AWS Takes Next Step in its Cyber Insurance Program with Leading Cyber Brokers & Carriers

AWS will now share security data of companies it serves when they request to be connected with cyber insurance brokers and insurers. The members of this ecosystem predict it will cut the time to obtain cyber liability insurance from weeks to days and potentially offer discounts of up to 15%. “Through AWS’s Cyber Insurance Competency … Read more

Marsh Announces Global Cyber Practice and New Leaders

Marsh has unveiled plans to launch a comprehensive global cyber practice. The goal? Combine its extensive cyber capabilities encompassing insurance, risk intelligence, incident management, and cybersecurity on a global scale. Tom Reagan, the current Cyber Practice Leader for the US and Canada at Marsh Specialty, has been appointed as the Global Specialty Head of Cyber … Read more

Ransomware Claims Jump in Q1 2023: Marsh 

Marsh reports claims were up 77% in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter. Resilience reports the same trend. “One possible explanation for the resurgence is that ransomware purveyors based in Russia are now recalibrating after being temporarily preoccupied with the country’s war against Ukraine, which has involved the use of cyber attacks, (Amanda Bevilacqua, … Read more

What Type of Control is Most Effective in Preventing Successful Cyber Attacks? Marsh Has an Answer

Marsh analyzed its claims data and responses to customer self assessments. The resulting report may surprise some folks… “Automated hardening techniques — by a wide margin — have the greatest ability of any control studied to decrease the likelihood of a successful cyberattack, making it a key control to prioritize in order to minimize losses. … Read more

A Step toward “Skinnier Cyber Insurance?” Marsh Lowers Threshold for Cyber Coverage

For reference, our post on “Skinny Cyber Insurance” for smaller companies with limited cybersecurity resources that need to prove coverage to their supply chain partners. “’The coverage that these companies would get out of the gate will be a little bit more restricted than it would be if they had controls in place,’ (Marsh’s Susan) Young … Read more

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