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The UK insurance market showed significant softening in 2024, according to Aon’s UK Insurance Market Outlook. The report highlights key factors of insurer profitability, increased market capacity, and intense competition. These resulted in more favorable conditions for buyers across most sectors. Turning to cyber insurance. The UK cyber insurance market emerged as a standout area … Read more
Onda, a Lloyd’s-backed cyber MGA, has unveiled Onda X, a new cyber insurance product tailored for mid-market firms across the UK and France. Targeting companies with annual revenues between £100 million and £1 billion, Onda X offers primary and excess coverage limits up to £5 million to protect against cybercrime. As noted in the press … Read more
Resilience has expanded its partnership with UK-based insurer RSA to offer surplus lines of cyber insurance to US businesses through London’s wholesale market. The move allows companies with revenue between $75 million and $10 billion to access coverage outside traditional US markets. Expanded Cyber Insurance Capacity Resilience’s new initiative enables US clients to secure cyber … Read more
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) vastly underestimate their risk of cyber-attacks, leaving them vulnerable due to low cyber insurance adoption, according to a new report from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Despite making up 99% of UK businesses and generating over £2.6 trillion in turnover, SMEs remain under-protected from cyber threats. The ABI’s report, … Read more
The UK government has introduced proposals to increase ransomware incident reporting and reduce payments to cyber criminals. The measures are rooted in the principle that ransom payments fuel the crime by making it more lucrative. Much like negotiating with terrorists, paying ransoms risks emboldening criminals and increasing the likelihood of future attacks while failing to … Read more