Hannover Re Joining Industry Movement Toward Cyber ILS and CAT Bonds

“Speaking with Artemis, Hannover Re senior executives Silke Sehm and Henning Ludolphs explained that tapping into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market for cyber retrocessional reinsurance capacity is a priority and with a quota share already arranged, the next step is sponsoring the reinsurer’s first cyber catastrophe bond, details of the form were not revealed.” Speaking … Read more

Coalition Honeypots Attract Hacker Killer Bees 

“Computers specially configured (by Coalition) to make cyber criminals think they were small businesses operating in London were attacked by hackers over 2,000 times every minute this January.” Most attacks involved attempts to hack remote desktop connections. “’These results show just how much home working has widened businesses’ attack surface – the number of internet … Read more

Cyber Insurance to the Rescue at Beazley 

The company’s 2022 results showed a 48% drop in “profit before taxes,” which it attributed to investment challenges. But cyber continues to grow. “Cyber Risks continued to see strong rate increases of 40% (2021: 88%) leading to an increase in gross premiums written to $1,156.1m (2021: $814.3m).” Read the Beazley filing.

Forget Those Risky SMBs, We’ve Got Mono-line Coverage for the Big Guys, Says Trium Cyber 

Recently-launched Trium Cyber reports being the first Lloyd’s-approved provider of mono-line cyber coverage for U.S. risks, with the ability to write up to $50 million in gross premiums this year. Its focus is on customers with > $1b revenue. “In the large market segment, there is a greater emphasis and investment in security and their … Read more

Marsh Bullish on Cyber Captives Despite Moderating Cyber Insurance Prices

Marsh notes global cyber pricing rose 28% in Q42022, slowing compared to 53% the prior quarter. But rates and volatility remain high enough to keep providing tailwinds for captive structures, concludes the firm. Most growth in Marsh captives comes from single-parent captives and cells, Marsh reports. “In fact, between 2020 and 2021, 40% of new … Read more

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