Would Cyber War Force US Government to Bail Out Losses? 

Jon Bateman, senior fellow in the cyber policy initiative of the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “’If we see a true cyber catastrophe on the order of a hundred billion or more losses or insured losses in one country, the government is going to step in, regardless of … Read more

A Growing Challenge for Cyber Insurance Providers: Managing Client Expectations

“Managing clients’ expectations suddenly became an even bigger part of the broker’s role, (Patrick Bourk, principal and national cyber practice leader at HUB International Ontario) explained, particularly when it came to helping clients to understand why their premiums increased so much and what they could do to mitigate some of those extra costs. ‘The challenge is, … Read more

Interesting Cyber Insurance Trends in the UK; Includes Reduced Limits in Key Sectors (Marsh)

“The make-up of who buys cyber insurance has also shifted, wrote Marsh. Increased technology adoption and the associated heightened cyber risk has led to a significant increase in insurance buying by power and utilities and manufacturing companies. Purchasing by more traditional buyers, such as retailers and financial institutions, has declined mainly due to capacity reductions … Read more

Cyber Insurance Market Penetration for Several Sectors: Moody’s Report

“Some of the cybersecurity investment increase is also going toward standalone cyber insurance; 65% of public sector organizations carry specialized cyber coverage, as do 57% of financial services companies. No industry is below 46% in this category.” Source: Moody’s Report: Cybersecurity Investment Up, But Preparedness Remains Inconsistent – CPO Magazine

Tips for Today’s Cyber Insurance Market: Practical Report for CISO’s/Execs from Microsoft

Presentation for RSA includes market intel and useful tips for navigating the cyber insurance market, from methods for estimating required coverage to “gotchas” lurking in policy fine print. Examples from the report: The top reasons insurers don’t pay 1. “It’s related to the same breach as last year” 2. “We only pay up to _____” … Read more

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