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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.

Reinsurers are leaning into the cyber market: JMP

18th December 2024

Analysts at JMP report that reinsurers are increasingly leaning into the cyber market, a move expected to drive better pricing, and terms and conditions for cedants at the January 1 renewals, building on trends observed at recent renewals. This assessment follows JMP's recent meetings with insurers, reinsurers, and brokers in London, ... Read the full article

CyberCube enters into multi-year partnership with Mathison Insurance

16th December 2024

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance sector, has signed a multi-year partnership with Mathison Insurance Partners, in a move that will allow Mathison to deliver enhanced cyber risk solutions to its retail partners and clients. For those unaware, Mathison Insurance Partners, is a specialist wholesale brokerage based ... Read the full article

Cyber risk to intensify in 2025 as attackers switch tactics: Moody’s

12th December 2024

Cyber risk is set to intensify next year as attackers switch tactics in response to better corporate cyber defences, and as advances in artificial intelligence (AI) increase the volume and effectiveness of their strikes, says Moody's Ratings. According to Moody's 2025 cybersecurity outlook, ransomware attackers are expected to shift to targeting ... Read the full article

Closing the cyber protection gap with cat bonds: Geneva Association

12th December 2024

Financial innovations such as cyber catastrophe bonds could help bridge the cyber protection gap, according to a recent report by the Geneva Association. As businesses and societies become increasingly digital, cyber threats such as ransomware, data breaches, and IT outages have emerged as top concerns. Over the past decade, the cyber ... Read the full article

UK business leaders struggle to recognise cyber risk as a financial threat: Resilience

6th December 2024

IT and financial leaders at the UK’s largest firms have a poor understanding of cyber risk as a financial risk, despite 74% of mid-to-large UK businesses experiencing cybercrime, according to a new survey by cyber risk solutions provider Resilience. The findings reveal a disconnect between what causes the greatest financial losses ... Read the full article

Re/insurers’ operations exposed to cyber threats, says S&P

5th December 2024

According to a new report by S&P Global, insurers and reinsurers are exposed to cyber threats, with the potential for a direct attack to impact their operations, potentially costing a significant portion of their average annual earnings. Re/insurers face various operational cyber risks, including IT system disruptions, outages of third-party IT ... Read the full article

CyberCube partners with Penguin Tech to enhance cyber risk solutions

2nd December 2024

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics, has partnered with Penguin Tech, an integration and consulting provider, to deliver enhanced solutions that help insurers better understand, manage, and mitigate cyber threats. Through this collaboration, CyberCube’s advanced analytics will integrate seamlessly with the solutions Penguin Tech delivers to Duck Creek Technologies clients. ... Read the full article

Re/insurance market must prepare for Single Point of Failure tech outage events: CyberCube

29th November 2024

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics, has warned that organisations must prepare for the escalating risk of unplanned technology outage events, primarily driven by a rise in cloud service provider outages and an increased frequency of industry-wide Single Point of Failure (SPoF) events. In their Global Threat Briefing report, CyberCube ... Read the full article

CFC unveils new insurance solution for mid-size to multinational tech companies

28th November 2024

Specialist insurance provider, CFC has announced the launch of a new comprehensive insurance solution which will provide coverage for technology and cyber risks faced by tech businesses with revenues exceeding $250 million. This new product, designed for mid-size to multinational tech companies, will cover costs associated with delays, mistakes, oversights and ... Read the full article

S&P projects cyber insurance premiums to hit $23bn by 2026

28th November 2024

S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, maintains a stable outlook on the global cyber insurance and reinsurance industry, supported by solid underwriting profitability in 2023 and 2024, with expectations for this trend to continue into 2025. The industry's stability is further reinforced by substantial increases in ... 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

Reinsurers to remain a ‘pillar’ in development of effective cyber market: S&P

27th November 2024

As per a new report from S&P Global, the reinsurance market is set to remain extremely important in providing capital and capacity to support further revenue growth in the cyber insurance market. "In our view, reinsurers will remain an important pillar in the development of a sustainable and effective cyber insurance ... Read the full article

Cyber-attacks cost UK businesses £44bn in last five years: Howden

25th November 2024

Half (52%) of UK businesses, representing 1.3 million private sector companies, have endured at least one cyber-attack in the past five years, equating to £44 billion of lost revenue, according to Howden, the international insurance intermediary group. New research published by Howden reveals that businesses with an annual revenue of over ... Read the full article

Aon unveils new application to drive tech-driven cyber risk management

18th November 2024

Global professional services firm Aon has launched its Cyber Risk Analyzer, a digital application allowing risk managers to make technology-enabled decisions to mitigate cyber risk. According to the firm, the Cyber Risk Analyzer provides clients and brokers with unique capabilities such as loss forecasting, exposure assessment, and total cost of risk ... Read the full article

Cyber insurance growth slows, yet new opportunities emerge: Swiss Re

18th November 2024

Although the rapid growth of the cyber insurance market may be slowing, it continues to present a compelling growth opportunity, but looking ahead, this will be fueled by different drivers and regional variations, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) having the largest potential to address the existing cyber protection gap, ... Read the full article