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“’One of the things we hypothesized right from the start was that cyber is going to be the most capital-constrained and most expertise-constrained class of business in the market. And so we focus on assisting our client base with those two key elements; whether it’s our expertise in helping them navigate the cyber landscape or … Read more
“Lastly, it is worth addressing that aside from larger companies and a few smaller businesses that recognize the importance of having cyber liability insurance, most operations are still declining this critical coverage. Today, an estimated 10% of cannabis companies are purchasing cyber insurance. While the cyber market in general has become more competitive, only a … Read more
The report estimates 2022 GDPW (gross direct premiums written) for cyber insurance was almost $13.5 billion and closer to $14 billion when captive insurers are included. According to the report from the UK’s Insuramore Insurance Insight, the top cyber insurers by GDPW are Munich Re; Chubb; Beazley; Fairfax Financial Holdings and AXA. “Looking ahead, the … Read more
We all knew the general trend reported by AM Best. Headline: “The U.S. cyber insurance market continued strong growth in 2022, with direct premium increasing by 50% to $7.2 billion and improving loss ratios given greater attention to underwriting discipline…” But the report, aside from adding details, notes some other important trends. “More than 70% … Read more
Stand-alone policies reflect growing acceptance of cyber as a unique and critical category requiring more complex underwriting by carriers and increased attention from policy holders. “Standalone coverage is 70% of cyber insurance premiums, due to heightened policyholder demand for protection and insurer efforts to reduce ambiguity in coverage terms or silent cyber risk.” Meantime, according … Read more