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.
AI boom creating new aggregation risk: CyberCube’s Methven
The push for organisations to adopt artificial intelligence into their workflow has rapidly made some AI tools ‘significant points of aggregation’, according to CyberCube CEO
Syndication is key to unlocking the casualty market: Scor’s McDonald
Scor Business Solutions is targeting growth in European casualty business this year, the unit’s chief executive says
Majority of cyber insureds refuse to pay ransomware: Coalition
The cyber underwriter saw the severity of claims lessen in 2025, despite an uptick in frequency
Gallagher Re urges more efficient cyber coverage
Gallagher Re says the future of efficient cyber tail protection may lie in multiperil reinsurance solutions
Iran a threat to 12% of critical US firms: CyberCube
CyberCube has identified that 12% of ‘critical’ US firms are at high risk from Iranian cyber threats
Cyber and casualty are concerns in the soft market: Axa XL’s Guénot
The insurer’s head of Southern Europe, Julien Guénot, worries about cyber risk volatility and loss deterioration in casualty lines
AI preparedness lags as cyber attacks accelerate
Majority of companies lack confidence in managing artificial intelligence threats, Aon survey finds, as compromised credentials account for more than half of breaches investigated by Beazley
The Gulf region’s cyber risk profile is evolving rapidly
The region is undergoing large-scale digital transformation, with governments and businesses adopting cloud, IoT, smart city infrastructure and digitised public services as part of economic diversification plans
CyberCube names Methven chief executive
Analytics firm’s chief growth officer Chris Methven succeeds Pascal Millaire, who has led the business since its inception
AI cyber risks 'outpacing insurers’ ability to model exposures'
Systemic vulnerabilities, regulatory uncertainty and generative AI-driven losses are challenging the insurability of cyber risk, Lockton Re says
Property lines drive 4% fall in Q4 commercial rates: Marsh
Property insurance rates dropped by 9% globally in the fourth quarter of 2025, with cyber and financial and professional lines also easing, but casualty pricing increased amid ongoing loss concerns
Davos raised the stakes for risk managers: Ferma’s Cotelle
Head of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations outlines why he is bringing more risk experts, insurers, brokers, economists and technologists into the association’s orbit
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