Cyber – Page 20
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IT InterviewA ‘strong focus on relationships’ sees Covea retain five star recognition in personal lines report
‘Outside the box’ underwriting has helped the insurer maintain its five star streak with personal lines brokers, according to its director of intermediated distribution
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IT InterviewD&O and cyber liability insurance is ‘maturing’ amid hard market – JM Glendinning
New capacity in these markets could come from ‘nimble’ MGAs, however brokers must have ‘grown up’ conversations with clients to successfully manage expectations around higher premiums and reduced coverage, says broker boss
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NewsKP Snacks supply chain crunches to halt after ransomware attack
Law firm partner warns that ’even the largest of organisations can fall victim to ransomware attacks and all businesses – large or small – must remain vigilant to this threat’
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NewsEncouraging survey reveals cyber insurance uptake on the rise
Survival is a ‘top priority’ for SMEs post-pandemic
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NewsManifesto 2022: Biba urges UK government to slash IPT to 10% in next Budget
The trade body further believes that IPT relief should be offered for cladding-linked property insurance, telematics-based motor policies and cyber cover
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NewsCyber outranks Covid-19 and supply chain risk as biggest concern for global businesses – Allianz
However, business interruption remains a ‘key theme’
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NewsOutlook for independent insurance broker channels in 2022 ‘somewhat mixed’
Cyber premiums are also expected to increase as ransomware threats continue to soar
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NewsTarian Underwriting sold to US cyber insurtech
Tarian’s investor recognises that ’the importance of combining underwriting talent with technological investment has become increasingly apparent’
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IT InterviewCFC Underwriting’s Graeme Newman - ‘We want to be the broker’s partner of choice’
Graeme Newman wants to be the ‘partner of choice’ for UK brokers. Here, he spells out his vision for CFC Underwriting and how he will make that happen
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NewsGoDaddy cyber attack yet another ‘wake up call’ to insurance industry – CyberCube
Cyber insurers need to be on their guard when it comes to single point of failure cyber attacks, recommends cyber analytics firm
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NewsAviva’s head of cyber insurance set to join Lloyd’s
The cyber leader has spent more than three years working at Aviva
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IT InterviewIncoming Hiscox chief exec plans to build on broker relationships and boost digitisation
The current CFO says no ’radical changes’ are on the agenda for 2022, but digitisation will impact how the insurer executes its overarching strategy next year
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NewsChallenging cyber insurance market in 2022 will force major insurer withdrawal - report
‘Bottom line, insurers have been collecting small premiums while facing near infinite risks’, says senior analyst
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AnalysisParametric products will have role to play in closing protection gaps
Broker and insurer collaboration will be vital to create parametric ‘products that will meet the challenges of new risks and rising demand’
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NewsNearly a quarter of SMEs buy cyber cover due to remote working uptick
Around a fifth of small to medium-sized businesses bought cyber cover due to a broker’s recommendation, says analytics firm
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: Sustained period of cyber market hardening must be fully understood
Ransomware demand ’is 20 times more than what we saw in 2018’, says MGA’s head of cyber
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: SMEs face underinsurance risk around intangible assets
Although cyber cover for SMEs is a ‘tough sell’ for brokers, these businesses should be encouraged to seek expert advice ‘because they won’t understand intangible risks as well as brokers do’
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: Businesses struggling to keep pace with hardening cyber market
With ransomware and cyber threats constantly evolving, CyberCube’s chief growth officer discusses what brokers can do to help clients in a hard market
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: Hybrid working heightens reputational risk for SMEs
Reputational risk is high on businesses’ agendas as many firms have now switched to hybrid or home working models
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NewsAirmic 2021: Cyber market still perceived as ‘hard’
Insurance buyers are facing rising cyber risk and insurance challenges, but are there green shoots of a market softening more generally?
