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Along with additional (and alarming) detail on its findings about hacks and shareholder value, AON provides some good news. Based on data from its risk assessment platform, security of common IT domains is improving. As is the security of some industry sectors: “Healthcare: The overall cyber risk score for healthcare clients improved from 2.6 to … Read more
“’You all heard the horror stories in ’22 about 150% increases in premium,’ said Bryan Hurd, Seattle-based vice president of Aon cyber solutions…’Now, the market has actually softened,’ he said, with some policyholders seeing renewals at the same rates. ‘If claims continue to grow, you can believe the underwriting is going to be even more … Read more
“David Molony, Head of Aon’s Cyber Solutions for EMEA, acknowledges the significant shift in market dynamics, stating, ‘Where businesses were constrained by availability in 2021 and into 2022, it is now vastly different. Instead, buyers should now be looking at mitigating their exposure — taking advantage of the market at the expense of sacrificing coverage … Read more
“Crawford’s global head of Cyber Paul Handy says organisations should focus not only on risk prevention but also preparedness in the event of a cyber incident, and a key part was understanding the claims process. ‘Cyber-related business interruption is a costly and potentially ruinous expense,’ he said. ‘By engaging with a loss adjuster with full-time … Read more
“The study, entitled ‘Spotlight on Cyber: A study of aggregation risk in the US property insurance market,’ noted that sufficient cyber risk is amassing in the market to trigger a one-in-100-year loss of $12.5 billion. The loss is so significant, that the study says it is enough to cause a downward transition of the Best’s … Read more