Institutional Investor Bets on Cyber Re 

Asset manager Stone Ridge entered into $100m deal with Hannover Reinsurance relating to cyber insurance exposure. “In the statement, Ross Stevens, CEO of Stone Ridge, said the company expects higher than average investment returns from cyber insurance investments and low correlation with other investment risks. ‘We intend to meaningfully grow our cyber exposure throughout 2023 … Read more

Dubbed “Cairney,” Beazley’s new Cyber Cat Bond Listed on Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) 

“Being a privately placed Section 4(2) cat bond, this Cairney deal as it is called, is akin to a transformed collateralised reinsurance deal that has been syndicated across a group of investors and securitized using a segregated cell of a special purpose insurance vehicle.” See more about the $45 million bond here.  Source: Beazley’s cyber … Read more

Here’s the First Reported “Cyber Catastrophe Bond,” from Beazley 

We recently wrote about the market anticipation of a trade-able 144a Catastrophe (“Cat”) Bond. Now Beazley, a London-based specialist insurer, has launched something related, the first-ever cyber catastrophe bond. The $45 million bond gives Beazley indemnity for all risks in excess of a $300 million catastrophic event and is backed by a group of insurance-linked … Read more

2023 Could See First Cyber “144a Cat Bond:” CyberCube 

144a Catastrophe (“Cat”) Bonds are trade-able (re)insurance-linked securities (ILS) that “cover more remote risk and that coverage is on a named-perils basis, which provides a level of predictability.”  “’While there have been a few private cyber ILS transactions in the past, the industry is still waiting for the first 144a cat bond,’ Brittany Baker, vice … Read more

$50m in Growth Capital for CyberCube is Vote by PE for Risk Analytics as Key Driver in Cyber Insurance Industry

In an insurance sector where historical actuarial tables do not exist, analytics are key for everything from underwriting to risk mitigation and response. From the press release: “…$50 million in additional growth capital from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value (Morgan Stanley), with continued participation from all existing investors Forgepoint Capital, Hudson Structured … Read more

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