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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.
Mass IT outage to accelerate interest in cat-focused reinsurance: Howden Re
22nd July 2024
While the financial implications of last week's significant IT outage, which was caused by an update to the CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint detection and response (EDR) tool, will take time to be understood, the event is expected to accelerate interest in cat-focused reinsurance programmes, according to Luke Foord-Kelcey, Global Head of ... Read the full article
Global IT outage won’t have lasting impact on rated universe: Morningstar DBRS
22nd July 2024
Despite expecting the July 19 global IT outage to cause widespread disruption across a variety of corporate and financial sectors, including an influx of cyber business interruption claims, Morningstar DBRS does not anticipate a lasting impact on its rated universe. In a recent report, the firm's analysts noted that the outage ... Read the full article
BI claims the likely focus of insured losses from Microsoft IT outage, say analysts
19th July 2024
Following today's Microsoft Cloud outage, analysts currently expect business interruption claims to drive the bulk of insurance industry losses, and question whether this could be the litmus test for cyber underwriters, notably UK headquartered, specialist insurer Beazley. One of the largest-ever IT outages hit companies across the world today, causing significant ... Read the full article
Poll suggests AI threats will drive the biggest cyber losses for re/insurers
17th July 2024
A recent poll from Reinsurance News suggests that AI-powered threats will drive the biggest losses across the cyber re/insurance market over the next two years. Hundreds of people from across the insurance and reinsurance industry responded to the poll. Of this, nearly half of respondents (45%) said that they expect AI-powered threats ... Read the full article
TransRe announces key promotions to enhance cyber underwriting and services
16th July 2024
To better support the underwriting of a growing line of business and enhance product and service offerings, TransRe, a global reinsurer, has announced the promotion of Tina Kališnik to Global Portfolio Leader, Cyber, and Diana Liu to US Cyber Underwriting Leader. Tina Kališnik, who joined TransRe in 2016, has played a ... Read the full article
QBE launches global cyber policy to enhance client resilience
16th July 2024
Global insurer QBE has launched QCyberProtect, a comprehensive and consistent cyber policy designed to enhance cyber resilience for a diverse range of clients across the globe. QCyberProtect offers customised coverage for losses from various cyber risks, including network security breaches, privacy liability, IT and non-IT business interruptions, and reputational loss. It provides ... Read the full article
Parametrix secures $50m parametric cloud outage coverage for US retail chain
12th July 2024
Earlier this week, Parametrix, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling, and insurance services, successfully secured a $50 million parametric cloud outage coverage for a US retail chain. As announced by Parametrix's Chief Commercial Officer, Sharon Haran, this innovative coverage provides the client with protection against Amazon Web Services (AWS) outages during ... Read the full article
AdvantageGo and FortifyData partner to enhance cyber risk analysis for underwriters
12th July 2024
AdvantageGo, a commercial re/insurance software provider and part of Coforge, has formed a strategic partnership with FortifyData, a cyber risk management solutions provider, aiming to enhance underwriters’ ability to analyse cyber risks. FortifyData’s platform identifies and evaluates cyber risks by directly assessing organisations. It provides a risk-based view of vulnerabilities and ... Read the full article
Businesses must do better to understand complexity of Business Email Compromise: GC
10th July 2024
Business Email Compromise (BEC), a form of phishing that involves attackers manipulating individuals into unintentionally facilitating fraudulent activities, an often overlooked cyber threat, is considered to be one of the most financially damaging cyber threats across the sector, according to Guy Carpenter, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and business ... Read the full article
Active cyber insurance vital for effective risk management: Motta, Coalition
4th July 2024
Joshua Motta, Founder and CEO of Coalition, advocates for the necessity of active cyber insurance due to the shortcomings of traditional approaches, highlighted by erratic rate fluctuations and the inadequate readiness of organisations facing escalating cyber risks. Speaking at the Marsh McLennan Rising Professionals’ Forum, Motta pointed to the volatile rate ... Read the full article
Increased competition and capacity at mid-year cyber renewals: Aon
4th July 2024
Mid-year cyber renewals have signalled further improvements for buyers, with plenty of capacity and increased competition leading to positive outcomes for most insurers, according to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon. After a period of rapid price increases in 2021 and 2022, the cyber insurance market continues to see new capacity, resulting ... Read the full article
Lexasure and OneDegree launch cyber insurance for South/Southeast Asia
3rd July 2024
Lexasure Financial Group Limited (Lexasure), specialising in reinsurance, insurance, and insurtech solutions across South and Southeast Asia, joins forces with OneDegree Global (ODG), the technology division of OneDegree Group renowned for its IXT insurtech solutions and Cymetrics cybersecurity services. They revealed a joint cyber insurance solution at the ITC Asia conference ... Read the full article
Resilience doubles US client cyber insurance limits
1st July 2024
Cyber risk solution company Resilience has doubled the cyber insurance limits it can offer to clients in the US to $20 million per client. The agreement to expand Resilience's limit capability was reportedly brokered by Lockton Re and utilises Resilience's existing coverholder partnership with Lloyd's. "The additional $10 million in excess limits ... Read the full article
Cyber insurance growth to shift to non-US markets by 2030: Howden
1st July 2024
Howden, the insurance intermediary group, has released its fourth annual cyber report, "Risk, Resilience and Relevance," noting market stabilisation last year due to improved cyber hygiene following a surge in ransomware claims in 2020 and 2021. According to the report, carriers and brokers have made notable strides in enhancing price stability, ... Read the full article
76% of companies enhance cyber defences to secure insurance: Sophos
1st July 2024
Sophos, a provider of cybersecurity solutions, released findings from its recent survey, showing that 76% of companies enhanced their cyber defences to qualify for cyber insurance. The report found that 97% of companies with a cyber insurance policy invested in improving their defences to help with insurance. Among these, 67% secured ... Read the full article
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