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Cyber insurance & reinsurance news

Cyber insurance and reinsurance news, covering the growth of cyber reinsurance underwriting, the risks faced by cyber risk insurer’s, major cyber loss events, cyber reinsurance product development and cyber risk innovation trends.

Cyber risk is an emerging and fast-growing class of insurance and reinsurance business, so our cyber reinsurance news follows industry trends and reports on innovations, industry cyber risk capacity issues, as well as what is happening in the cyber underwriting market.

Lyndsey Bauer joins Miller as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber

13th May 2026

Miller, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Lyndsey Bauer as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber, operating across the company’s retail and wholesale platforms. Her primary focus will be managing cyber exposures across various industry verticals and insurance portfolios while creating a more integrated approach to addressing cyber as ... Read the full article

UK business leaders rank cyber risk as top concern for first time: Marsh Risk

12th May 2026

UK business leaders have ranked cyber risk as their top concern for the first time, with 46% citing it as a leading concern, up three percentage points from 2024 and up from 20% in 2023, according to a recent report by Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh. Marsh Risk’s UK Business ... Read the full article

Brit launches on Acturis to support cyber growth strategy

11th May 2026

Brit Group Holdings Limited (Brit), a specialty insurer, has announced that it is launching on Acturis, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for general insurance. Used by over 30,000 brokers, Acturis is a UK-based insurance software company offering a multi-tenant SaaS platform that provides administration, distribution, and underwriting capabilities to insurers and insurance ... Read the full article

Allianz to transfer commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition in new partnership

6th May 2026

Allianz Commercial and Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, today announced a transformative, strategic agreement to expand their cyber insurance partnership. This agreement makes Coalition Allianz's exclusive global partner for commercial cyber insurance across all segments. By transitioning its commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition, Allianz is combining the ... Read the full article

CyberCube’s analytics platform Broking Manager new feature to support international cyber market growth

5th May 2026

CyberCube, a cyber risk analytics provider serving the insurance industry, has launched a new feature in its Broking Manager tool to support cyber market growth in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. Brokers will now be able to use the Regional Risk Transfer Benchmarking tool, which has been added ... Read the full article

Howden Re strengthens cyber reinsurance team with five appointments amid rising global demand

30th April 2026

Howden Re, part of Howden, has made five new appointments to its cyber reinsurance division as it continues to respond to rising demand from clients around the world. According to Howden Re, the expansion supports the ongoing development of its cyber reinsurance capabilities, including establishing a dedicated presence in the United ... Read the full article

Canopius launches new cyber war product to protect businesses

27th April 2026

Canopius Group, an international specialty and property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance company, has launched a new cyber war product, offering businesses dedicated protection against the escalating threat of cyber war. Cyber war has evolved to the point where it can shut down operations, compromise critical systems, and undermine financial resilience. As ... Read the full article

Cyber insurance market enters critical phase amid softening rates and rising exposure: DUAL

23rd April 2026

Richard Clapham, CEO of DUAL, has warned that the global cyber insurance market is approaching a “significant inflection point”, as sustained softening, rising exposures and an increasingly elevated threat landscape converge to test long-term market sustainability. In a recent report, DUAL said cyber insurance has reached a critical juncture. As a ... Read the full article

Middle East tensions may fuel cyber risk but soft market set to persist: Morningstar DBRS

20th April 2026

While heightened geopolitical tensions stemming from the Iran conflict are expected to drive increased cyber activity and strengthen demand for insurance protection, the soft market, evidenced by slowing cyber premium growth in recent years, is likely to persist unless a major cyber loss event materially resets expectations for future claims, ... Read the full article

Coalition introduces enhanced business recovery endorsements for cyber incidents

16th April 2026

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced Enhanced Business Recovery Endorsements aimed at protecting revenue, accelerating settlements, and supporting businesses following cyber incidents. During its Activate conference, Coalition unveiled a suite of endorsements, including Key Customer Coverage, Rapid Review, Cashflow Lifeline, and a reduced waiting period for ... Read the full article

Janus Assurance Re launches new marine cyber insurance programme

10th April 2026

Janus Assurance Re, a specialty insurer offering reinsurance solutions, has launched its Marine Cyber Insurance programme, a specialty risk transfer solution for shipowners, vessel managers, charterers, terminal operators, and maritime logistics firms. According to the insurer, the launch responds to converging governance signals across the maritime sector. Additionally, the programme aims to ... Read the full article

BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions now live on mShift Marketplace

9th April 2026

Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift), a digital insurance marketplace designed to simplify specialty insurance distribution, has announced that BOXX Insurance is now live on the mShift Marketplace, giving brokers streamlined access to BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions. The partnership allows brokers to quote, bind, and issue BOXX’s cyber insurance and protection products directly ... Read the full article

Marsh Risk’s Cyber ECHO facility now offers up to $200m of insurance capacity

8th April 2026

Marsh Risk, a business of global re/insurance broker Marsh, has announced that its Cyber ECHO facility now provides clients with up to $200 million of insurance capacity, making it the largest cyber facility in the global insurance market. Launched in 2016, Cyber ECHO is designed to mitigate clients’ most complex cyber ... Read the full article

DUAL expands global cyber capacity through Liberty-led partnership

8th April 2026

DUAL has expanded its global cyber and technology capabilities through a revised strategic partnership backed by A-rated capacity partners led by Liberty, enabling higher primary limits for risks with revenues up to £1 billion and enhanced excess limits for risks up to £5 billion. The firm explained that the expansion creates ... Read the full article

Arch Insurance North America expands primary cyber coverage to Canada

7th April 2026

Arch Insurance North America has expanded its primary cyber coverage solution, Arch CyPro, to include Canada, effective April 1st, 2026. The cyber coverage, which builds on Arch’s established excess layer cyber capabilities, will be available in Canada through Arch Insurance Canada Ltd. Arch CyPro introduces primary cyber coverage to the portfolio, expanding ... Read the full article