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The cyber insurance industry needs reinsurance capital to keep growing. Coalition partnered with BDT Capital to form this independent Bermuda-based Class 3B reinsurer. “Joshua Motta, founder and CEO of Coalition, added, ‘The rapid growth of the cyber insurance industry has outpaced the supply of reinsurance capital. We’re excited for Ferian Re to bring alternative capital … Read more
The Indiana-based company reports a number of successful deployments, including one which allowed a non-profit to hold onto its cyber coverage after suffering two breaches before it retained SecondSight. “SecondSight’s platform autonomously discovers, classifies and analyses an organisation’s entire landscape of digital assets, the unique risk profile for each digital asset across thousands of different … Read more
Fintech VC Canapi Ventures led the round in Elpha, which claims to be the first cyber insurance startup “to combine proprietary cybersecurity software with coverage to improve risk transfer.” Fused cybersecurity/insurance platforms continue to appear, but Elpha is apparently differentiated enough for its well-known pre-A investors to join the round. According to the company, they’re: … Read more
“Around 90% of ILS fund managers are concerned about the potential for silent cyber exposure within their funds, said S&P, quoting PCS, a Verisk business and provider of catastrophe data. ‘Since silent cyber claims can have a detrimental impact on other insurance lines of business, ILS funds with exposure to operational or property risk already … Read more
“The result: Coalition gains a property and casualty insurer licensed in all 50 states. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed… Shawn Ram, head of Insurance for Coalition, described the advantages to the acquisition of Digital Affect: ‘This strategic move empowers Coalition to expand the reach of our market leading active cyber insurance offering … Read more