Cyber
Diary of an Insurer: Ecclesiastical’s Sarah Pearson
Sarah Pearson, head of enterprise risk management at Ecclesiastical Insurance, kicks off the day with Special K, helps businesses to carry on and ends the week abseiling down Derby Cathedral to support Rainbows Children’s Hospice.
Hackers issue Sabre with ransom demand following cyber attack
The hacking group behind Sabre’s cyber attack last week has issued the insurer with a ransom demand and given a deadline for which to respond.
Sabre suffers cyber attack
Sabre has today revealed it was subject to a cyber attack last week, however it believes no sensitive data was accessed.
Tokio Marine reveals risks faced by London
London’s future is threatened by more extreme flooding and failure to keep pace with technology, according to a new study, with Tokio Marine arguing insurers should help the city prepare for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence developments.
Insurers are financially steady but shaky at articulating risks
Analysis of Solvency II reporting of 100 of the largest non-life UK and Ireland insurers showed the financial strength of the market remains strong but providers need to up their game on articulating operational risks.
AssuredPartners’ double swoop; LMA and Liiba’s collab; Pen’s IP proposition
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the top: CFC’s Newman on why scaremongering won’t shift cyber policies
Graeme Newman, CEO of CFC, argues cyber insurers should play to its strengths rather than peddle sensational statistics.
Why cyber insurance’s evolution requires an AI injection
Hartmut Mai, president at Cyberwrite, argues AI is required to produce cyber insurance suitable for today’s business needs.
Managing underinsurance risks and valuations
Analysis: As inflation continues to be an issue across all lines of insurance, Sam Barrett explores how brokers can use AI to manage underinsurance risk and valuations.
What NFTs mean for fine art insurance
Analysis: Edmund Tirbutt examines what the advent of non-fungible tokens means for insurers, and whether the industry is designing an array of cover for this emerging art form.
RSA’s PI product; Jensten’s One Broker deal; GTA names chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: How MOVEit highlighted supply chain issues in insurance
Charles Clarke, director of insurance at SecurityScorecard, examines the painful lessons for insurers that have come as they realise their clients’ third and fourth-party vendors pose some of the most serious and systemic cyber risks.
Zurich cuts claims times; Marsh's global cyber practice; Brown & Brown partners with Ageas
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva: SMEs ‘woefully underserved’ for cyber cover
Cover against damage from cyber attacks against SMEs has been branded as “woefully underserved” at an Aviva event.
Howden’s climate practice, Ecclesiastical and Iprism partner and WTW’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Howden secures £500m to turn insurtechs into MGAs
Howden’s venture will support the development of innovative insurance solutions, as well as create investment opportunities for insurtech start-ups.
McLarens aims to become the go-to adjuster for hospitality claims
Rebecca Webster, McLaren’s broker development lead, shares why the claims services provider has launched its hospitality offering and what challenges lie ahead.
Travelers Europe’s CEO on the current complexity facing insurers
View from the top: Matthew Wilson, CEO of Travelers Europe, says one of the key issues facing insurers today is the multitude of challenges they are juggling simultaneously.
Vote for winners of the European Insurance Technology Awards
The shortlist has been decided and now Insurance Post readers can vote to decide the winners of the European Insurance Technology Awards 2023.
Cyber insurers increasingly insist on security checks to agree cover
Data analysis: Cyber insurers are learning from past data and demanding extra security protocols are put in place before agreeing coverage, research has revealed.
Top 75 MGAs: Gallagher
The performance of Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting business, which includes Manchester Underwriting Management and RMP, plus Vasek Insurance earned the group a place on Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Insurance Post’s Top 75 MGAs revealed
Markerstudy and Policy Expert have been the named the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Why event cancellation insurance remains relevant
Leigh Ann Rossi, chief operating officer within the sports and entertainment group at NFP, and Marc Blumencranz, managing director of sports and entertainment, explain how climate change, power outages, civil unrest, national mourning and health has kept…