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Majority of UK SMEs have experienced a cyber incident: Coalition survey

26th November 2025

In the last five years, nearly three-quarters of UK SMEs have been impacted by a cyber incident, according to a recent survey by Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks. Coalition’s study, conducted by an independent research organisation in September 2025, surveyed 600 senior insurance decision-makers at mid-market firms ... Read the full article

MPs urge expansion of government reinsurance schemes as cyber threats rise

24th November 2025

The Business and Trade Committee, responsible for scrutinising the Department for Business and Trade, has urged the Government to urgently expand reinsurance schemes like Pool Re to support private markets and bolster business resilience, particularly against cyber threats. In its Eleventh Report of Session 2024–26, the Committee underscored re/insurance as a ... Read the full article

BOXX to help businesses & individuals build resilience with Cyberboxx Assist

24th November 2025

Insurtech firm BOXX Insurance has launched a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity tools and services that have been designed to build digital resilience. Cyberboxx Assist is a robust suite of tools designed to help businesses and individuals not only predict, prevent, and respond to cyber attacks but also to mitigate the risk ... Read the full article

Cyber threats and data privacy top Aon’s India risk survey for 2025

20th November 2025

According to insurance and reinsurance broking firm Aon’s 2025 Global Risk Management Survey, cyber attacks and data breaches have emerged as a top risk for Indian businesses in 2025. Additionally, data privacy (including GDPR) requirements and non-compliance have also become top concerns, reflecting the growing influence of global and local regulatory ... Read the full article

Human error causes 60% of cyber insurance incidents and businesses losing days of operations: HDI Global

10th November 2025

In its latest report, HDI Global, an international industrial insurer based in Hannover, analyses how companies can better manage cyber exposure and strengthen resilience. The report draws on the expertise of David Bartolini, Head of Cyber Risk Engineering Tech at HDI, who oversees the insurer’s global cyber risk engineering activities and ... Read the full article

Closing cyber protection gap a critical societal responsibility: Munich Re

17th October 2025

Munich Re has warned that the sizeable cyber insurance protection gap, which directly exposes individuals and businesses, makes closing the gap and bolstering cyber resilience not just a strategic priority for the insurance industry, but a "critical societal" responsibility. Speaking at its 2025 Baden-Baden breakfast briefing, Munich Re underscored the scale ... Read the full article

Boards confident in cyber resilience, yet preparedness often lags: Willis

8th October 2025

Corporate boards express confidence in their cyber readiness, yet board-level data tells a different story, showing that losses are longer, broader, and costlier than leaders expect, according to a recent report by Willis, a WTW business. Willis’ Cyber in Focus 2025 report draws on over 4,650 global cyber claims and board-level ... Read the full article

HSB to protect small businesses with new cyber insurance & incident response solution

7th October 2025

HSB, a specialist engineering and technology insurer, has announced the launch of HSB CyberPro, a cyber insurance and incident response solution designed for micro and small businesses in the UK and Ireland with revenues of up to £10 million. Despite a rise in cyber security awareness among businesses, a recent HSB ... Read the full article

Ransomware attacks to surge 40% by 2026 amid AI and cloud vulnerabilities: QBE

7th October 2025

Ransomware attacks are predicted to escalate in the coming years, with the number of publicly named victims expected to rise by 40% by the end of 2026, a new QBE report warns. The report, titled Cloud cover: forecasting digital disruption in a cybercrime climate, and compiled by Control Risk, forecasts a ... Read the full article

Coalition Re unveils new early detection system for potential cyber exposures

7th October 2025

Coalition Re, the standalone cyber reinsurance intermediary of Coalition, has announced its Live Event Response offering, a new reporting capability that alerts cedants when policyholders may be exposed to an unfolding cyber event, such as a zero-day vulnerability. Diana Liu, Coalition Re’s Head of Underwriting, commented, “Most recently, we notified our ... Read the full article

At-Bay reveals new cyber insurance solutions for ransomware and financial fraud

2nd October 2025

At-Bay, a provider of cybersecurity-driven insurance solutions, has launched two new offerings aimed at giving mid-market and small businesses stronger protection against ransomware and financial fraud. The solutions combine enterprise-grade managed security with enhanced cyber insurance policies, offering coverage features that are uncommon in the industry, including automatic flat renewals and ... Read the full article

Liberty Mutual introduces global cyber product suite

1st October 2025

Liberty Mutual Insurance, a provider of property and casualty insurance solutions, has introduced a new suite of cyber products designed to support businesses with comprehensive coverage and incident response. The suite combines worldwide expertise, adaptable product features, and local market alignment to meet client-specific needs. Liberty Cyber Resolution is structured to address ... Read the full article

Cyber premium growth slows, though long-term outlook still promising: Moody’s

30th September 2025

Increased competition and stagnating demand, especially in the US, are decelerating the pace of premium growth in the global cyber insurance market for the second year in a row, Moody’s said in a new report. Citing Munich Re data, Moody's said that gross premiums written in the global cyber insurance market ... Read the full article

Howden urges cyber premium pool growth in softening market cycle

24th September 2025

A new report from Howden has underlined the urgent need for scaled cyber risk transfer in Europe, where increasingly complex and costly threats collide with low insurance uptake, while also highlighting the strong return on investment from effective risk management and cyber insurance. This comes as part of the global insurance ... Read the full article

Third-party cyber risks among most significant threats to operational resilience: Acrisure

23rd September 2025

A new report authored by Acrisure’s James Morgan has highlighted the rising threat of cyber-attacks on key third-party vendors and their potential to trigger widespread operational disruption and financial losses across multiple businesses. The new report is centred around the recent cyberattack on Collins Aerospace, a major aviation technology provider owned ... Read the full article