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Insurers Denying Coverage to FTX-Linked Crypto Firms as Contagion Risk Mounts

Insurers are denying or limiting coverage to clients with exposure to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, leaving digital currency traders and exchanges uninsured for any losses from hacks, theft or lawsuits, several market participants said. Insurers were already reluctant to underwrite …

Update: Amazon Launches Home Insurance Comparison Website for UK Customers

Amazon.com Inc. is launching a home insurance portal in Britain and has signed up three big-name insurers as it pushes further into financial services across the globe. Ageas UK, Co-op, and LV= General Insurance, a unit of German insurer Allianz, …

Lloyd’s Broker Superscript Offers Insurance for Crypto, Digital Asset Businesses

Lloyd’s broker Superscript has launched a dedicated product for distributed ledger technology (DLT), digital asset, and blockchain businesses. The product, named Daylight, will help digital asset businesses secure insurance and manage risks more easily. Daylight uniquely combines cutting-edge machine-learning technology …

Insurers Cut Their Appetite for Cyber Cover as Ransomware Losses Mount

LONDON – Insurers have halved the amount of cyber cover they provide to customers after the pandemic and home-working drove a surge in ransomware attacks that left them smarting from hefty payouts. Faced with increased demand, major European and U.S. …

Amazon to Offer Insurance to Small and Medium-Sized UK Businesses: Broker

Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant’s first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on Monday. Members of Amazon’s Business Prime program will be able to …

Insurers Have Not Yet Embraced Cryptocurrency Craze Despite Demand

If Elon Musk’s Tesla wanted to insure all of its recent $1.5 billion bitcoin investment against the myriad of pitfalls it could encounter, like hacks, theft and fraud, it would be out of luck. Insurers have yet to catch up …