Howden’s 2025 Report: Cyber Insurance at the Crossroads of Innovation and Risk

The new Howden 2025 report “Past the Pricing Peak” analyzes the global insurance and reinsurance markets amidst significant economic, geopolitical, and environmental challenges. With attention to shifting market cycles, the report underscores evolving trends and opportunities, particularly in the cyber insurance sector, which is becoming pivotal as risks diversify and intensify. A Transition to New … Read more

SEC Cyber Incident Disclosures Show Confusion on “Materiality,” Limited Info on Cyber Insurance and Unexpected Whistleblowers

It’s been a year since public companies had to start complying with new SEC cyber incident disclosure rules requiring Form 8-Ks for “material” cyber events. Law firm Paul Hastings has now released a study of 75 disclosures from 45 companies between December 2023 and October 2024. It shows a 60% increase in the number of … Read more

Tokio Marine HCC-US Cyber Insurance Market Faces Challenges Amid Rising Threats

The 2024 Cyber Market Report, issued by Tokio Marine HCC, examines the shifting dynamics of the U.S. cyber insurance industry. It highlights challenges such as slowed growth, evolving threats, and the increasing need for innovative risk management strategies in the US cyber insurance market. The U.S. cyber insurance market is navigating a turning point. Once … Read more

The Growing Importance of Actuaries in Cyber Insurance & Cybersecurity

Actuaries get teased for what some outsiders see as a boring job. But a new report makes clear that actuaries are increasingly part of the interesting, sometimes even exciting, world of cybersecurity. Nowadays actuaries and cyber insurance increasingly go together, details the report from the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Entitled “Actuaries Managing … Read more

“Buyer-Friendly” Cyber Insurance Market Meets Rising Geopolitical Tensions

The cyber insurance market remains favorable to buyers, offering competitive pricing, broader coverage, and better terms, particularly for those who need cybersecurity measures. But, there is always a but. Simmering geopolitical tensions threaten this reality—conflicts between nations escalating present the potential to disrupt the “friendly” reality overnight. Amwins is out with their The State of … Read more

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