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At-Bay’s analysis of more than 6,500 claims documents how Akira ransomware and a single VPN brand reshaped the cyber insurance loss landscape in 2025. Cyber insurance claims hit record highs in 2025. Frequency rose 7% year-over-year. Average severity climbed to an all-time high of $221,000. Those are the headline numbers. The story behind them is … Read more
Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index shows cyber as the only major line expanding in both supply and demand. Global cyber insurance rates fell 5% in Q1 2026, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI). The decline follows a steeper 7% drop in Q4 2025. The pace of decline slowed, but the direction held firm. … Read more
Inaccurate asset inventories create underwriting fictions. Cork Cyber’s new automated mapping capability builds the auditable data foundation that carriers and brokers are increasingly demanding. Cork Cyber announced Auto Mapping at N-able Empower 2026 on April 16. The new capability is built into Cork Vantage, the company’s cyber risk intelligence platform designed for managed service providers. … Read more
Guest Author: Jonathan Selby, Technology Vertical Lead, Founder Shield. Most of us fear the “bad link” in a fake email, and we diligently train our teams to spot fishy notes. But what if the threat comes from a tool you already trust? The recent hit on Notepad++ shows a new trend—hackers got into the system … Read more
CFC’s Lane Assist moves real cyber submissions from email to quote recommendation in seconds. Every output is reviewed by a human underwriter before anything is issued. CFC has launched Lane Assist, a live pilot of agentic underwriting within its cyber insurance team. The specialist insurer describes it as a world first in specialty insurance. The … Read more