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

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

“Silent Risk” Holding Back ILS Market for Cyber 

“Around 90% of ILS fund managers are concerned about the potential for silent cyber exposure within their funds, said S&P, quoting PCS, a Verisk business and provider of catastrophe data. ‘Since silent cyber claims can have a detrimental impact on other insurance lines of business, ILS funds with exposure to operational or property risk already … Read more

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