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Geneva Association flags persistent gaps in cyber hygiene and insurance adoption
1st April 2026
A recent Geneva Association report warns that as cyber incidents grow more frequent, sophisticated, and costly, many firms still have persistent gaps in cyber hygiene and risk management, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen resilience, with cyber insurance playing a critical role. The Geneva Association noted that intensifying geopolitical tensions and ... Read the full article
Converge gets additional cyber insurance capacity from Lloyd’s
30th March 2026
Converge, a company specialising in cyber risk management and underwriting, has secured additional underwriting capacity from Lloyd's, the world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, for companies with annual revenues up to $5 billion. Simultaneously, existing capacity partner, Obsidian Insurance Group, has increased its capacity threshold from $1 billion to $5 billion ... Read the full article
TMK adds Francesca Kevill as Underwriter to its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team
27th March 2026
Specialist insurer, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), has appointed Francesca Kevill as Underwriter within its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team, effective immediately. In her new role, Kevill will report to Ellie Webb, Head of Delegated Cyber & IP. Her appointment builds on a period of significant investment in TMK's cyber capabilities. The company ... Read the full article
Agentic AI poised to shape both offensive and defensive cyber measures: Munich Re
26th March 2026
With the use of agent-based AI becoming mainstream, Munich Re has suggested the technology is poised to shape the scope, speed and precision of offensive and defensive cyber measures alike. The global reinsurer’s recently released report, Cyber Insurance: Risks and Trends 2026, has highlighted a world defined by geopolitical tensions, armed ... Read the full article
LIRG provides QS reinsurance for DLT Alert’s embedded parametric cyber warranty rollout
26th March 2026
Algorithmic Insurance Services, Inc., the wholesale broker trading as LIRG, has provided $15 million in quota-share (QS) reinsurance for New York-based managing general agent DLT Alert. The reinsurance supports the launch of a new suite of embedded parametric cyber warranty products aimed at cybersecurity solution system providers. The first programme is ... Read the full article
Munich Re flags intensifying cyber risk landscape amid geopolitical strains
25th March 2026
With cyber insurance growing ever more relevant and cyber risks intensifying amid powerful geopolitical, technological and economic pressures, Munich Re has urged companies to place equal emphasis on resilience and protection, highlighting the need to deepen insurance penetration and strengthen collaboration to better support insureds and safeguard global economies and ... Read the full article
New Dawn Risk and Continent 8 partner for iGaming cybersecurity and insurance
25th March 2026
Specialist Lloyd’s broker New Dawn Risk has partnered with Continent 8 Technologies, a provider of managed IT solutions for the iGaming and online sports betting industry. This collaboration merges Continent 8’s cyber security expertise with New Dawn Risk’s insurance proficiency, creating an integrated approach to risk management for operators. Through this partnership, ... Read the full article
SMEs to benefit from Brit’s new cyber product
19th March 2026
Specialty insurer Brit Group Holdings Limited has announced the launch of C360, a new product specially designed for small businesses facing the complex and evolving cyber risk landscape. Offering a simple yet broad coverage, C360 provides full protection for an unlimited number of claims on an any one claim (AOC) basis ... Read the full article
Heightened risk of severe cyberattacks amid Middle East conflict: S&P
12th March 2026
According to S&P Global Ratings, cyber-risk analytics firms have reported heightened activity by threat actors and affiliated hacktivist groups since the outbreak of the Middle East war, including distributed denial-of-service attacks, phishing campaigns and attempts to compromise corporate networks and critical infrastructure. With this in mind, the rating agency said there ... Read the full article
BreachRx launches cyber incident response management warranty with $3m in coverage
12th March 2026
BreachRx has announced the launch of BreachRx CIRM Warranty, an industry-first cyber incident response management warranty offering up to $3 million in executive and corporate cyber incident liability protection backed by a global insurer. BreachRx is the first platform built to run cyber incident response as a governed, enterprise‑wide business process. The ... Read the full article
Sodalis Capital introduces Brecon Specialty to expand global cyber and technology E&O broking
10th March 2026
Sodalis Capital, an investment firm specialising in international insurance intermediaries, has announced the launch of Brecon Specialty Ltd. Headquartered in London, the new brokerage will provide specialist broking and risk advisory services to independent brokers across global markets, in addition to serving direct clients. Its core focus will be Cyber and ... Read the full article
Markel adds Jamie Smith as London Underwriting Manager – US Cyber Lead
10th March 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Jamie Smith as London Underwriting Manager – US Cyber Lead, effective immediately. He will be based in London and report directly to Dan Fox, Head of Cyber at Markel International. This appointment aligns with the insurer’s long-term strategic plan of ... Read the full article
Property-cyber blended structures emerge as solution to costly tail risk: Gallagher Re
5th March 2026
While capacity remains plentiful for standalone cyber reinsurance, tail layers remain expensive due to high capital charges, model uncertainty and systemic risk, prompting a search for more efficient structures, with Gallagher Re arguing that blending cyber tail risk with uncorrelated property catastrophe exposures in shared-limit structures could materially reduce pricing ... Read the full article
CyberCube flags elevated cyber risk from Iran following US-Israel strikes
5th March 2026
As tensions rise in the Middle East, CyberCube has issued a call to action for cyber insurance carriers, urging them to use threat-intelligence-informed analytics to assess and manage exposure to potential cyber operations by Iranian threat actors. A new blog, authored by William Altman, CyberCube’s Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence Services, ... Read the full article
CyberCube updates Account Manager to support expansion of cyber portfolios
2nd March 2026
CyberCube, a cyber risk analytics provider serving the insurance industry, has introduced Version 6 of its single-risk underwriting platform, Account Manager, in a release the company said is expected to help carriers scale their cyber books. CyberCube said the latest iteration of Account Manager (AMv6) has been designed to strengthen insurers’ ... Read the full article
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