June 11, 2019
BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has partnered with BitSight, a cyber security ratings company, to provide cyber risk analysis services to BMS clients across all lines of business. More than 1,500 organizations are using BitSight Security Ratings …
June 6, 2019
Two new London Market model clauses to help underwriters manage cyber losses have been published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA). The wordings have been developed in order to address issues of non-affirmative or “silent” cover, where traditional insurance policies …
June 5, 2019
Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro, the victim of a cyber attack in March that paralyzed its IT systems, posted an 82% drop in first-quarter core profit on Wednesday and said a rise in global uncertainty could impact its markets. The Norwegian …
May 24, 2019
Specialist insurer CFC is debuting a new broker platform designed to facilitate the sale of its cyber insurance products to small- and medium-sized businesses. The idea is that London, UK-based company’s cyber insurance platform will enable brokers to instantly access …
May 24, 2019
Ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services team, which reported a 105% increase in the number of ransomware attack notifications against clients compared to Q1 2018. In Q1 2019, the …
May 23, 2019
A landmark European privacy law is making waves worldwide a year after it came into force, fundamentally changing the way data are handled as Facebook, Apple and Google face increasingly frequent complaints. Adopted on May 25 last year, the General …
May 20, 2019
The top three risks facing UK risk managers are reputational damage, Brexit and cyber attacks, according to Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey of thousands of risk managers across 60 countries and 33 industries. In comparison, survey respondents globally ranked …
May 13, 2019
Leading Western industrial powers will for the first time jointly simulate a major cross-border cyber-security attack on the financial sector next month, French officials said on Friday. The exercise, organized by the French central bank under France’s presidency of the …
April 30, 2019
Norsk Hydro said the March cyber attack that paralyzed its computer networks would cost the aluminum maker up to 450 million Norwegian crowns ($52 million) in the first quarter. The Oslo-based firm, one of the world’s largest producers of the …
April 29, 2019
Economic and global trade concerns are challenging organizations’ ability to invest adequately in preparing for and protecting the continuity of their operations, according to findings from Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey, which aims to identify the challenges organizations face …