Avoid These Technologies If You Want Cheaper Cyber Insurance 

“…enterprises can control the costs by being more intelligent about risk selection regarding the products and technologies in their environment. Coalition rates are based on certain technologies, which means it’s not a flat rate increase for every renewal, according to (head of product at cyber insurance provider Coalition Payal) Chakravarty. Renewal rates are determined by … Read more

Lloyd’s Defends Exclusions for State-Backed Cyber Attacks 

“The move to limit systemic risk in the insurance market, announced last month and applicable to standalone cyber policies from the end of March, prompted warnings it would lead to legal disputes over whether certain attacks had state support while further restricting cover vital to businesses. But Patrick Tiernan, Lloyd’s chief of markets, said the … Read more

 Cowbell Adds CSO and Director from Anthemis to Support Sizzling Growth

“As of August 2022, Cowbell has developed the largest cyber insurance distribution network in the U.S. with more than 17,000 producers. Cowbell continues to grow its business with a 260% year-over-year growth in written premium, 272% in revenues and 438% in policyholders for the first half of 2022.” Source: Matthew Jones Joins Cowbell as Chief … Read more

Major Cloud Players Increasingly Sharing Client Data With Cyber Insurers 

According to the report, Microsoft and AWS are offering the service, but Google is most advanced. “The crux of the approaches is the use of a customer’s IT configuration data provided directly from the cloud providers, which can give insurers a degree of certainty they’ve never before had when assessing the cyber risk of potential … Read more

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