Hiscox vs Travelers: Business Owner’s Policy

Hiscox sells its BOP online to small businesses, with cyber and crime add-ons; Travelers' BOP is built for small technology-services firms, includes cyber and errors and omissions cover, and directs buyers to an independent agent.

Montgomery Risk Partners prepared this library from Spot.Insure comparison research and underlying public records.Research updated 2026-09-25

What Are the Key Differences Between Hiscox and Travelers Business Owner’s Policy?

General Small Business Versus Tech Services

Hiscox writes its Hiscox NOW BOP itself and sells it online as part of a broad small-business catalogue. Travelers built its Technology Services BOP for computer installation and repair, data processing, internet service providers, IT consultants and schools, software and web development, and web hosting. Choose Hiscox if you're a general small business in a state it serves and want to buy online; choose Travelers if you sell technology services and want cyber and E&O without separate policies. [2] [4] [8]

Cyber Included Versus Cyber as an Add-On

Travelers includes cyber liability and errors & omissions alongside property, general liability, and business income and extra expense. With Hiscox, cyber, hired and non-owned auto and commercial crime are optional add-ons you pay for separately. For a tech firm, Travelers' bundle means fewer policies to manage; for anyone else, Hiscox lets you buy only what you need. [2] [8]

What Should You Confirm in Hiscox and Travelers Business Owner’s Policy Quotes?

  • Check that Travelers classes you as one of its listed technology-services businesses. [8]
  • Check Hiscox BOP availability in your state; it isn't sold in seven. [4]
  • Check whether cyber is included (Travelers) or an add-on (Hiscox) on each quote. [8] [2]
  • Ask your Travelers agent which Travelers insurer issues the policy and which add-ons are attached. [8]

Hiscox is the online choice for most small businesses, with cyber, hired auto and crime as add-ons, though it isn't sold in seven states. Tech-service firms get more from Travelers, whose BOP includes cyber and E&O but requires an independent agent.

Sources and records

  1. 01
    About Hiscox US Insurance

    Hiscox · Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent · accessed 2026-09-16

  2. 02
    Business Owner's Policy Insurance (BOP) Coverage

    Hiscox · BOP as combined general liability and commercial property; optional packages including cyber, non-owned commercial auto, commercial crime and professional liability; illustrative California IT/technology consultant pricing table; worldwide-coverage qualifications · accessed 2026-09-16

  3. 03
    Commercial crime insurance for small businesses

    Hiscox · Commercial crime as a BOP upgrade not sold separately; not available in all states · accessed 2026-09-16

  4. 04
    Hiscox US Agent Appetite Guide

    Hiscox · Hiscox NOW admitted GL, PL, cyber and BOP underwritten by Hiscox Insurance Company Inc.; state exceptions including BOP unavailable in Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Rhode Island, Washington and West Virginia · accessed 2026-09-16

  5. 05
    Non-Owned Car Liability Insurance

    Hiscox · Hired/non-owned auto described as an upgrade to a business owner's policy and part of that policy's occurrence limit, not coverage for vehicles owned or regularly operated by the business · accessed 2026-09-16

  6. 06
    Business Interruption and Business Owner Policy

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners · Background; General liability, Commercial property and Business interruption bullets · accessed 2026-09-16

  7. 07
    Small Business

    National Association of Insurance Commissioners · FAQ: What’s a business owners policy?; What’s general liability insurance · accessed 2026-09-16

  8. 08
    Small Business Technology Services Insurance

    Travelers · Technology services business owner's policy (BOP) section; Who is small business technology services insurance right for?; Customize your business policy with these add-ons; Find an insurance agent CTA · accessed 2026-09-23

Provider coverage details

Hiscox

  • role: Hiscox Inc. sells a business owner's policy directly online to small businesses, combining general liability and commercial property into one package as part of its Hiscox NOW admitted catalogue. Company-stated online small-business channel.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: Hiscox's appetite guide and About Hiscox US page name Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. (NAIC 10200) as the underwriter of admitted Hiscox NOW business owner's policies. Admitted small-business BOP coverage as described in company materials; the exact contracting entity for a particular state or channel should be confirmed on the quote.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: Hiscox's 2026 appetite guide says its business owner's policy is unavailable in Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, Rhode Island, Washington and West Virginia, a narrower footprint than the 49-state-plus-D.C. availability Hiscox states for its overall online small-business catalogue. State-exception list as of the 2026 agent appetite guide; does not by itself establish eligibility for a specific class or business.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Hiscox describes optional add-ons to its business owner's policy including cyber coverage, hired/non-owned commercial auto, and commercial crime; hired/non-owned auto and commercial crime are described as upgrades tied to the BOP's own occurrence limit and are not sold as standalone Hiscox policies. Product-page and upgrade-page descriptions; commercial crime is also stated as not available in all states.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗Source ↗
  • limits: The BOP page does not publish standard coverage limits; the illustrative California IT/technology consultant pricing table on the page is explicitly labeled illustrative rather than a quote. Public product page as previously reviewed.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • application: Hiscox says eligible buyers can quote and buy a business owner's policy online, and can select add-on coverages such as cyber or commercial crime during that process where available. Company-described online application; eligibility and binding conditions require confirmation on the actual application.company-reportedSource ↗

Travelers

  • role: Travelers packages this line as a Technology Services Business Owner's Policy (BOP) that bundles property insurance with liability insurance into a single policy for small technology-services businesses. Small Business Technology Services Insurance page as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Travelers markets this BOP to small businesses providing technology services, including computer installation and repair, data processing services, internet service providers, IT consultants and schools, software development, web development and design, and web hosting. "Who is small business technology services insurance right for?" section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Travelers says the Technology Services BOP includes property coverage, general liability, business income and extra expense coverage, and cyber liability and errors & omissions coverage, bundled into one policy. BOP description on the Small Business Technology Services Insurance page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Travelers offers optional add-ons for this BOP: the Xtend Endorsement, which it describes as 15 general liability coverage enhancements including a blanket waiver of subrogation; Employment Practices Liability+ (EPL+) for claims like discrimination or wrongful termination; and World Business Essentials, which extends some property and liability coverage for periodic overseas travel. "Customize your business policy with these add-ons" section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Travelers directs buyers to an independent insurance agent to tailor and purchase this BOP; the page does not offer a direct self-service online quote or bind path. "Find an insurance agent" call-to-action on the technology-services page.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: The Small Business Technology Services Insurance page does not name the specific Travelers entity that issues this BOP; the issuing company is disclosed on the policy itself. Page checked on 2026-09-23; no underwriting-entity footer was present on this page.not-foundSource ↗
  • limits: The page does not publish specific coverage limits, deductibles or sublimits for the Technology Services BOP or its add-ons; those figures appear on the quote and declarations. Page checked on 2026-09-23.not-foundSource ↗

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