Global insurance trends

GlobalData Looks at Cyber Risks & Bad State Actors

The latest report from GlobalData looks at the T&Cs surrounding acts of cyber warfare. It isn’t just Ukraine, all sorts of States could take action against an enemy’s supply chain, food distribution systems, energy supply, […]

Global insurance trends

Elpha Secure Partners With CyberCube

Elpha Secure, the cyber managing general agent (MGA) bringing a radical new approach to cyber insurance, is to use two of CyberCube’s new generation of cyber risk analytics tools. The New York-based MGA has licensed CyberCube’s Portfolio Manager platform and […]

Global insurance trends

WTW Launches Airport Risk Index

WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Risk Studies has unveiled a revolutionary Airport Risk Index (ARI). For the first time, the world’s airports will be able to introduce new risk profiling […]

News

Here’s a Thing; Some SMEs Aren’t Bothered About Cyber Cover

Only a quarter (26 per cent) of small business professionals see cybersecurity as a top priority for their organisation, according to new research by Direct Line business insurance. One in six (17 per cent) don’t see […]

Emerging Risk

Risk: Ransomware Attacks Likely to Increase Says Databarracks

The latest from Databarracks, who see an increase in ransomware attacks on the horizon; US-Russia collaboration led to breakup of REvil ransomware group at start of year, but reappearance of gang and Ukraine conflict suggest […]

Insurance Brokers

Marsh Offers Cyber Insights in New Report

The toll of almost three years of unrelenting workplace disruption, digital transformation and ransomware attacks means most leaders are no more confident in their ability to manage cyber risk than they were two years ago. […]

Global insurance trends

Oil & Gas Industry Calls For Global Cyber Defence Strategy

This is actually a good idea. Closer co-operation amongst gas and oil producers on cyber attacks can only be a good thing, especially for insurers. Here’s the word from the WEF; For the first time, […]

Global insurance trends

Two Thirds of Businesses Hit By Ransomware, Says Stockapps

According to new data presented by Stockapps.com, 66% of businesses were hit by ransomware in 2021. This marked a 78% increase from 2020s figures that stood at 37%. From the analysis, the increase in the ransomware-as-a-service […]