Hacker Group Cites Target’s Cyber Insurance Limits in Ransom Demand 

“The Hive group claims to have breached the system and then obtained details of its cyber insurance policy to use in negotiations. ‘We are very well informed and precise in our operations, so we know that Wootton have cyber insurance that reaches £500k,’ the group wrote in the message to students and parents.” Source: Ransomware … Read more

New Report Shows Growth of Cyber Claims: Allianz 

“While not appearing in the top 10 causes of loss, the number of cyber claims has significantly increased over the past few years, driven by the rise of threats such as ransomware attacks, but also reflecting the growth of cyber insurance. AGCS (Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty) has been involved in more than 1,000 cyber … Read more

Cyber Insurers Plan to Stay in the Market & Have Confidence in Their Underwriting: Panaseer 

“The “vast majority” of cyber insurers plan to remain in the market over the next three years as the industry establishes an operations baseline to cope with very high claim volume, research from Panaseer released this week shows…There’s underlying confidence in how insurers evaluate customers’ security postures. Nine in 10 cyber insurance decision makers are … Read more

Underwriting Performance for US Cyber Insurance Improved Last Year: Reinsurance News

Standalone cyber policies now the majority… “Standalone policies are more often subject to claims, given that more-sophisticated clients with more data and financial resources typically purchase these policies.  Despite the ongoing growth in cyber claims in 2021, cyber insurers’ underwriting performance still improved, as evidenced by an estimated combined ratio of 91.8 in 2021, although … Read more

GAO Prods Feds to Assess Their Potential Response to Catastrophic Cyber Attacks 

According to the report, US FIO and CISA agree with this recommendation: “The Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) both have taken steps to understand the financial implications of growing cybersecurity risks. However, they have not assessed the extent to which … Read more

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