Cyber – Page 23
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NewsControl systems are in cyber criminals’ crosshairs, warns report
The London market has been warned it needs to better understand the rising threat of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing facilities, as criminals switch their focus to find new ways to extort and disrupt businesses
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NewsLloyd’s warns syndicates of ‘increasingly high risk’ cyber attack threats from Internet of Things devices
Lloyd’s worked in partnership with CyberCube and Guy Carpenter on its new report for syndicates, designed to support their understanding of emerging cyber risks
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FeaturesFirms exposed to underinsurance as reputation becomes ‘massively growing risk issue’
Reputation-related insurance products are expected to become a ‘staple’ within the next five years as this risk becomes a rising agenda item for businesses
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News AnalysisAmazon’s Ring incidences expose cyber insurance inconsistencies and new IoT risks
Insurance Times explores the emerging risks from Internet of Things’ devices, as well as how it could be an opportunity for brokers and insurers
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NewsBroadway Insurance Brokers’s new director of business development set to ‘supercharge’ expansion
He has more than 40 years of experience and is one of the North West’s most respected bankers
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NewsE-scooter insurance demands from local authorities are ‘very different’
Local authorities have very different capabilities when dealing with the procurement of e-scooters and insurance demands also vary
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NewsCyber insurers see ‘strong growth’ for coverage after spate of online scams amid lockdown
Despite this, insurers must have adequate capacity to cover evolving cyber fraud
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News2021 set to be ‘less profitable’ year for insurers – Fitch Ratings
Credit ratings agency identifies the key factors that are contributing to market outlooks in the UK
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NewsService to measure cyber ‘human error’ risk
The Workforce Cyber Culture Assessment assesses people risk and the impact of business culture in a cyber context
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IT Interview‘Current insurance models aren’t fit for purpose’ for autonomous vehicles – Rideshur
The MGA believes it could have some form of autonomous vehicle specific insurance available as early as next year
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News‘Known unknowns’ are creating ‘nervousness’ in D&O market
Factors such as climate change and cyber security could lead to an uptick in D&O claims next year
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NewsMactavish warns that ‘premiums are rising dramatically’ due to hardening market
In addition, the firm believes there has been a ‘considerable erosion in the quality and extent of the insurance cover offered to policyholders’, which may not have been flagged by brokers
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NewsData sharing needs to improve for London Market to lead in cyber insurance
A panel of industry experts highlight why London is the natural “hub” for cyber insurance provision and what the market needs to do to lead from the front in this product line
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FeaturesRise in cryptojacking could potentially hit insurers’ bottom lines – Guidewire’s Matt Honea
Cryptojacking is on the rise but massively under-reported, Guidewire’s senior director of cyber-security tells Insurance Times why insurers should be aware of this emerging risk
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NewsIncreasing demand seen for personal cyber insurance
A fifth of survey respondents said they were interested in buying a cyber product
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NewsHowden buys cyber and technology-focused broker
The company says the purchase ‘supercharges our growth in this important market’
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NewsA quarter of insurance staff want more tech training to cope with ‘new normal’ - KPMG
More than a third of insurance professionals have received training around mental health, as 28% view this as a key theme within their job roles now
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NewsPandemic sees growth in lending to better manage insurance costs – Premium Credit
The premium finance provider’s latest research index reveals what lines of cover SMEs have stopped buying and how many are using a broker or insurer
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IT InterviewTechnology is still the ‘bedrock of our business’ – CFC Underwriting’s Dave Walsh
With CFC Underwriting making it onto Insurance Times’s Top 50 Brokers podium yet again, the firm’s chief executive and founder Dave Walsh discusses how it started out in the dot-com era, emphasising that technology is still at the business’s heart today
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News45% of businesses take no action to protect themselves from cyber attacks – NFU Mutual
The commercial insurer has extended its cyber helpline to the end of the year following its research findings
