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“According to a report released by Marsh LLC last week, average cyber liability rates increased 54% in July compared with 133% in December 2021. Cyber rate increases are slowing but…
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“’So I think we should have reference standards appropriate for SMEs that would be a real target for them to know what they should do to implement cybersecurity. If we…
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“’The investigation has concluded that no evidence of any compromise was found and as such Lloyd’s has been advised that its network services can now be restored,’ a Lloyd’s spokesperson…
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Resilience CEO Mario Vitale recounts how his company found a vulnerability in the system of a client…and the client was still procrastinating about fixing the problem when the policy’s renewal…
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Fintech VC Canapi Ventures led the round in Elpha, which claims to be the first cyber insurance startup “to combine proprietary cybersecurity software with coverage to improve risk transfer.” Fused…
From the Dept. of Treasury — SUMMARY: Over the past several years, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has continued its ongoing efforts…
Growth of cyber reinsurance is limited by inadequate risk assessment tools and capital limitations… “Cyber limits have contracted, and insurers have significantly increased rates so the profitability of the portfolios…
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Concerns include clauses provided by Lloyds that define a “primary but not exclusive factor” for triggering an exclusion as a national government confirming it’s been hit by a nation/state cyberattack….
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“Should an existing federal insurance program (e.g., NFIP or TRIP) or other U.S. or international public-private insurance mechanisms serve as a model for, or be modified to address, catastrophic cyber…
Potential good news for cyber insurers: Awareness of need is high and perhaps sales will catch up to it… “Nearly 75% of respondents said they believe having a cyber insurance…