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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.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacting cyber market” – Moody’s
16th June 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a situation in which cyber insurers are increasing rates and narrowing coverage due to the possibility of cyberattacks. A new note from Moody’s says that while attacks related to the conflict have not yet risen to a level previously feared, further and large-scale attacks ... Read the full article
Cyber insurance pricing rises amidst multiple factors – Marsh
14th June 2022
The latest UK Cyber Insurance Trends Report from Marsh states that pricing in the sector rose quickly in Q3 and Q4 2021, while the market focuses on addressing systemic risk. However, Marsh said that efforts to tackle this through exclusionary language have caused frustration for clients, while the ongoing war that ... Read the full article
CyberCube report addresses criminal cyber threat actors
13th June 2022
A new report from CyberCube says that cyber criminals display a variety of motivations and maintain complex relationships, which should be considered when underwriting and broking cyber risk. The report – Understanding criminal cyber threat actors and motivations, states that there are three main types of threat actors: state-sponsored, criminal gangs, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re cautious on writing cyber business
10th June 2022
Swiss Re has said it is biding its time before increasing its appetite for cyber risk, citing the newness of the sector. Thierry Léger, CUO of the reinsurance giant said that while it was still underweighted in cyber, it was investing in research and development to better understand this line of ... Read the full article
Cyber attacks increased year-on-year, Munich Re survey shows
10th June 2022
Reinsurance giant, Munich Re recently published the results from its Global Cyber Risk and Insurance Survey 2022. The survey was conducted among more than 7,000 participants from 14 countries. On a global level, data from the survey shows that attacks in ransomware, data breach and online fraud have increased year-on-year. Ransomware ... Read the full article
Kovrr collaborates with Microsoft on internal cyber security data
8th June 2022
Cyber risk modeller Kovrr has announced its selection by Microsoft for Startups – a global program dedicated to accelerating the trajectory of high-potential start-ups to enable growth at scale. By being a program member, this will give Kovrr exclusive access to Microsoft’s technology, as well as its mentorship and business support. In ... Read the full article
Insurance Europe urges policymakers & public to collaborate to tackle protection gaps
8th June 2022
Speaking at the 12th International Insurance Conference, in Prague, Andreas Brandstetter, Insurance Europe president, urged policymakers, insurers and the public to work together to address the significant protection gaps that exist in societies and economies. Brandstetter stressed the need for policymakers to ensure that regulatory frameworks are fit for purpose and ... Read the full article
Surefire Cyber launches, receives $10m in funding
7th June 2022
Forgepoint Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on cybersecurity investments, is pumping $10mn in Series A funding into Surefire Cyber - an early stage start-up incident response company, created to help cyber insurers, brokers, law firms, and the organizations they support to better manage major cyber events. With the rising ... Read the full article
Howden: “Cyber cover cost doubles in less than a year”
6th June 2022
Howden’s newest annual report on cyber reveals that higher loss frequency and severity from ransomware have caused such an extreme supply-demand imbalance the average cost of cover is more than double what it was last year. The report, A Hard Reset 2.0, looks at developments that have shaped the market in ... Read the full article
CyberCube teams up with Kroll on event response service
31st May 2022
CyberCube has launched a new feature for its customers called Cyber Aggregation Event Response Service (CAERS). CAERS will see CyberCube partnering with Kroll to provide its clients with information and guidance on major cyber aggregation events. Following a major cyber event, the CAERS team will update CyberCube’s clients with the latest information ... Read the full article
Hippo’s First Connect insurtech marketplace to offer cyber protection from Blink by Chubb
31st May 2022
First Connect Insurance Services LLC, a subsidiary of Hippo Insurance Group, has announced a collaboration with Blink, a suite of Chubb-backed consumer insurance products, to make personal cyber insurance protection available to independent agents that participate in First Connect’s insurtech marketplace platform. First Connect – a digital platform designed to provide ... Read the full article
Cyber risk confidence stagnating, says new Marsh report
30th May 2022
Confidence in being able to manage cyber risk has not improved in the last two years, according to a new report from Marsh. The report, The State of Cyber Resilience, questioned over 660 cyber risk decision makers globally and analyses how cyber risk is viewed by various functions and executives ... Read the full article
Singapore’s OCBC told to reserve extra $240m after phishing scam
30th May 2022
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation, has been asked to reserve an additional US $240 million after its customers were targeted by a major phishing scam. It’s thought that at least 790 customers lost a combined SG $13.7 million (US 10.0 million) in the SMS ... Read the full article
Cowbell Cyber launches the Cyber Risk Heatmap
30th May 2022
Cowbell Cyber has launched the Cyber Risk Heatmap. According to the firm, this new feature will provide all of Cowbell's agencies and brokers, insurance and reinsurance partners, and underwriters with immediate visibility into the distribution of covered risk in their portfolios. Rajeev Gupta, co-founder, and chief product officer at Cowbell Cyber, said: ... Read the full article
WTW launches cyber coverage for ports & terminals
27th May 2022
Leading advisory and broking solutions company, WTW has released a new specialist cyber coverage for ports and terminals. CyNav for Ports and Terminals is designed to address the specific cyber threats faced by port and terminal owners and operators. The coverage provides flexible and tailored cover for business interruption losses, including those ... Read the full article
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