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Standalone cyber policies now the majority… “Standalone policies are more often subject to claims, given that more-sophisticated clients with more data and financial resources typically purchase these policies. Despite the ongoing growth in cyber claims in 2021, cyber insurers’ underwriting performance still improved, as evidenced by an estimated combined ratio of 91.8 in 2021, although … Read more
According to the report, US FIO and CISA agree with this recommendation: “The Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) both have taken steps to understand the financial implications of growing cybersecurity risks. However, they have not assessed the extent to which … Read more
“…17.3%** of SMEs did not have cyber insurance in 2021 due to it being too expensive, while 29% cancelled their policy to cut costs. Smaller businesses were found to be most exposed to rising costs, as only 21% of micro businesses had cyber insurance, compared to 40.1% for small businesses and 54.3% of medium businesses***.” … Read more
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
“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