Cyber

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IT Awards 2025

Insurance Times Awards 2025: Sedgwick Legal Services innovation cuts claims lifecycles by over 400 days

2025-11-10T15:41:00+00:00By Insurance Times

John Hinton, managing director at Sedgwick Legal Services, talks about the company’s submission for the Claims Partner of the Year category

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News

‘Set and forget’ approach leaving 75% of SMEs underinsured – Hiscox

2025-11-10T12:20:00+00:00By

‘From cyber threats and supply chain disruption to environmental events and shifting regulatory requirements, the landscape is shifting fast,’ says chief underwriting officer

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CII initiative unpacks how to navigate risks in cryptocurrency

2025-11-04T10:00:00+00:00By

’Initiatives like this demonstrate the power of our profession’s next generation to lead conversations on emerging risks and opportunities,’ says chief executive

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News Analysis

The Big Question: What’s the next black swan event for UKGI – and is the sector ready?

2025-10-31T08:00:00+00:00By

From climate shocks to cyber catastrophes, insurers are expanding scenario modelling, deepening collaboration and investing in data-driven resilience to withstand the next systemic disruption. But how important is this preparation? Insurance Times puts the question to leading voices from the market.

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Analysis

Briefing: Digital ID is no panacea for fraud – and implementation challenges lay ahead

2025-10-30T10:00:00+00:00By

While the benefits of easily validated identification may seem obvious, the sector must ensure it navigates the implementation of digital IDs with care and consideration

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QBE predicts 40% rise in ransomware incidents by 2026

2025-10-27T13:00:00+00:00By

‘As British businesses expand their use of cloud infrastructure and AI tools, they are also reshaping their risk landscape,’ says cyber portfolio manager

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Loss estimate for AWS outage between $38m and $581m

2025-10-27T09:29:00+00:00By

’In terms of industry effects, we see those that depend on high availability being the most affected, including technology and financial services firms,’ says report

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FCA warns of ‘massive underinsurance’ after Jaguar Land Rover cyber shock

2025-10-23T12:02:00+01:00By

‘The JLR cyber incident showed how one shock ripples through the economy,’ said FCA chief executive

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News Analysis

Briefing: The true cost of cyber attack losses – and why cyber cover should not be a hard sell

2025-10-23T08:00:00+01:00By

Howden’s Rebooting growth report paints a frightening picture of cyber related losses, with poor product penetration still a concern for this line of business

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Sponsored Content

Rising cyber attacks in the UK and double-edged role of AI – Cowbell

2025-10-22T16:00:00+01:00By Kirsten Maley

Sponsored content: Kirsten Maley, UK director of claims at Cowbell, discusses the increasing need for cyber resilience

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Insurers ‘increasing spend but still unprepared’ for third party risks

2025-10-22T14:00:00+01:00By

‘Many insurers are still trying to tackle tomorrow’s threats with yesterday’s tools,’ says head of insurance

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JLR cyber incident ‘most economically damaging in UK history’

2025-10-22T10:58:00+01:00By

‘This incident appears to be the most economically damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK,’ says Cyber Monitoring Centre

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UK experienced 204 nationally significant cyber attacks in last year

2025-10-15T14:00:00+01:00By

In its ninth annual report, the National Cyber Security Centre revealed the diversity and volume of cyber threats UK firms now regularly face and highlighted the growing need for resilience

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HSB launches new cyber insurance and incident response proposition

2025-10-09T12:38:00+01:00By

’Cyber attacks are a constant threat for businesses of every size,’ says leader

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Calls for mandatory reporting as 59% of SMEs hit by cyber attacks

2025-10-02T13:00:00+01:00By

‘The financial fall-out, from crippling fines to lost customers or soaring costs, can push even the most resilient business to the brink,’ says head of cyber

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Analysis

TechTalk: Walking the tightrope – the risks and rewards of tackling legacy tech

2025-09-30T07:00:00+01:00By

‘Historically, insurance has been a conservative, risk-averse industry. Maybe there’s a bit of an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mentality. But I do see that shifting,’ says chief customer officer

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IT Interview

Jason Hart: Cyber insurance must focus on key fundamentals, not ‘whizz-bang’ moments

2025-09-29T07:00:00+01:00By

Cyber security is a notoriously complex topic, with insurers grappling online threats that seem to change by the day, but does the key to effective and proactive cover actually lie in simplifying things for policyholders?

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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2025-09-26T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 22 to 26 September 2025

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Heathrow cyber attack shows need for different kind of coverage – GlobalData

2025-09-26T10:04:00+01:00By

’Parametric travel insurance has the potential to transform the customer experience by removing the complexity of claims processes and providing near-instant payouts when disruption occurs,’ says analyst

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Jaguar Land Rover responds after report that it ‘failed to finalise’ cyber insurance deal

2025-09-26T08:07:00+01:00By

JLR first reported that its retail and production activities had been ’severely disrupted’ due to a cyber incident on 2 September 2025

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Insurtech 50 cover

In 2023 we launched our inaugural Insurtech 50 report, produced exclusively by Insurance Times and based on data provided by business management consultancy Oxbow Partners.

This report collates a portfolio of the 50 most innovative UKGI insurtechs that insurers and brokers should have on their partnership radar, based on specific criteria defined by Insurance Times to reflect the needs and interests of our readership.

Read the report