Half of Cyber Insureds Improve Their Security As Part of Getting Policy: Survey

The cyber insurance industry has long asserted that its underwriting processes, combined with security tech embedded in policies or supplied by third parties, will improve their clients’ security and impact the broader economy. Some carriers have provided statistics on breaches that appear to support the proposition. Cyber security company Netwrix tested this with a survey … Read more

SME Market Gets New AI-Driven Cyber Insurance Solution from Measured Analytics

Measured Analytics and Insurance, the cyber insurance MGA, continues its aggressive move into the increasingly competitive, but still relatively underserved, small and medium enterprise (SME) market (earlier this month Measured announced its partnership with the AWS cyber insurance program.) The Company’s CyberGuard 2023 insurance product targets companies with up to $500 million revenue, offering policy … Read more

Europe’s First MGA for Cyber Insurance, Stoik, Raises €11 million ($10.7 million) from Blue-Chip Investors

Stoik calls itself the “first MGA in Europe to empower brokers by providing their (SME) clients with insurance policy and protection against cyber risks.” “The fresh investment will support the company’s expansion across Europe as it enters its first market field, beginning with Germany. The €10 million arrives via lead investors Munich Re Ventures, and … Read more

Cowbell Partnership Makes its Cyber Insurance Easier to Buy Now, Harder in Future if Markets Change

Cowbell, a cyber insurance pure-play that targets small-and-medium businesses, has announced a new partnership to make it faster and easier for partners such as brokers and MGAs to sell its policies. Cowbell is partnering with Herald, which offers APIs that allow quoting and binding from multiple carries via a single interface, and Zywave, a provider … Read more

Large Public Company Expands Cyber Insurance Offerings

The team at Arch Insurance, part of the nearly $30b market-cap Arch Capital Group (ACGL), has announced Arch CyPro, its new primary cyber insurance offering. “Our dedicated claims experts and customizable policies available in all 50 states position us as a front-runner in this space. But what sets Arch CyPro apart is our solution-first mindset … Read more

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