Cyber Insurance Best Practices

Only a Quarter of Enterprises With Cyber Coverage Have Standalone Policies?

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So says a new Forrester report. “While Forrester data showed that most enterprises had some kind of cyber insurance coverage, only 26% had a standalone policy.” Read more here. This contrasts with reports, such as this one from AM Best, that “(m)ore than 70% of cyber premium is written on standalone policies…” The gap may … Read more

Cyber Fraud Common in Mortgage Closings, But Most Banks Not Confirming Their Settlement Agents Have Cyber Insurance

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A survey of almost 50,000 mortgage settlement agents indicates wire/cyber fraud is common in the mortgage process. While most agents say they have insurance to cover the risk, they also report banks usually do not require evidence of that insurance before engaging with them. This despite the risk to lenders of losing their money in … Read more

Zurich Acquires Cyber Risk Company; Another Example of the Fusing of Cyber Insurance & Cyber Tech

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Zurich buys SpearTip to bolster its cyber risk and mitigation services to customers. “‘Both Zurich Resilience Solutions and SpearTip share a commitment to helping businesses anticipate and prevent cyber threats while being ready to respond when an attack occurs,’ said Tom Fioretti, Head of North America Zurich Resilience Solutions. ‘The acquisition of SpearTip represents a further … Read more

Cyber Security Insurance Industry Moves (Carefully) Toward AI 

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No doubt the major insurtech players (and, of course, the hackers) have a good start on leveraging AI for their business challenges. This report covers some of the areas AI will impact in the short term. “AI automation could make the claims filing, evaluation, and settlement processes more efficient. ‘Algorithms that use machine learning can … Read more

Think Your CISO is Ready to Run an Incident Response Plan? Think Again, Says Coalition  

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“‘CISOs think when an event comes, they know exactly what to do. But I would say the majority don’t,’ (Catherine Lyle, head of claims at Coalition) said. ‘Having tabletop exercises and incident response plans are important, and they don’t have to be super intense. Just know who you have to call when something’s gone wrong. … Read more

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