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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.
Partnerships essential for cyber insurance success, says GlobalData
4th April 2019
While cyber insurance penetration increased by 14% among UK small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in 2018, the market is far from saturated and considerable growth should be expected over the coming years, according to a report published by data and analytics firm GlobalData. GlobalData believes that the complexity and continuous ... Read the full article
LockerGoga ransomware threatens industrial firms with “chaos,” say experts
3rd April 2019
LockerGoga, the strain of ransomware that is suspected to be behind the recent Norsk Hydro cyber attack, utilises an unusually disruptive hacking approach that can cause “chaos” for the industrial firms that it targets, according to cyber experts. Norsk Hydro, a Norway-based aluminium manufacturing, was forced to disable part of ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC acquires cyber specialist NAS Insurance Services
2nd April 2019
Specialty insurance group Tokio Marine HCC has announced it has acquired NAS Insurance Services, LLC, a U.S specialist in cyber and professional liability solutions. NAS is a Lloyd’s coverholder with a background in specialty product innovation, flexible policy development, open market and reinsurance solutions, and online broker portals providing 24/7 quoting ... Read the full article
Munich Re, Allianz & AXIS join Marsh for new cyber service
27th March 2019
Global re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the launch of Cyber Catalyst, a service that brings together a number of the market’s leading insurers to provide analysis and assessment of cybersecurity products. The objective of Cyber Catalyst is to identify and evaluate effective solutions for an organisation to deploy against cyber risk, ... Read the full article
Norsk Hydro says cyber attack could cost $41mn, names AIG as lead insurer
26th March 2019
Aluminium manufacturer Norsk Hydro has said that it is anticipating a financial impact of between 300-350 Norwegian crowns (USD $35-41 million) for the first week following a cyber attack on March 19 that caused major disruption to its operations. The Norwegian firm also stated that it had a “solid cyber risk ... Read the full article
AXA-backed insurtech Sayata Labs launches with $6.5mn in funding
26th March 2019
Sayata Labs, a new insurtech start-up focused on cyber risk assessment for insurers and SMBs, has announced today that it has launched with $6.5 million in seed funding. The Tel Aviv-based company is already partnering with re/insurance broker AXA to enhance its cyber risk capabilities, while Israeli venture capital firm Elron ... Read the full article
PCS looks into Norsk Hydro cyber attack losses
26th March 2019
Property Claims Services (PCS), a Verisk business, has begun investigating the loss potential of the recent cyber attack on aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro. Co-Head of PCS Tom Johansmeyer told our sister publication, Artemis, that the firm was watching the event to determine whether it qualifies for designation under PCS Global ... Read the full article
QIC Global partners with Verisk’s Sequel on cyber exposure
25th March 2019
QIC Global, the umbrella organisation for Qatar Insurance Company's (QIC) international trading brands, has signed a contract to use software from Sequel, a Verisk business, to model cyber risk. By utilising Sequel’s Impact system, QIC Global hopes to be able to better capture and aggregate complex cyber exposure. The company is already ... Read the full article
Norsk Hydro gives ransomware update, confirms BI cover in cyber policy
20th March 2019
Following yesterday’s news of an extensive malware attack on aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro, the firm’s Chief Financial Officer Eivind Kallevik has stated that its cyber insurance policy includes Business Interruption (BI), but was unable to provide further information. “I’ll be careful going into details of the insurance coverage,” said ... Read the full article
Norsk Hydro disrupted by major cyber attack
19th March 2019
A potential ransomware attack on Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aluminium, has forced the company to switch to manual operations in a bid to contain the breach. Emerging reports indicate the Norway-based company’s operations are being disrupted after unusual activity was spotted on its server by IT ... Read the full article
GFIA highlights challenges to cyber market’s responsible growth
12th March 2019
The General Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has said that while the cyber insurance market continues to grow responsibly, there are challenges to growth that must be addressed. Commenting on the OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee's documentation on the cyber market and related issues, the GFIA highlights some challenges to ... Read the full article
Businesses need clarity to justify cyber investment: Brisson, Swiss Re
8th March 2019
Whilst the introduction of regulatory frameworks surrounding personal data continually heightens the legal and financial repercussions for a company seen to have mishandled it, obtaining sufficient cyber cover is becoming an increasingly higher-stakes game. In a recent discussion with Reinsurance News, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ Head Cyber Technology EMEA APAC LATAM, François ... Read the full article
Everest adds Ayesha West from Navigators as Cyber VP
8th March 2019
Everest Insurance, a division of global insurer and reinsurer Everest Re Group, has appointed Ayesha West as Vice President of its cyber insurance group. West will be tasked with the management and development of the company’s national cyber insurance underwriting team and will be based in New York, reporting to Head ... Read the full article
CyberScout partners with Pioneer & MSIG Mingtai on Southeast Asia offering
1st March 2019
CyberScout has partnered with Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corp. and MSIG Mingtai Insurance Co. to deliver an embedded, retainer-based cyber insurance offering for the Southeast Asia market. The solutions will offer multilingual 24/7 breach response, consumer cyber assistance, remote consulting and data forensic services to both individuals and small and medium-size ... Read the full article
RTG’s Limehouse acquires Decyber
25th February 2019
Limehouse Agencies, the managing general agency (MGA) subsidiary of RFIB’s Risk Transfer Group Limited (RTG), has acquired the online specialist sport and leisure resilience firm Decyber. This acquisition forms part of RTG’s new corporate strategy first outlined in May 2018 that aims to increase revenue from approximately £50 million to ... Read the full article
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