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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.
Quantum computing a potential cyber risk for re/insurers: Fitch
12th November 2019
The day when quantum computing power can be applied to real world scenarios is fast approaching, posing a number of important questions around the parameters of cyber risk and security of data encryption. Fitch Ratings analysts note how quantum computers - estimated to run 100 million times faster than current technology ... Read the full article
IFTRIP highlights divergent views on cyber terrorism across commercial market
11th November 2019
Further collaboration and discussion is needed around the response to, and definition of, cyber terrorism, while more broadly, divergent views around the insurability of cyber risk remains across the commercial market. This is according to delegates that attended the 2019 International Forum of Terrorism Risk (Re)Insurance Pools (IFTRIP) conference, held in ... Read the full article
Cyber market not as profitable as it appears: CyberCube CEO
8th November 2019
CyberCube's Pascal Millaire believes we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cyber catastrophe aggregation in the insurance industry and that, once you start layering on the appropriate loads onto coverages, the market is not as profitable as it appears. “This is a market that’s expected to ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s has been too slow reacting to change: CEO John Neal
7th November 2019
Lloyd’s has not reacted quickly enough to changes in the risk landscape and must offer products and services that are more closely aligned with what customers want and need, according to Chief Executive of the marketplace John Neal. Speaking at a lecture today in Lloyd’s Old Library building, Neal emphasised the ... Read the full article
Hamilton’s Pembroke announces new cyber team, product
6th November 2019
Pembroke Managing Agency Limited, recently acquired by Bermuda-based re/insurer Hamilton Insurance Group, has established a new team of cyber underwriters and announced the launch of a new product. Pembroke’s four-person cyber team, led by divisional director Jacqueline Spencer-Sim, consists of senior underwriter Iain Ainslie, underwriter Maria Mathews, and assistant underwriter ... Read the full article
37% rise in ransomware attacks reported by Beazley
4th November 2019
Data from specialist insurer Beazley shows a 37% rise in ransomware attacks against the previous quarter, as cyber criminals look to exploit weak security programs of IT vendors. 24% of ransomware incidents reported to Beazley’s in-house breach response team were found to have originated with attack on an IT vendor or ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson announces three new cyber policies
31st October 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched a range of new cyber insurance policies for clients in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Western Europe. WTW states that the three new policies offer innovative, bespoke solutions for large enterprises and mid-market clients, enabling them to fully assess, ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln launches flagship cyber product in Asia
31st October 2019
Tokio Marine Kiln, part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has launched its flagship cyber product in Asia. Cyber Ctrl was developed in response to an increasing demand for comprehensive cyber coverage and prevention services, and offers businesses specialist breach preparation and threat monitoring services. Marketed as a policy enhancement to small ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s report reveals huge cyber risk protection gap across Asia-Pacific ports
30th October 2019
A single, large cyber-attack hitting major ports across the Asia-Pacific region could cost as much as USD 110 billion, of which just 8% would be covered by insurance, according to a new report produced by the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, on behalf of the Cyber Risk Management ... Read the full article
Markel to offer new cyber risk management tool for SMEs
28th October 2019
Re/insurance holding company Markel Corporation has announced the addition of a new risk management tool to its cyber product offering. The tool, called WhiteHaX, simulates cyber security breaches and assesses the readiness of deployed security infrastructure and software. Markel believes the service will be particularly useful for small-to-medium size businesses. "The key to ... Read the full article
Verisk eyes improved cyber insights with launch of Cyber Data Exchange
24th October 2019
Data analytics provider Verisk has announced the creation and launch of its Cyber Data Exchange, designed to help insurers and reinsurers tackle some of the challenges surrounding cyber insurance. The Cyber Data Exchange operates as an analytics solution that aggregates cyber insurance data in order to help re/insurers obtain more comprehensive ... Read the full article
Ransomware cyber attacks on the rise, warns Chubb
24th October 2019
On the back of a significant increase from 2017 to 2018, the volume of ransomware cyber attacks in the first-half of 2019 has already outpaced the total number of claims witnessed in the whole of 2018, according to global insurer and reinsurer Chubb. The significant increase witnessed in the first-half of ... Read the full article
Norsk Hydro claims first $3.6mn from its cyber insurance
23rd October 2019
Aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro has announced that it has claimed approximately USD 3.6 million (NOK 33 million) from its insurers in the third-quarter of 2019 following the cyber-attack on its operations in March. After detecting unusual activity on its servers that disabled part of its smelting operations on March 19th, ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2019
23rd October 2019
Introducing Reinsurance News’ first ever Monte Carlo Rendezvous Roundtable event, where industry executives examined disruption, catastrophe modelling and other key fundamental shifts currently sweeping the market. With our executive panel spoilt for topics to pick apart and discuss, focus first settled on the record catastrophe years in 2017 and ... Read the full article
Reinsurance leaders reflect on Industry 4.0 readiness at Baden-Baden
21st October 2019
At a symposium hosted by reinsurance brokerage Guy Carpenter at this year’s Baden-Baden conference, senior re/insurance figures provided a range of insights into the industry’s readiness to adapt and harness the benefits inherent to the tech-driven Industry 4.0. With the needs of clients in constant flux and business efficiency and interconnectedness ... Read the full article