Private Equity Firms Tighten Cybersecurity While Cyber Insurance Lags

Cyberattacks Hit Nearly Half of Portfolio Companies – Almost half of private equity (PE) portfolio companies reported cyber incidents in the past year, many involving ransomware or extortion attempts. PE Cybersecurity and cyber insurance are the focus of the Private Equity Cyber Survey White Paper by QBE, which surveyed 300 risk managers and CISOs at … Read more

Cyber Insurance Market Faces Slowdown as SMEs Hold the Key to Future Growth

Growth Slows Despite Rising Cyber Threats Slowing growth comes to the cyber insurance market, according to Swiss Re’s latest report. That sluggishness comes despite rising global cyber risks. Premium growth has declined from double-digit expansion in 2017–2022 to single-digit growth today. Global premiums are expected to reach USD 15.6 billion in 2025. The compound annual … Read more

CyberCube Launches Exposure Manager to Enhance Cyber Risk Assessment

New Platform for Cyber Insurance Market – CyberCube has launched Exposure Manager (XM), a platform designed to evaluate cyber risk across entire insurance portfolios. The tool offers quantified exposure data and is already adopted by leading global (re)insurers. Addressing Cyber Risk Gaps Insurers and reinsurers previously relied on static summaries and fragmented views. XM replaces … Read more

Cyber Insurance 2025: Coverage Gaps Erode Confidence, But Fixes Are Clear

cyber insurance banner showing a glowing globe wrapped by security and finance icons, illustrating worldwide digital risk coverage.

The Executive Summary of Arctic Wolf’s 2025 Cyber Insurance Outlook begins with an increasingly common yet no less ominous warning: “The risk of cyber attacks is no longer theoretical; it is a daily operational concern.” The Core Problem: Protection Promised, Protection Denied Many buyers expect broad protection. Claims data tells a tighter story. Only 12% … Read more

Incident Response Planning Cuts Cyber Risk, Marsh Report Finds

Incident Response shield graphic with network grid, echoing Joseph Wright of Blue Team Alpha’s insights.

Joseph Wright of Blue Team Alpha recently explained on the Cyber Insurance News podcast that incident response planning saves money. “The financial hit multiplies ten to fifteen times beyond what proactive measures would have cost,” Wright said. You can hear that episode here or here. That message now echoes in a major report from Marsh … Read more

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