AXIS Names 2 Cyber Team Leaders, Realigns Structure

AXIS Capital has announced leadership changes within its cyber insurance division as part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at aligning operations with market demands. In announcing the news, the company noted that it is positioning itself to respond more efficiently to evolving cyber risks, emphasizing tighter integration and clearer reporting lines across its Global … Read more

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Partners with Cyberwrite to Enhance Cyber Insurance Capabilities

Strategic Collaboration to Strengthen Cyber Risk Assessment Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (SFMI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Cyberwrite to bolster its cyber insurance offerings. This collaboration aims to enhance SFMI’s ability to evaluate the likelihood and financial impact of cyber threats across its insurance portfolio. Cyberwrite was selected following a global evaluation … Read more

Cyber Insurance Premiums to Increase after Marks & Spencer Cyber Attack?

The Marks & Spencer hack — which might cost the retailer $400 million in profits, erased even more in market cap and could lead to cyber insurance claims of at least $133 million — is just one of three recent hacks of large British retailers. “At some point the increase in frequency and severity — … Read more

Retailer M&S to Make $133 million Cyber Insurance Claim: Media Reports

British retailer M&S (Marks and Spencer) is expected to make a cyber insurance claim of around £100 million (app. $133 million) following a hack that forced the company to stop taking onine orders and also exposed customer data, the Financial Times (FT) and other media sources report (paywall may apply.) Allianz & Beazley on Hook … Read more

Antiquated Regulations Against “Cyber Insurance Bundling” Slow Innovation

The fusion of cyber insurance with security services is a key trend in the industry, designed to help policy holders achieve and then maintain — after the policy has been purchased — adequate security in the face of ubiquitous and constantly updated cyber threats. Unfortunately, cyber insurance bunding of policies with security services is being … Read more

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