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“When we identify downtime, we pay out for the customer immediately. Any loss is covered. Unlike traditional insurance where you have to file a claim, in this case, there’s no claim process,” she (co-founder/CTO Neta Rozy) said. Source: Parametrix cloud downtime insurance business is growing – Protocol
“Instead of paying a $569,000 (cyber insurance) premium to pay the contractors or the ransom, a city pays millions,” says the report, which details some of the expenses after the attack. Another source reports the attack ended up costing Baltimore $18 million in direct expenses and lost revenue. Source: As Baltimore rebuilds from 2019 ransomware … Read more
“’Some insurance carriers have actually pulled out of the whole business of cyber insurance for municipalities. They find the risk is just too much for them…(a) policy that would provide coverage for $2 million or $5 million has now been reduced considerably, while at the same time the cost of premiums has gone up dramatically, … Read more
“Munich Re is planning new wordings in cyber insurance policies to exclude war, to avoid disputes over what is covered, the reinsurer’s top cyber underwriter told Reuters.” Source: Munich Re tightens up cyber insurance policies to exclude war | Reuters
“Unlike traditional cyber insurance policies, which can be complicated and difficult to amend, modularity allows brokers to offer customized policies with negotiated coverages specific to a client’s exposure. Customizing coverages in a traditional cyber policy requires either full redrafting or endorsements that can make it difficult to understand what the policy actually covers, Resilience said. … Read more