professional liability coverage?; What types of damages…; What’s general liability insurance?; Do I need professional liability… if I have general liability…?; Is professional liability insurance required?; Can a client require…?; What’s the difference between occurrence policies and claims-made policies. Accessed 2026-09-25.
- Professional liability insurance. Insurance Information Institute; Opening paragraphs (professional services/advice and E&O name); Claims not covered by general liability; What types of businesses need professional liability insurance?; What’s covered… and what’s not (claims-made versus occurrence, defense and judgments, non-financial/intentional limits, BOP/in-home exclusion). Accessed 2026-09-25.
- Technology Errors and Omissions Insurance. 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.