Don’t Initiate that Wire Payment Before Reading This. Funds Transfer Fraud Jumps in Frequency and Severity, Coalition Reports

We told you about Coalition’s findings on business email compromise (BEC), as reported in the managing general agent’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report. But we were also struck by the data on Fund Transfer Fraud or FTF. Both the frequency and severity of FTF claims increased from 2023 to 2024. Claims were up 15% YOY and … Read more

Email Fraud Dominates Cyber Claims in 2023: Coalition Report

Coalition, an Active Insurance provider, released its 2024 Cyber Claims Report, revealing that over half of all cyber insurance claims in 2023 were due to email-related fraud. The report, detailing emerging cyber trends and their impact on policyholders, found that 56% of claims stemmed from funds transfer fraud (FTF) and business email compromise (BEC), underscoring … Read more

What? Cyber Insurance Premiums Dropped For First Time in 2023: Fitch

After several years of exponential growth in the cybersecurity insurance market, a surprising shift occurred last year in cyber liability insurance premiums, according to a report from Fitch. “U.S. statutory direct written premiums for cyber coverage in standalone and package policies declined for the first time on record in 2023 by a modest 2%. This … Read more

80% of Businesses Underinsured: Cyber Breach Costs Shockingly Higher Than Insurance Coverage – Report

In a recent report, CYE, a leading cybersecurity optimization platform provider, revealed alarming discrepancies in cyber breach insurance coverage. The study, “Inadequacies in Breach Insurance Coverage: A Data-Driven Gap Analysis,” highlights a massive 350% gap between organizations’ insurance coverage and the actual costs incurred from cyber incidents. This gap results in an average of $27.3 … Read more

The $26 million Video Call from Hell: Munich RE

Munich RE is out with a useful new report, “Cyber Insurance Risks and Trends 2024,” that ranges from commentary on the growth of various cyber risks (ransomware is back) to a bullish projection that the cyber insurance market will reach USD $29 billion by 2027 (see below). The report’s analysis of threats includes the growing … Read more

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