Will Aflac Reveal More Info on its Hack (& Cyber Insurance) August 5th, Following its Cyber Event 8-K Disclosure Last Month?

Insurance giant Aflac will report its Q2 financial results on August 5th. Although its press release is silent on the topic, it seems likely the company cannot duck providing more detail on the cyber event 8-K it filed with the SEC last month disclosing “unauthorized access to its network.” The company has blamed the penetration … Read more

Cybersecurity or Cyber Security? CIMA and Templar Don’t Care – They’re Securing Europe Either Way

Attend to the Deed, Not The Word – Whether you write it “cyber security” or “cybersecurity,” the threats are real and rising, and two major organisations just joined forces to fight back. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Templar Executives to strengthen cyber resilience across Europe’s finance … Read more

Mosaic Launches Cyber and Financial Institutions Insurance for Digital Assets

New Cyber and Financial Institutions Insurance Targets Digital Asset Risk Head-On – Mosaic Insurance has introduced an insurance product designed for digital asset firms, combining cyber and financial institutions (FI) crime protection under one offering. The new product covers cyber liability, technology errors and omissions (E&O), and crime. Clients can choose stand-alone or blended packages. … Read more

Beazley Doubles Down on Cyber Cat Bonds/ILS for Cyber Insurance

“We’ve come a long way in our journey from the first ever cyber cat bonds, which were private, we’ve now got three 144A cat (catastrophe) bonds out there covering the cyber risks,” said Richard Gray, Head of Third-Party Capital at Beazley in this report from Artemis, a provider of information on insurance catastrophe bonds and … Read more

Cyber Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Have Large Growth Potential: Fitch

Demand for cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) products should increase and there’s plenty of room for growth given their relatively low volume compared to similar securities linked to natural events, says Fitch Ratings, a major provider of credit ratings and analysis. “These (recent ILS) transactions of $145 million are a small fraction relative to the $10 … Read more