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9% of banks global net income at risk from cyber: IMF’s Christine Lagarde
25th June 2018
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has introduced a new cyber risk model and loss estimation system to assess the potential impact of cyber-attacks on the world’s financial institutions. The findings highlight a number of remaining hurdles that must be cleared to ensure an adequate level of security within the sector. By leveraging ... Read the full article
Beazley launches updated InfoSec cyber policy
18th June 2018
Beazley has launched an enhanced version of its Beazley InfoSec policy to ensure its large business clients remain protected against the evolving nature of cyber exposures. When Beazley's policy was first launched in 2006, policyholders were mainly concerned with third party exposure from the loss of personal customer data, but, more recently, ... Read the full article
Concern for industry’s underdeveloped cyber-risk offerings: Airmic survey
18th June 2018
A new survey by Airmic indicates that, as cyber-related risks emerge as one of the greatest perceived threats amongst risk managers, many feel that the industry must increase its own understanding and further develop offerings to clients. The survey, which represents approximately 1100 Airmic members and nearly 500 different companies, placed ... Read the full article
Chubb expands cyber offering, signs up to CyberCube
1st June 2018
Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer, has rolled out comprehensive new protections for its policyholders against cyber-related incidents. Following its agreement with CyberCube, a leading provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, Chubb is able to leverage the firms’ analytical capabilities to supplement their ability ... Read the full article
Cyber insurance must tackle ‘hidden costs’ of franchise value impact: JLT Re
1st June 2018
JLT Re has reported that cyber re/insurance must be expanded to better account for the ‘hidden costs’ of franchise value impact following a cyber breach, which often outstrip the reported losses of affected organisations by mid to high single-digit multiples. Many re/insurers already offer cyber liability policies that account for reputational ... Read the full article
GDPR will drive surge in new cyber claims, reports AIG
30th May 2018
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are expected to result in a further surge in data breach and other security failure insurance claims, according to a new study by AIG Europe. The cyber re/insurance industry already experienced a record-breaking year in 2017, receiving as many cyber claim notifications ... Read the full article
Cyber market faces pricing challenges despite steady growth, reports A.M. Best
30th May 2018
A.M. Best has reported that the cyber re/insurance market currently faces a challenging pricing environment, although the sector continues to exhibit steady growth and capacity generally remains plentiful. In most cases, A.M. Best found that re/insurers seem willing and able to offer capacity but reluctant to have cyber constitute a significant ... Read the full article
Silent cyber drives Petya loss to $2.7 billion, says PCS
23rd May 2018
The insurance and reinsurance industry loss from the Petya / NotPetya cyber attack continues to rise as a result of silent cyber exposure, with the loss now viewed as high as $2.7 billion by Property Claim Services (PCS), reports Artemis. According to Tom Johansmeyer, Co-Head, PCS Strategy & Development at ISO, ... Read the full article
Fierce competition leads to buyers market for cyber re/insurers: Fitch
16th May 2018
Profitable results in the fast-growing cyber space have led to fierce competition and a buyers market, with renewal rates expected to suffer, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch observed that cyber continues to represent a significant growth opportunity for U.S property & casualty (P&C) re/insurers, driven by increasingly high-profile cyber-attacks and regulatory requirements. In ... Read the full article
Silent risk the key impediment to cyber re/insurance market growth: X-Analytics
14th May 2018
A recent study by X-Analytics has revealed that silent cyber risks are one of the major impediments to growth in the cyber re/insurance market, and that measurement of cyber risk in general is highly deficient among both customers and the wider re/insurance industry. Non-affirmative cyber, or silent cyber, refers to instances ... Read the full article
Growing cyber market presents both opportunities and risks, reports PwC
2nd May 2018
PwC has reported that although cyber re/insurance remains a rapidly growing, fertile sector for re/insurers, there are also significant risks and downside potential to writing this business, such as limitations in historical data and uncertainties in accumulation risk. Companies are becoming increasingly aware of potential cyber threats and associated risk mitigation ... Read the full article
Cyber defence investment desperately required in manufacturing sector: AIG
26th April 2018
AIG has urged the re/insurance industry to improve its cyber defence investment following a report that revealed nearly half of UK manufacturers have been the victim of cyber-crime, and that a quarter have suffered related financial loss or business disruption. The report, which was published by AIG and EEF, the manufacturer’s ... Read the full article
Hiscox reveals new CyberClear Academy
25th April 2018
International specialist insurer and reinsurer, Hiscox, has announced the launch of the Hiscox CyberClear Academy, an online interactive suite of cyber training content accredited by the UK's cyber security intelligence agency, GCHQ. Cyber risk remains a key challenge and opportunity for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, and in light of ... Read the full article
Marsh develops new cyber suite for business interruption risks
19th April 2018
Re/insurance broker and risk management solutions firm Marsh has committed to addressing the growing threat of business interruption (BI) from cyber-attacks with the launch of a suite of new and enhanced risk analytics and insurance solutions. Demand for BI solutions has grown in response to high-profile cyber events like the WannaCry ... Read the full article
Cyber remains top enterprise risk management priority: A.M. Best
18th April 2018
A.M. Best has reported that the assessment of cyber risk continues to remain a top enterprise risk management (ERM) priority for insurers and reinsurers, as InsurTech innovations have required companies to continually expand and enhance their risk management capabilities. The report contends that, as companies try to keep up with the ... Read the full article





