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Average monthly cyber exposures up 13% in 2022: Coalition
2nd February 2023
New research from cyber insurance provider Coalition reports a 13% increase in average monthly Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures over 2022. This according to the first annual Coalition Cyber Threat Index by Coalition, which details insights on cybersecurity trends from 2022 and what emerging cyber threats are on the horizon. Based on data ... Read the full article
Russia’s cyber warfare in Ukraine tops 2022 incidents list: Tokio Marine
2nd February 2023
Findings from Tokio Marine HCC International’s (TMHCCI) latest annual Cyber Incidents Report, shows that in 2022, global cybercrime stakes were raised significantly with entire governments, as well as individual businesses falling victim to regular and often devastating attacks. Topping the list in the reports top ten cyber incidents of 2022 was ... Read the full article
New EU cyber legislation directionally positive, neutral to credit ratings: Fitch
2nd February 2023
As new cybersecurity rules have recently come into force in the European Union, Fitch Ratings stated that, while they are directionally positive, enhancing cybersecurity postures from compliance with regulations is neutral to credit ratings. These rules include the NIS2 Directive, which replaces its 2016 predecessor NIS; the Resilience of Critical Entities ... Read the full article
LMA updates cyber war & operation clauses
25th January 2023
The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has updated and replaced a number of its cyber war clauses related to the involvement of states and sovereign actors in cyber attacks and other operations. In particular, the LMA has focused the updates around the use of the term ‘sovereign state’ and how it would ... Read the full article
UK insurers reported in talks on Pool Re expansion to cover cyber
20th January 2023
Amid growing concern over the safety net provided by the private sector, insurers have held discussions with the UK government over whether its terrorism reinsurance scheme should cover state-backed cyber attacks, suggests a report from the Financial Times. Pool Re, the UK Government's terrorism reinsurance scheme, was put in place in ... Read the full article
Cowbell advises SMEs on cyber catastrophe preparation
13th January 2023
Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has released a whitepaper in which it lays out a path to model catastrophic cyber events in the SME market. According to the announcement, the firm’s goal is to to help SMEs prevent and recover from a cyber event of ... Read the full article
Cyber insurance premiums on the rise for UK businesses
9th January 2023
UK businesses are facing soaring cyber insurance premiums caused by higher claim risks at a time of heightened exposure to cyber-attacks, a survey by Mactavish, an independent insurance buyer and claim expert, has revealed. Mactavish surveyed companies with over a 10m turnover, across industries including technology, manufacturing, aviation and maritime sectors, ... Read the full article
Beazley launches $45 million cyber catastrophe bond
9th January 2023
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Beazley has launched a $45 million cyber catastrophe bond, providing the carrier with protection against "remote probability catastrophe and systemic events", opening up a much larger source of capital for the firm, according to a report by the Financial Times. It's been described as the first cyber ... Read the full article
Cyber may be the most “underwrite-able line of business”: Ladeau, Trium Cyber
5th January 2023
In an interview with Reinsurance News, Josh Ladeau, Chief Executive Officer of Trium Cyber, syndicate 1322, explains what differentiates the firm from other underwriters of cyber risk. After gaining approval in November of last year, Trium Cyber is the first Lloyd’s-approved service company to provide coverage for US-domiciled cyber risks, ... Read the full article
Safe Security launches new cybersecurity MGA
16th December 2022
Safe Security has launched an MGA specialising in cybersecurity called SafeInside Insurance. The firm said in a statement that the MGA looked to leverage API-based cyber risk telemetry and quantified insights to underwrite cyber insurance. Backed by an AM Best ‘A-rated’ carrier and panel of prominent, global reinsurance partners, SafeInside is introducing ... Read the full article
Cyber competition slowing rate increases for firms with good security: WTW
13th December 2022
A new note from WTW says that increased competition from cyber underwriters has led to more nominal rate increases when organisations can demonstrate good cyber security controls year over year. The firm said in its note that these cyber underwriters were eager to write new business following the recalibration of cyber ... Read the full article
FTT and ransomware are top drivers of cyber loss, Corvus finds
9th December 2022
New data from cyber specialist Corvus Insurance has found that fraudulent funds transfer (FFT) and ransomware are the top drivers of cyber loss in 2022, accounting for over 50% of all claims combined. FFT alone comprised 36% of all claims in Q3, Corvus’s Corvus Risk Insights Index shows, and continues to ... Read the full article
Cyber a burgeoning risk pool with big challenges & big opportunities: Swiss Re
28th November 2022
Digitalisation is increasing exposure to cyberattacks throughout society, though as the risk landscape grows, so does awareness and demand for commercial and personal coverage, says the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re forecasts global cyber insurance premiums to reach $23 billion by 2025, from an estimated $10 billion in 2021. It adds that ... Read the full article
Insurance can help strengthen cyber resilience as risks evolve: Swiss Re
23rd November 2022
In recent years there has been a strong increase in cyber attacks, which has made organisations and companies realise that they can become a target and face serious consequences, Swiss Re Institute notes in a new report. They have also realised that investing in pre-emptive mitigation efforts and cyber hygiene is ... Read the full article
Cyber changing rapidly but still fails to meet definition of insurability: Swiss Re
22nd November 2022
A new study from the Swiss Re Institute says that the insurance industry needs to adopt a new approach to cyber business amidst a changing landscape. The twenty-nine-page report, Cyber Insurance: Strengthening Resilience for the Digital Transformation, says that not only have cyber risk risen alongside geopolitical, economic instability, and reliance ... Read the full article