HR & Employment

Gallagher Survey Finds 60% of Cyber Attacks Caused By Human Error

Many insurers, MGAs and brokers have now successfully transitioned to remote working operations over the last two or three weeks. That does potentially raise more risks, as staff use a variety of devices to access […]

Technology

SMEs Are Easy Pickings for Cyber Criminals, Says GlobalData Report

Under one in four (22.4%) of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with cyber insurance report to be covered for human error, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s 2019 UK Insurance Consumer Survey. Given […]

Insurance Brokers

Charities Need To Up Their Cyber Crime Game, Online Fraud Increasing

Charities in the UK are being too complacent about cyber attacks, data breaches and denial of service, says Ecclesiastical. Research carried out by the specialist insurer found the majority of charities (81%) believe they are […]

News

Deals: AON Buys Cytelligence, Extends Coverage in Cyber Market

Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, announced today the acquisition of Cytelligence Inc, a Canadian-based cyber security firm that provides incident response […]

InsureTech

UN Data Breach Shows No Organisation is Immune from Cyber Attacks

The UN suffered a serious data breach last year, according to Associated Press reports, with UN offices in Vienna and New York being targeted. There does appear to be confusion over the data downloaded, as […]

News

CyberCube Teams Up With Hiscox on Cyber Risk Analysis

Incidents like the recent ransomware attack on Travelex show how costly an online hacking, data breach or malicious threat can be to any business. Days lost fire-fighting the problem, long term reputational damage and customer […]

Global insurance trends

New Report Looks at Reinsurance Market in 2020 & Beyond

The financial impact of a future global software failure could be so great that the (re)insurance industry is likely to require additional capacity from the capital markets. Since their birth in the 1990s, insurance-linked securities […]