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Cyber insurance professionals well remember the market shake up and debate a year ago when Lloyd’s Market Association announced model cyber war clauses. As we reported, the announcement led to market confusion, claims such an attack could cost trillions of dollars, push back about such dramatic reports on the cost of cyber war and growing … Read more
The useful new 2024 US Cyber Outlook Report from Risk Placement Services (RPS) notes that carriers reduced premiums, increased limits and softened requirements for some cyber controls when ransomware losses declined last year. But this “buyer’s market” is unlikely to continue, predicts Steve Robinson, national cyber practice leader at RPS and his team. “The cycle between hard … Read more
Quotey, the multi-insurer commercial lines quoting and cover comparison tool in Canada, has expanded its marketplace to include CFC’s Cyber insurance product. CFC, a global specialist insurance provider and leader in cyber risk, will now offer instant cyber insurance quotes through Quotey. Canadian brokers using Quotey can access CFC’s quotes for over a thousand specific … Read more
As noted in our earlier post, Woodruff Sawyer, the large American brokerage and consultancy, is out with an excellent new report: “Looking Ahead: Cyber Liability Insurance Concerns in 2024.” We thought their info graphic on how underwriters are looking at 2024 was worth a special call out.
The specialist insurer has announced the closing of PoleStar Re Ltd, the Series 2024-1 Class A notes “designed to cover remote probability catastrophic and systemic events. Structured on an indemnity trigger and per-occurrence basis, the bond runs for a two-year term through to the end of 2025.” Capital from ILS (insurance-linked securities) will be increasingly … Read more