$584B at Risk From Cat Events in 2020: University of Cambridge Study December 27, 2019 Providing an annual update of its study of the impact of catastrophic events on global GDP, researchers from the University...
Ransomware Attacks Rise 37% in Q3, Targeting IT Vendors, Their Clients: Beazley October 29, 2019 Ransomware attacks increased by 37% during the third quarter of 2019, compared to Q2, as cyber criminals target both IT...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
Cyber-Attacks Named as Top Business Risk in U.S., Canada and Europe, by WEF Survey October 1, 2019 By L.S. Howard Cyber-attacks are named as the leading risk for business executives in the United States, Canada and Europe, according to a...
Wholesale Broker H.W. Kaufman Buys U.K. MGA and Cyber Specialist Node International September 30, 2019 H.W. Kaufman Group, the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesale broker and managing general agent, announced the acquisition of Node International, a...
AXA XL, Accenture Partner to Provide Cyber-Security Services to AXA XL Clients September 26, 2019 AXA XL and Accenture are partnering to offer global cyber-security expertise to AXA XL’s underwriters, brokers and clients to strengthen...
Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard There are several things that keep SCOR’s Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk...
Business Leaders Spend Less Than 1 Day a Year Focusing on Cyber Risk: Marsh Survey September 18, 2019 A majority of busy board members and senior executives, who are responsible for their organization’s cyber risk management, spent less...
Cyber Risk Modeling Company Kovrr Raises $5.5 Million September 12, 2019 Kovrr, a Tel Aviv-based predictive cyber risk modeling company, announced a $5.5 Million financing round. The funding round was led...
Biometrics and Financial Firms, Ransomware Variant Among Latest Cyber Trends: Chubb August 28, 2019 State biometrics laws, a new ransomware threat and the targeting of financial institutions are among the recent trends in cyber...