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“While UK government scheme Cyber Essentials works to protect SMEs from cyber risks, it can provide a false sense of security that firms are completely protected,” reports Insurance Times. Very different from broader proposed US government involvement in cyber, the British program offers two levels: “Cyber Essentials – this enables organisations to assess themselves against … Read more
“(T)he cyber rates continued to accelerate at 28%, although that is a deceleration in rate increase in the last quarter we saw 53%,” said Martin South of Marsh & McLennan during an earnings call on Jan. 26th. Source: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), part of the Bank of England, asked 17 general insurers and 21 Lloyd’s of London syndicates to assess their solvency against a set of cyber losses. “The regulator assessed industry responses to three underwriting ‘cyber scenarios’ – a cloud outage, data exfiltration and systemic ransomware.”The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation … Read more
“Eurocell said: ‘We experienced a cyber incident towards the end of July (2022), which resulted in some temporary disruption. The incident was efficiently resolved, with the business remaining operational throughout and trading normally from mid-August. We have now partially resolved our cyber insurance claim and expect to recognise compensation in excess of £1 million [Editor … Read more
“…Cowbell found that 48% of insurance brokers and agents feel uncomfortable explaining cyber insurance to their clients. The same study found that 60% of clients are driven to obtain cyber insurance through increased awareness around cyber insurance, not by their brokers or agents, but instead by their peers.” The “Cowbell Academy,” says the company, is … Read more