Cyber Insurance Premiums to Spike 30% this Year, Predicts Risk Strategies — But a Silver Lining?

2022’s increase will be on top of 50% hike in ’21, report says. “But conditions will likely improve for buyers, Risk Strategies CEO John Mina said in the report. ‘Sustained rate increases have attracted new entrants and over time underwriting capacity will expand and rate increases stabilize,’ he said.” Read the useful report here. Source: … Read more

CyberCube Wins New Partner For Broker Solution 

Specialty insurance broker/risk management advisor TrueNorth Companies selects CyberCube’s Broking Manager platform. “(It) will allow the TrueNorth team to quantify and explain to its clients the sources and financial impact of cyber risk exposure. The platform also produces reports that can be used to educate prospects and clients on potential sources of loss, recent and … Read more

Cyber Insurance Pure-Play Resilience Creates Captive — “Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is”

“’Coming off a very successful first year in the market, this is an excellent time to put our money where our mouth is and take a share of the risks we are writing alongside our (re)insurance partners,’ he (CJ Pruzinsky, executive vice president and chief underwriting officer for North America at Resilience) said.” The Bermuda-based … Read more

Insurers & Lawyers for Policy-Holders Alert for “Silent” Cyber Coverage 

“’In most instances, having standalone cyber coverage has proven to provide the most comprehensive coverage in the cyber realm’ and insurers have made an effort to eliminate so-called ‘silent’ cyber coverage in other policies, said Peter A. Halprin, a partner with Pasich LLP in New York. Nevertheless, coverage can be found in property, employment practice … Read more

With IT Supply Chain Now Key Focus of Cyber Insurance, Startup Sells Coverage for Cloud Outages 

“One company, New York-based Parametrix Insurance Services LLC, is targeting businesses hit by a cloud outage. Parametrix sells insurance specifically to mitigate the risks of downtime events, compensating businesses for any losses, including lost revenue and the cost of recovery, when their cloud-computing provider or cloud-based applications service goes down.”

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