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Cowbell Cyber adds social engineering cover to cyber offering

15th April 2020

Cowbell Cyber, a startup leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered cyber insurance for SMBs, has added social engineering protection to its Cowbell Prime 100 cyber insurance solution. According to Cowbell Cyber, a huge 98% of cyberattacks deploy social engineering methods, essentially exploiting human weaknesses and preying on naivety. The company's new social engineering product ... Read the full article

Markel & RenRe back new policy from AI start-up Cowbell Cyber

23rd January 2020

Reinsurers Markel Global Reinsurance Company and Renaissance Re Holdings are among a group of companies that have provided backing for a new policy from Cowbell Cyber, a start-up focused on AI-powered cyber insurance for SMEs. The policy, called Cowbell Prime 100, is designed to enable insurance agents to issue personalised cyber ... Read the full article

DeNexus appoints industry veteran Isabelle Dumont as Chief Marketing Officer

24th April 2024

DeNexus, a provider of cyber risk modelling solutions, has recently appointed industry veteran Isabelle Dumont as its new Chief Marketing Officer. In her new role, Dumont will lead the company's global marketing initiatives, focusing on enhancing brand awareness, generating demand, and developing effective go-to-market strategies. Additionally, she will play a crucial role ... Read the full article

Cyber insurers and distributors to benefit from Zywave’s new quoting platform

22nd April 2024

Insurtech provider Zywave has launched Cyber Quoting, the latest addition to its comprehensive portfolio of quoting and proposal solutions. The centralised quoting platform seamlessly connects global cyber insurers with US distribution partners through a simplified and transparent data collection process that provides key insights into coverage submission and selection. Eric Rentsch, Zywave's ... Read the full article

Cyber insurance GDPW values around $13.5bn in 2022: Insuramore

20th June 2023

According to Insuramore’s global rankings, cyber insurance gross direct premiums written (GDPW) valued around $13.5 billion in 2022, rising towards $14 billion if captive insurers are also included. The firm said in a statement that this shows that the top 20 groups for this class are likely to have accounted for ... Read the full article

Swiss Re highlights need for solutions to digitalisation risks

31st October 2022

In Swiss Re's 'the perfect remedy for the risks posed by digitalisation' report, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Pravina Ladva, and Antonio Grasso, digital entrepreneur, author, and founder & CEO, discuss how digital solutions can mitigate the risks of digitalisation. Grasso observes that while digitalisation has brought many benefits, it ... Read the full article

Palomar links up with Omaha National

27th July 2022

Palomar has gone into a two-year arrangement with Omaha National. Under the partnership, Palomar Specialty Insurance Company (PSIC) will act as the insurer in California to help support Omaha National’s workers compensation product. Omaha National, through its managing general agent, Omaha National Underwriters, will be overseeing the insurance operations including underwriting, ... Read the full article

Boost secures $20mn in Series B funding

25th May 2021

B2B digital insurance platform Boost has completed a $20 million Series B financing round in an effort to fuel growth of its platform, new product development and partner marketing. The round was led by RRE Ventures and included new investors and a global publicly traded reinsurance company, bringing total funding since ... Read the full article

Boost Insurance raises $14mn for insurtech development platform

5th February 2020

Boost Insurance has secured $14 million in a Series A round of funding, which will be used to expand its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) insurtech development platform. The round was co-led by Coatue and Greycroft, with participation from Tusk Venture Partners, Conversion Capital, and MetLife Chairman Glenn Hubbard. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and ... Read the full article