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Section A3 · Danzell 2026

Cyber Essentials A3 questions: insurance

The A3 questions decide whether you opt in to the cyber liability insurance included with certification for eligible UK organisations.

Updated 22 September 2026
Short answer

Section A3 covers the included cyber liability insurance. Organisations with a UK or Crown Dependency head office and gross annual turnover under £20 million can opt in at no extra cost; the questions confirm eligibility and capture the contact for the policy. There is no technical control in this section.

Key facts
Questions
3 (A3.1 to A3.3)
Auto-fails
None
Control
Not a technical control
CE Plus test
No dedicated test case in the CE Plus specification v3.2

What questions are in section A3?

Section A3 has 3 questions, A3.1 to A3.3, none of them automatic fails. Each page gives the exact wording, what a compliant answer looks like and a model answer.

  1. A3.1Yes/NoIs your head office domiciled in the UK or Crown Dependencies and is your gross annual turnover less than £20m?
  2. A3.2Opt-in / opt-outIf you have answered "yes" to the last question, then your organisation is eligible for the included cyber insurance if you gain certification. Would you like to opt in for the included cyber insuran…
  3. A3.3NotesWhat is the organisation email contact for the insurance documents? You only need to answer this question if you are taking the insurance.

How do assessors mark section A3?

Assessors read section A3 as a whole and against the scope inventory in A2: every answer must be true across the whole scope and consistent with the rest of the submission.

What they look for
The insurance questions are administrative. The assessor checks that the opt-in matches eligibility at A3.1: a UK or Crown Dependency head office and gross annual turnover under £20 million.

Related requirements

Frequently asked questions

3, from A3.1 to A3.3. 0 of them are conditional and only appear depending on an earlier answer.

No. None of the A3 questions is an auto-fail, but unclear or contradictory answers are returned by the assessor for more information.

1 Yes/No, 1 notes and 1 multiple choice questions.

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