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Cowbell and Qualys expand cyber risk partnership
28th April 2023
Cyber insurance provider Cowbell has expanded its partnership with Qualys, a specialist in disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, adding an attack surface intelligence feed from Qualys' External Attack Surface Management (EASM) to assess customer cyber risk. Qualys EASM leverages the Qualys Cloud Platform to assess features from the cyber ... Read the full article
Economic & cyber hailed as biggest risks surrounding D&O: WTW & Clyde & Co
25th April 2023
According to a new survey from brokerage WTW and global law firm Clyde & Co, economic and cyber risks, particularly those associated with data loss and ransomware, are causing increasing concern for Directors and Officers (D&O). The Director’s and Officers’ Liability survey identifies the key risks that surround Directors across the ... Read the full article
Aon warns BESS operators to boost resilience against emerging cyber threats
25th April 2023
Aon, a global professional services firm, has urged asset owners and operators in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market to enhance their cyber resilience against emerging cyber threats, identifying operational technologies used in BESS control systems as an 'invisible' point of vulnerability. As the energy grid digitalises, cyber attacks are ... Read the full article
Bitsight expands into integrated cyber risk management with Moody’s as partner
24th April 2023
Bitsight, a cybersecurity ratings company has announced its expansion into a broader category of integrated cyber risk management bolstered by an expanded partnership with Moody's Corporation and improvement to proprietary ratings algorithm. Bitsight's enhanced strategy will deliver new capabilities to empower security professionals and business leaders to more effectively and holistically ... Read the full article
Second-gen cyber modelling offers vital visibility for risk transfer market: DeNexus’ Seara
21st April 2023
Cyber risk modeller DeNexus' CEO José Seara said Lloyd's of London must balance protecting its business while recognising the importance of second-generation cyber modelling in providing necessary risk visibility for effective risk transfer. Lloyd’s of London, the 330-year-old institution, has responded to the growing cyber risk landscape by clamping down on ... Read the full article
David Grigg to lead Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions US cyber team
20th April 2023
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions has named AXA XL’s David Grigg as Executive Managing Director to lead its US Cyber Reinsurance team. Based in Aon’s New York office, Grigg is to start his new role immediately. He will be reporting to Randy Stanco, co-leader of the New York/New Jersey Reinsurance Treaty Office and ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan research links cybersecurity controls and reduced cyber risk
12th April 2023
Automated hardening techniques have the greatest ability to decrease the likelihood of a successful cyberattack, recent research by global brokerage Marsh McLennan has revealed. The broker’s report - titled Using data to prioritise cybersecurity investments - found that key cybersecurity controls commonly required by cyber insurers are linked to a reduced ... Read the full article
Astaara increases underwriting capacity, boosts cyber insurance limit to $25mn
6th April 2023
Guernsey-based integrated insurance services and risk management advisory business, Astaara has increased its underwriting capacity and insurance limit from $12.5 million in 2020, to $25 million. Launched in 2020, Astaara's cyber insurance covers ports and terminals, as well as ships, shipowners and ship managers. The insurance is led by A-rated cyber ... Read the full article
Aon Switzerland welcomes Manuel Pachalatko as Head of Cyber
5th April 2023
Aon, a leading broker, consulting and service provider, has announced the appointment of Manuel Pachlatko as Head of Cyber for Switzerland, to further strengthen the company’s cyber solutions in the country. In his new role, he will focus on the delivery of Aon’s holistic cyber solutions strategy and will continue to ... Read the full article
Chat GPT & AI a growing concern for cyber insurance: Corvus’ Hedberg
24th March 2023
With the capabilities of Chat GPT and artificial intelligence (AI) continuing to advance, this technology is only going to get smarter and potentially more difficult to control as it can be used to facilitate security breaches and increase the scale of cyber-attacks, states Peter Hedberg, Vice President of Cyber Underwriting ... Read the full article
Coalition releases new method for modelling aggregate cyber risk
22nd March 2023
Cyber insurance provider Coalition has released its new Active Cyber Risk Model, a framework for understanding cyber risk aggregation that provides an ongoing view into organisations’ cyber risks and identifies preventive measures to protect against new threats. The Active Cyber Risk Model, which offers a more accurate picture of cyber risk ... Read the full article
GFIA flags trillion dollar protection gaps in pensions, cyber
21st March 2023
A new report by the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has flagged some of the most pressing insurance protection gaps facing the world currently, and explored ways to help close them. Among the largest annual global protection gaps identified by GFIA were a $1 trillion gap for pensions, $900 billion ... Read the full article
AXA XL backs newly launched cyber underwriter Intangic MGA
17th March 2023
AXA XL has backed the launch of Intangic MGA, a data science-driven, London-based cyber Managing General Agent (MGA), that offers innovative cyber insurance cover for large public corporations headquartered in the UK. The MGA is led by an executive team that possess a unique combination of expertise from insurance, data science, ... Read the full article
Coalition enters excess cyber insurance market in UK
14th March 2023
Cyber insurance provider Coalition is set to enter the excess cyber insurance market in the United Kingdom, to help protect businesses with enhanced coverage. By doing this, the firm will be able to help more businesses obtain the coverage they need to protect themselves from digital risks. The firm has confirmed that ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s has a duty to lead in cyber: Patrick Tiernan
13th March 2023
Patrick Tiernan, Chief of Markets at Lloyd’s, says the insurance and reinsurance marketplace has a duty to provide leadership in the cyber market and ensure sustainable underwriting practices. With the cyber market set to continue it’s rapid growth, it is “encumbent on Lloyd’s to be a leader in this space,” Tiernan ... Read the full article