2023 Could See First Cyber “144a Cat Bond:” CyberCube 

144a Catastrophe (“Cat”) Bonds are trade-able (re)insurance-linked securities (ILS) that “cover more remote risk and that coverage is on a named-perils basis, which provides a level of predictability.”  “’While there have been a few private cyber ILS transactions in the past, the industry is still waiting for the first 144a cat bond,’ Brittany Baker, vice … Read more

“Silent Risk” Holding Back ILS Market for Cyber 

“Around 90% of ILS fund managers are concerned about the potential for silent cyber exposure within their funds, said S&P, quoting PCS, a Verisk business and provider of catastrophe data. ‘Since silent cyber claims can have a detrimental impact on other insurance lines of business, ILS funds with exposure to operational or property risk already … Read more

How Can the Cyber Insurance Market Increase Capacity? It’s Spelled I-L-S, Says Verisk

ILS= Insurance Linked Securities, which are financial instruments supporting retrocession, or reinsurance for reinsurers. Verisk surveyed ILS funds on their appetite for cyber insurance. “Thirteen ILS funds, representing nearly $60 billion in AuM, reported they are interested in providing cyber reinsurance protection. Most of them have never done so before. Eight of those funds — … Read more

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