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Agilicus and Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions announce partnership
18th November 2022
Agilicus, a cybersecurity company and Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions Inc. (RCCS), a managing general insurance agency, have announced their partnership to assist Canadian small to midsize businesses (SMB) qualify for and obtain cybersecurity insurance. With cyber risks and data breaches on the rise, additionally, the adoption of remote work by many ... Read the full article
Cyber MGA Elpha Secure partners with CyberCube to utilise risk analytics tools
15th November 2022
New York-based MGA Elpha Secure has partnered with CyberCube to utilise two of its cyber risk analytics tools as the business grows to create a compelling case to attract capacity from providers operating within the ILS space. Elpha has licensed CyberCube’s Portfolio Manager platform and its Single Point of Failure (SPoF) ... Read the full article
AXA XL expands Lawyer’s E&O offering with cyber insurance option
9th November 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has added Cyber Suite, a cyber and security insurance coverage as an option to its Lawyers' Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance program. According to the announcement, this move aims to help lawyer firms minimise the high financial cost and ... Read the full article
Zurich settles NotPetya cyber lawsuit
7th November 2022
Switzerland headquartered insurer Zurich has reached a settlement with multinational food and beverage company Mondelez International to close a $100 million lawsuit brought against the insurer for refusing to pay out on cyber claims related to the 2017 NotPetya attack. Details of the settlement have not been disclosed, but notably it ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies suggests cyber insurance market is beginning to stabilise
7th November 2022
According to Risk Strategies State of the Market update, the cyber insurance market is beginning to stabilise after years of steep rate increases, though insurers will continue to be on high alert through the remainder of the year and into 2023. The report notes that the pace of cyber attacks has ... Read the full article
Global cyber insurance pricing increases, outpacing other products: Marsh
2nd November 2022
In the first edition of its quarterly index that presents cyber data separately from financial and professional lines, Marsh has announced that cyber insurance pricing has increased again in Q3, outpacing other products. Cyber insurance pricing increased globally by 53% in Q3, while Property insurance pricing increased by 6%, Casualty insurance ... Read the full article
Chaucer names AXA XL’s Tuggey as Head of Cyber
1st November 2022
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer and part of China Re, Chaucer, has named Piers Tuggey, previously of AXA XL, as its new Head of Cyber. Tuggey spent four years with AXA XL, most recently serving as the company's Head of Cyber. Prior to the merger with AXA, Tuggey worked at XL ... Read the full article
Ransomware remains top cyber risk for organisations globally, says Allianz
1st November 2022
According to an Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty cyber report, ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organisations globally, while the threat of state-sponsored cyber attacks grows. There was a record 623 million attacks in 2021, which was double that of 2020, says Allianz. It also notes that despite the frequency reducing ... Read the full article
Advisen-Zurich survey reports cyber resilience uptake, though concerns remain
31st October 2022
The annual Information Security and Cyber Risk Management study from Zurich North America and Advisen indicates that 86% of respondents now have cyber insurance, up 3% from 2021 and the highest percentage in the history of the survey, though increasing premiums and restrictions for cyber coverage have created frustration for ... Read the full article
Cyber insurers to benefit from SentinelOne’s new risk management app
31st October 2022
SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, has announced the addition of a new app for cyber insurers' risk management in its Singularity Marketplace. For organisations, the WatchTower Vital Signs Report app communicates an accurate profile of cyber security posture and controls to cyber insurers, streamlining the process of obtaining cyber insurance ... Read the full article
Businesses may be overconfident about resilience to cyber threats: Beazley
18th October 2022
According to a recent Risk & Resilience research report from Beazley, there is a "worrying" degree of complacency around active cyber risk management and maintaining resilience to cyber threats, with over 41% of UK and US business leaders feeling "very prepared" to meet the cyber threat, which although down marginally ... Read the full article
Bank of England survey warns of cyber threat to UK financial system
13th October 2022
The risk most cited as a threat to the UK’s financial system is a cyberattack, according to the Bank of England’s Systemic Risk Survey. According to the bank, nearly three-quarters (74%) cited a cyberattack when asked to list the five risks most likely to have the greatest impact. The survey also found ... Read the full article
Cyber cover to become ubiquitous as demand grows: GILC
12th October 2022
In a new report, Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) predicts that cyber cover will become as ubiquitous as public liability or professional indemnity insurance as the level of threat continues to amplify globally. It adds that while the increased demand has led to the growth of capacity in the market, the ... Read the full article
Quod Orbis & Liberty Specialty collaborate to study future of cyber insurance
11th October 2022
Quod Orbis and Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) have released a white paper report exploring the prospective future of cyber insurance, alongside the role data can play to enhance the understanding of risk. According to the report, global cyber insurance premiums totalled $8bn in 2021, and are growing rapidly, with one estimate ... Read the full article
Probitas 1491 hires Ezeugo Aguta as new head of cyber strategy and innovation
11th October 2022
Probitas 1492 has hired Ezeugo Aguta to be its new head of cyber strategy and innovation. The firm said in a statement that Aguta will spearhead the development of the firm’s technical capabilities. This will, said the company, be accomplished through the establishment of Probitas Labs. Probitas Labs focus on three main ... Read the full article