Marsh has launched “Cyber ECHO”, a global excess cyber risk facility that provides more reliable insurance coverage for organizations around the world. Following a series of high-profile cyber losses, underwriters have become more selective and may actually reduce the amount …
Lloyd’s of London announced that a set of common core data requirements for cyber risks has been agreed by collaborating with modeling firms AIR Worldwide and RMS, along with RMS’ partner, the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. Both AIR and …
Climate change and large-scale forced migration are the greatest risks facing the world according to a survey by the World Economic Forum, the organizer of next week’s meeting in Davos. The 2016 report, published Thursday, highlighted the most significant threats …
The Main Street America Group has launched a cyber risk protection offering designed for “Main Street” businesses in 19 states across the country. The coverage, available through Main Street America’s Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), is currently …
Cyber attacks on the private sector are an increasingly important risk in corporate credit analysis, U.S. ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said this week. The threat of computer hacking varies from sector to sector and remains hard to measure because …
Only one-third of insurers in the London market believes their firm could withstand a major cyber attack, and almost half felt they were underprepared, according to a survey conducted by Xchanging plc, the U.K. business technology and services provider. Insurers, …
The property/casualty insurance industry must change its approach to cyber security and update its coverage approach to help minimize risks, according to a network security expert. “I don’t think we can easily separate cyber risk and property/casualty risk anymore,” FireEye …
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced he’ll double funding to strengthen the U.K.’s cyber defenses, while refusing to confirm that budget cuts to be announced next week would spare Britain’s police forces, as Europe braces for further attacks from …
HSB Engineering Insurance has launched a new cyber insurance product aimed directly at small to medium-sized businesses in the U.K. In response to the growing demand for insurance solutions to cover cyber risks, HSB’s Cyber Insurance product provides computer, data …
PivotPoint Risk Analytics has launched a new company and its flagship product CyVaR, which quantifies cyber value-at-risk and gives chief information security officers (CISOs) and business leaders a common language in making cyber investment decisions and reducing cyber risk. Spun …
