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Cyber insurance underwriting is changing. The old way, where applicants just checked boxes and signed forms, is being replaced by a need for real proof. This change was the main topic in a recent Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast with Jessica Newman, Global GM of Cyber Insurance at Sophos. Newman explained that the market … Read more
I attended the 2026 PLUS Cyber Symposium in New York City, where the agenda, as you might already have guessed, focused on cyber liability insurance. The sessions provided useful insights for brokers, carriers, claims teams, and security leaders working in a rapidly changing threat environment. The following summaries cover the main themes from each panel. … Read more
Security Data Now Drives Cyber Insurance Policy Approval Sophos and Spektrum Labs have launched a joint program linking managed detection and response security data to cyber insurance policy underwriting, aimed at simplifying qualification and improving underwriting visibility. The companies introduced the Insurability FastTrack program, directly integrating Sophos MDR with Spektrum Labs’ cyber resilience validation platform. … Read more
Guardrails Or Chaos An AI-generated email once caused a real-world mix-up for your host, Martin Hinton. I arrived at the airport expecting a 9 p.m. rebooking, but the airline’s app listed 5 p.m. instead. The airline blamed the confusion on an AI-generated message with the wrong flight information, making the idea of a ‘non-human identity’ … Read more
CrowdStrike released its 2026 Global Threat Report, and the findings read like a warning flare for cyber insurance underwriting. The company says attackers moved faster in 2025, used AI more often, and shifted further into identity, cloud, and edge environments. CrowdStrike’s press release and report page both stress the same theme: speed and evasion now … Read more