Cyber Insurance Investments and M&A

$190 million C-Round for Blackpoint Cyber; Company’s Services Include Integrated Tech/Cyber Insurance Product

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The round was led by major industry investor Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and included Accel. They were joined existing investors including Adelphi Capital Partners, Telecom Ventures, Pelican Ventures and WP Global Partners. Among other services, Blackpoint provides MDR (managed detection and response) and other technology to MSPs and offers a cyber insurance solution. From their … Read more

Hannover Re Joining Industry Movement Toward Cyber ILS and CAT Bonds

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“Speaking with Artemis, Hannover Re senior executives Silke Sehm and Henning Ludolphs explained that tapping into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market for cyber retrocessional reinsurance capacity is a priority and with a quota share already arranged, the next step is sponsoring the reinsurer’s first cyber catastrophe bond, details of the form were not revealed.” Speaking … Read more

CyberSmart Completes $15M B-Round; Provides Insurance/Security Platform for SMBs 

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“CyberSmart currently has 4,000 customers in the U.K., with 1,800 of them also taking the company’s insurance policies as well…” Management says the round was oversubscribed. Participants include European SaaS investor Oxx; British Patient Capital; Legal & General Capital, an affiliate of the insurance company; Solano Partners and others from the previous round. No valuation … Read more

Supply-Chain Risk Continues to Bedevil Large Companies and their Cyber Insurers 

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We’ve all heard the horror stories of companies hacked via penetrations of their vendors and partners. “’A company can take out insurance for third parties, but we don’t see a lot of those premiums tied directly to the number of third parties a company has under contract,’ (Jerry Caponera, general manager of risk quantification at … Read more

BOXX Lands $14.4m B Round, Led By Zurich 

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With this round, the insurtech has raised US$24.5 million. Zurich Insurance participated in both rounds. BOXX says it’s grown 10X in the last 24 months and now serves over 250,000 individuals and 10,000 businesses. The investment and BOXX’s growth demonstrated the continued traction of tech companies that combine insurance with security applications. “We’re not only … Read more

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