Willis Expands CyMax Facility As The SME Cyber Insurance Gap Persists

The SME cyber insurance gap is stubborn. Willis just widened its answer to it. The broker has expanded its CyMax Facility across EMEA. Four insurers now share the risk. The promise is faster cover and higher limits for smaller firms. The gap it targets is the real story. What Willis Changed CyMax is now a … Read more

Fake Interpol Emails Hit Small Businesses. The Ransomware Is Crude. The Trick Isn’t.

Bitdefender’s Antispam Lab has flagged a ransomware campaign aimed squarely at small businesses. The emails impersonate Interpol. They claim investigators hold evidence of company wrongdoing. The attached “evidence” is malware. The campaign is worth an underwriter’s attention for one reason. The ransomware is basic. The social engineering carrying it is not. How the Scam Works … Read more

Diligent’s New Board Dashboard Raises a Question Insurers Should Love

Diligent launched Cyber Risk Management this month. The pitch sounds familiar. AI-powered cyber risk quantification connects technical data to business impact, then hands boards a clean dashboard instead of a spreadsheet. But Scott Bridgen, General Manager of Risk & Audit at Diligent, said something more interesting when we pushed him on it. The Paper Trail … Read more

The Cyber Coverage Gap Is Growing. Can a Micro-Captive Close It? – PODCAST

Tax Day usually belongs to the IRS. This year, it belonged to a federal judge instead. Business owners can breathe easier using micro-captive cyber insurance to cover what their policies won’t. But AI is opening new coverage gaps just as fast. Inside the Drake Plastics Ruling On April 15, 2026, the U.S. District Court for … Read more

Black Kite 2026: Europe’s Ransomware Surge Now Runs Through Your Suppliers

On Friday, 19 September 2025, ransomware hit a piece of software most travelers never notice. Collins Aerospace runs MUSE. It is the shared check-in system used across many European airports. Heathrow, Brussels, Berlin, and Dublin lost their automated systems. Staff checked passengers in by hand. At least 217 flights were canceled. None of those airports … Read more

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