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

CyberSmart Completes $15M B-Round; Provides Insurance/Security Platform for SMBs 

“CyberSmart currently has 4,000 customers in the U.K., with 1,800 of them also taking the company’s insurance policies as well…” Management says the round was oversubscribed. Participants include European SaaS investor Oxx; British Patient Capital; Legal & General Capital, an affiliate of the insurance company; Solano Partners and others from the previous round. No valuation … Read more

Cyber Insurance Is Not Worth It: CSO Online 

“Increasing complexity within the cyber insurance market is raising questions over its viability as a business investment. Here are 7 reasons why an organization may be advised to avoid or delay investing in insurance,” reports the publication. One of the reasons: Major cyber events are rare. “While these indirect costs (such as fines and payments … Read more

The Bull’s Case for Cyber Reinsurance from Lockton Re

“This paper makes the compelling case for cyber ILS, having addressed the common objections. The massive opportunities which arise from the continued demand for cyber (re)insurance will only be further enhanced by the successful execution of cyber ILS transactions. This will increase (re)insurance capacity, as well as isolate cyber catastrophe risk into a tradeable format. … Read more

First Cybersecurity “Rent-A-Captive”

The program comes from CloudCover, provider of AI-driven network security detection tech, with Hylant Global Captive Solutions. “Stephen Cardot, CEO of CloudCover, commented: ‘Unlike conventional cyber insurance offerings, the CloudCover CyberCell captive insurance program operates as a creative answer for any large enterprise or association who is searching for an alternative approach to cyber insurance … Read more

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