Cyber
Cyber remains a major opportunity for global specialty re/insurers with premiums rocketing in recent years. Awareness of the risks posed by cyber is also rising, with companies taking action to ensure ‘silent’ cyber is not present within business written across several other classes of business. While several re/insurers are actively growing their position in the cyber market, this class has yet to be tested by a major catastrophic loss event. Understanding the risk potential of cyber exposures is vital as the market continues to grow.
New ways to price emerging risks
Lloyd’s Lab’s 16th cohort shows how innovation is moving beyond efficiency gains, with insurtechs seeking to give underwriters a clearer view of emerging exposures across cyber, artificial intelligence and battery assets
AI risk analysis needs to go beyond cyber insurance
Underwriters should consider how AI can be a driver of loss under traditional covers, rather than as a separate and novel line of business
Better AI model evaluation approaches needed for risk pricing
Current AI model evaluation methods focus on performance rather than failure, limiting insurer confidence in pricing AI risk, Gallagher Re argues
IUA calls for cyber BI claims protocols
Cyber BI claims are often complex and involve tower structures with multiple insurers providing different layers of coverage
Specialty MGA names Smithson head of financial lines and cyber
In his new role, Smithson will help drive Specialty MGA’s global financial lines and cyber growth
Cyber reinsurance is ripe for innovation
Growing demand for tailored solutions is driving the development of new cyber products, Guy Carpenter’s Anthony Cordonnier tells the Insurance Day Podcast
Asia cyber opportunity growing
High-profile incidents have started to shift perceptions and drive demand for cover, new report finds
Cyber underwriters remain confident in war exclusions
Affirmative cyber war products are coming to market, but the conflict in Iran could test insurers’ assumptions, some experts warn
Canopius launches cyber-triggered spoilage cover
New product aims to protect businesses when cyber incidents leave perishable stock unsellable
Cyber vulnerabilities increase as bad actors embrace AI
The number of known exploited vulnerabilities increased 43% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the previous three months, according to Beazley Security
SME cyber exposure creates opportunities for insurers
Many small businesses have missing or invalid email authentication controls, analysis finds
AI, cyber risk and the pace of loss
The significance of Claude Mythos lies not in making new attacks possible, but in reducing the time available to respond to existing ones
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