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Marsh analyzed its claims data and responses to customer self assessments. The resulting report may surprise some folks… “Automated hardening techniques — by a wide margin — have the greatest ability of any control studied to decrease the likelihood of a successful cyberattack, making it a key control to prioritize in order to minimize losses. … Read more
Fitch Ratings predicts 2023 will be another strong year for the industry. Though premium-rate increases continue to decelerate, demand remains high, building on trends over recent years. “Fitch estimates industry statutory direct written premiums for cyber coverage in standalone and package policies increased by over 50% in 2022 to $7.2 billion, following 73% premium growth … Read more
Huntress Labs, and MSP, had the survey conducted. It involved 256 “mid-sized businesses” with app. 250-2,000 employees each. “Carrying cyber insurance coverage was a key issue for respondents. While 69% of respondents are required to carry some form of cyber insurance, 35% find it extremely difficult to obtain coverage…27% have no insurance coverage at all.” … Read more
Of those hit by ransomware attacks: “26% took the hardline approach of not paying any of the ransom demand. Another 11% chose not to pay themselves but allowed an insurance provider or outside entity to pay some portion of the ransom. In 41% of the cases, the victims chose to pay the ransom in full, … Read more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), part of the Bank of England, asked 17 general insurers and 21 Lloyd’s of London syndicates to assess their solvency against a set of cyber losses. “The regulator assessed industry responses to three underwriting ‘cyber scenarios’ – a cloud outage, data exfiltration and systemic ransomware.”The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation … Read more