“Selective Underwriting Appetites Turn Cyber Insurance Shopping into Brainteaser:” New Report from Risk Placement Services 

The 2023 U.S. Cyber Market Outlook provides useful information on issues such as the regulatory environment, causes of cyber claims, industry break-downs and some predictions for 2023. It also affirms the trend we’ve written about before — social engineering and fraudulent payment scams moving to the fore (by percentage of claims, not losses) as hybrid … Read more

Cyber Insurance Claim Rates & More in WSJ Pro Research Survey

The survey includes useful info on a number of topics we discuss here, such as the difference between largeco/smallco cyber insurance purchasing and increased costs and difficulties in buying such insurance. What caught our eye was the data on cyber claims: “Finally, we asked whether respondents had made a claim against their cyber insurance in … Read more

Many Cyber Insurance Customers Find It Hard to Understand Their Policies & Other Interesting Tidbits in New Advisen-Zurich Survey 

This useful survey includes reasons companies buy cyber insurance (see below). It also notes that a third of respondents say their cyber insurance policies are written unclearly. Source: 2022 Advisen-Zurich survey illuminates growing cybersecurity concerns – Oct 26, 2022

75% of Respondents Know They Need Cyber Insurance, But Far Fewer Say They Have It: Travelers Risk Index 

Potential good news for cyber insurers: Awareness of need is high and perhaps sales will catch up to it… “Nearly 75% of respondents said they believe having a cyber insurance policy is critical, but the percentage who said their company has purchased coverage was 59%, up only 3 points from 2021.” Source: Travelers Risk Index … Read more

New Report Shows Growth of Cyber Claims: Allianz 

“While not appearing in the top 10 causes of loss, the number of cyber claims has significantly increased over the past few years, driven by the rise of threats such as ransomware attacks, but also reflecting the growth of cyber insurance. AGCS (Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty) has been involved in more than 1,000 cyber … Read more

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