Mark Sauter

Mark Sauter's insights on the financial, policy and security elements of cyber insurance are based on years of experience in the investment banking, media and business worlds. Co-author of the McGraw Hill university textbook "Homeland Security: a Complete Guide," Sauter was also a consultant to one of the world's largest software companies and served as a US Army Special Forces and infantry officer.

Cyber Insurance IPO Watch: CFC Considers Going Public, Reports Financial Times

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London-based cyber insurance provider CFC is working with investment bankers to analyze strategic options, including a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the UK, reports the Financial Times (Life Insurance International has details from the FT on the potential public transaction; the FT story is paywalled). This cyber insurance IPO could drive a valuation exceeding … Read more

So What’s the Real Cyber Insurance Market Size?

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Chart showing diverse growth projections in the cyber insurance market size, with multiple upward arrows and one curved line indicating a temporary decline followed by recovery, on a blue grid background.

Up, Up… But How Much? And How Fast? – We dutifully share new market reports on the cyber insurance market size. According to a new MarketsandMarkets report , spending is expected to grow from $16.54 billion in 2025 to $32.19 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.2%. The authors cite … Read more

“Cyber Warfare” Market to Reach $61.5 Billion by 2029

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The cyber insurance and cybersecurity markets are known for their buzzwords, which are often defined differently by various stakeholders. “Cyber warfare” is often used to describe attacks aiming at military or strategic impact, as opposed to hacks designed to steal money. A new market research report asserts this market represents app. $26.6 billion in spending … Read more

Move Over Wind & Earthquakes, Here Come Cyber Cat Bonds

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Wind (including hurricanes) and earthquakes have long been the “peak perils” that keep insurance executives up at night and dominate the $54 billion market for cat (catastrophe) bonds to backstop insurance and resinsurance companies. But now cyber cat bonds are moving up in demand, in part because cyber risk is (in general) uncorrelated with natural … Read more

AON Details Its Cyber Insurance Intake Process

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We’ve reported on AON’s new cyber risk report with posts including one on the drop in ransomware payments made by clients of the cyber insurance broker. Another element of the report that struck us as interesting: details on AON’s “Cyber Quotient Evaluation (CyQu), a patented global cyber e-submission platform,” the key part of the broker’s … Read more

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