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Coalition

Coalition partners with Allianz Commercial to launch active cyber insurance in the Nordic region

1st May 2025

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks through its subsidiary, Coalition Insurance Solutions, a filial of Coalition Insurance Solutions GmbH, Tyskland, has launched its Active Cyber Insurance in the Nordic region. The offering is available immediately in Denmark, and will become available in Sweden on May 8th, 2025. To offer ... Read the full article

Coalition launches Active Cyber Policy with enhanced coverage

10th April 2025

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has launched its new Active Cyber Policy, a reimagined US surplus lines cyber policy designed to protect businesses amid an ever-evolving digital threat landscape. Shawn Ram, Chief Revenue Officer at Coalition, said, “With the launch of the Active Cyber Policy, Coalition is ... Read the full article

Cyber threats surge in 2025 as Coalition highlights rising risks and new trends

14th March 2025

Coalition, an Active Insurance provider focused on managing digital risks, has published its Cyber Threat Index for 2025. The report provides an in-depth analysis of cybersecurity trends from 2024 and highlights emerging threats that businesses should be aware of in 2025. A major takeaway from the report is that the majority of ... Read the full article

Coalition appoints Maha Virudhagiri as Chief Technology Officer

14th March 2025

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Maha Virudhagiri as its first Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Virudhagiri will report to Joshua Motta, CEO and co-founder of Coalition, and will be a member of the company's executive team. He will lead engineering, IT, information ... Read the full article

Coalition secures $30m investment from MSI, expanding Active Insurance offerings

3rd March 2025

Coalition, a provider of Active Insurance focused on preventing digital risks before they occur, has announced a $30 million equity investment from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a key member of the MS&AD Insurance Group, the largest non-life insurer in Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region. This strategic partnership is ... Read the full article

Understanding, calculating & underwriting systemic risk is cyber’s biggest challenge today: Coalition

27th November 2024

As cyber continues to remain one of the biggest lines of business across the re/insurance industry, there are a number of challenges that the cyber market is currently facing, in light of the recent number of data breaches and major cyber events that the industry has seen throughout the past ... Read the full article

Coalition adds Rob Kanno to its UK Security Support Centre

26th November 2024

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Rob Kanno as Senior Security Support Analyst. Based in Manchester, Kanno is joining Coalition’s UK Security Support Centre, and will be reporting to Ryan Gregory, Head of Security Support, who commented: “Coalition’s Security Support Team is pivotal ... Read the full article

Coalition highlights 68% surge in ransomware claims severity

21st November 2024

Coalition, an active insurance provider aimed at preventing digital risks before they occur, has released its 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-Year Update, which highlights new trends in cyber threats and their effects on Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2024. One key finding from the report was a 68% increase ... Read the full article

Munich Re’s Matt Foster joins Coalition as Head of London Markets

18th November 2024

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has appointed Matt Foster as its Head of London Markets. In the role, Foster will serve as the lead underwriter for the London Market and complex risks, reporting to Stephen Wares, Head of International Underwriting. Foster began his career as a Graduate Trainee ... Read the full article

The Hartford and Coalition partner to tackle growing demand in UK cyber market

29th October 2024

Property & casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford and Coalition, a cyber insurer, have entered into a strategic, long-term capacity partnership to combat the growing customer and broker demand for Coalition’s Active Cyber Insurance approach in the UK market. Coalition’s Active Cyber Insurance offering is designed to help organisations spot, mitigate, and ... Read the full article

Coalition helps UK policyholders recover stolen funds from cyberattacks with new service

17th October 2024

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has launched a service dedicated to recovering funds stolen by cyber attackers in the UK. Designed to intercept funds in the banking system before an attacker can move them, the cyber insurer’s new ‘clawback’ service has recently proven a success with the ... Read the full article

AIG’s Simonsen joins Coalition as European Head of Insurance

3rd October 2024

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has appointed Tine Simonsen as its Head of Insurance for Continental Europe. Simonsen has nearly 14 years of experience as a specialist within the Financial Lines & Cyber Insurance segments, focusing on products such as Cyber Insurance, D&O Insurance, and Professional Indemnity. In ... Read the full article

Philip Cruickshank joins Coalition as Regional Underwriter for cyber risk prevention

11th September 2024

Coalition, the insurance provider focused on actively preventing digital risks, has appointed Philip Cruickshank as Regional Development Underwriter in Manchester. Stephen Wares, Coalition’s International Head of Underwriting, commented: “Philip is a major hire for our team in the North and a well-known industry figure in the region. "At Aon, where he was ... Read the full article

Coalition Re launched to provide active cyber reinsurance backed by Aspen-led capacity

9th September 2024

Coalition, an active insurance provider focused on preventing digital risks before they occur, has launched Coalition Re, a reinsurance intermediary offering active cyber reinsurance through two products supported by Aspen-led capacity. Coalition Re offers capacity for non-proportional cyber reinsurance treaties and a white-label cyber insurance product with up to 100% quota ... Read the full article

Fiona McMartin joins Coalition as Assistant Underwriter for active cyber insurance

29th August 2024

Coalition, an active insurance provider focused on preventing digital risks before they occur, has appointed Fiona McMartin as Associate Underwriter in its London office. McMartin launched her insurance career in 2022 through RSA’s graduate programme, where she initially served as a team leader in client services. She later transitioned to RSA’s cyber ... Read the full article