Cyber Insurance Best Practices

HSB Expands Personal Cyber Insurance Coverage (Even Your Car & Emotional Well-Being, Not to Mention those Star Wars NFTs, are Covered)

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HSB (Hartford Steam Boiler), part of Munich Re, has expanded its personal and family cyber insurance to help customers deal with new digital risks. This includes protection against things like internet fraud, connected vehicle hacks, and the emotional stress caused by cybercrime. Along with insurance coverage, HSB also provides tools for preventing cyberattacks and offers … Read more

Mea Culpa from RPS: Cyber Insurance Prices Not Going Up as Expected

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We’re fans of research from RPS/Risk Placement Services, the brokerage and MGA. Early this year, the firm predicted a correction in cyber pricing driven by factors such as increased fraud perpetrated by AI. But in its 2024 Q3 Cyber Market Update, RPS concedes the “market hardening” and price increases have not yet occurred. “Since the … Read more

AI to the Rescue for Cyber Insurers? Not so Fast, Says New York State

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“Artificial intelligence systems” (“AIS”) and “external consumer data and information sources” (“ECDIS”) can help insurers and companies, New York State regulators concede, but the technologies better not hurt “protected classes” or “perpetuate or amplify systemic biases that have resulted in unlawful or unfair discrimination,” warns the state in new regulatory guidance. Given the complexity of … Read more

AI Cuts Cyber-Insurance Claim Processing Times By > 80%?

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So reports Venture Beat in a report on AI’s impact on cyber insurance, which also says the technology can dramatically accelerate risk assessments: “Cyber insurers are also looking to AI to reduce the time and costs of real-time risk assessments that can cost between $10,000 to $50,000 per assessment and take between four to six weeks to … Read more

1/3 of Ransomware Victims Did Not Recover Data Even After Paying Up

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In the world of cybercrime, few experiences are as frustrating as paying a ransom to recover stolen data only to remain empty-handed. This stark reality is highlighted in the issue of ransomware data recovery where recent studies reveal that 1/3 of ransomware victims did not recover data even after paying up. For individuals and businesses, … Read more

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