Market Information for Each Insurer Based on 3 Categories:
- Targeted Insureds by Size
- Targeted Insureds by Industry
- Prohibited
Insureds
Updates inside the full report include:
- 98 pages with 27 different kinds of charts
comparing 22 of the most prominent insurers writing cyber and
privacy liability insurance
- 32 sources of insurance were surveyed, including a few managing
general underwriters
- 2 new charts are included addressing (1) whether there is coverage
for loss from a state sponsored act, and (2) whether there is coverage
for loss from a non-state sponsored terrorist act
- Reasons why ransomware claims continue to be a huge
problem
- Rate, deductible, and growth estimates from 11
insurers
- Updated premium growth estimates based on NAIC
data
- The impact of COVID-19 on ransomware activity
- A look at other types of cyber coverage being sought
after (i.e., beyond liability coverage)
- Analysis of how certain business agreements, and the
acceptance of responsibility for cyber losses within them, are
impacting small and midsized insureds
- Comparison of important policy conditions such as claims reporting,
extended reporting period, selection of counsel, and consent to
settle
- An overview of data privacy coverage, including
limits available, types of data covered, and remediation coverage
Why The Betterley Report?
Agents and
Brokers—Sell more and grow revenue by pinpointing errors in
competitors' policies/proposals.
Risk Managers and Insurance Buyers—Identify, eliminate, or
avoid coverage gaps with coverage comparison charts.
Underwriters—Research competitors with quick policy
comparisons.
Attorneys—Keep up with year-to-year trends in policy form
development.
Consultants—Identify markets and match them up to your
clients' needs.
Imagine that you or your client suffers a crippling
data breach due to a previously unknown cyber vulnerability. Not only was the
private information of a vast number of customers compromised, but certain
denial-of-service elements of the attack kept the company’s systems either
completely down or running far less efficiently than normal for weeks after the
incident. Suddenly, you or your client is faced with determining how exactly
the attack happened, preventing similar attacks in the future, notifying any
affected customers, incurring expenses to get systems up and running properly,
and even potentially warding off any subsequent litigation.
- "What are the best insurance products available to
protect against this circumstance?"
- "How can financial losses be
minimized?"
- "How could my company (or my client) have been better
prepared for this liability?"
Depending on whether you are the risk manager, the agent or broker, the
consultant, or any other role, these are likely the questions you are asking
yourself. In today’s environment, in which business and the Internet have
become essentially inseparable, companies of all sizes and operating in any
industry are exposed to the types of cyber-liability exposures alluded to
above.
The "Cyber/Privacy Insurance Market Survey" edition of The
Betterley Report compares and contrasts the options available in the
insurance marketplace to address scenarios like this and sheds light on the
specific knowledge that can help any risk management and insurance professional
better address cyber and privacy liability exposures.
Following a general overview of the state of the cyber and privacy liability
insurance market, the report dives into the trademark feature offered in each
edition of The Betterley Report: incomparably detailed charts
comparing the leading cyber and privacy liability insurers. These
comparison charts allow readers to see how each of the insurers stacks up with
the others in terms of the following.
24 types of insurer comparison charts available in full
report:
These comparison charts allow readers to see how each of the insurers
stacks up with the others in terms of:
- Contact and Product Information
- Product Description
- Market Information
- Capacity, Deductibles, Coinsurance, and Agent Access
- Data Privacy: Types of Coverage and Limits Available
- Data Privacy: Regulatory and Statutory Coverage Provided
- Data Privacy: Payment Card Industry Coverage Provided
- Data Privacy: Coverage Triggers
- Data Privacy: Types of Data Covered
- Data Privacy: Remediation Costs Covered
- Data Privacy: Remediation Coverage Services
- Coverage Extensions and (Sub)Limits Available for Cyber
Insureds—Media Liability
- Security Assessment by Third-Party Requirements
- First-Party Coverage: Direct Damage and Business Interruption
- Coverage for Loss Resulting from State-Sponsored Act
- Coverage for Loss Resulting from Non-State Sponsored Terrorist
Act
- Theft (First-Party) Coverage
- Theft (First-Party) Coverage—Deceptive Funds Transfer or Social
Engineering
- Third-Party Coverage: Bodily Injury and Property Damage
- Third-Party Coverage
- Claims Reporting, Extended Reporting Period, Selection of Counsel,
Consent To Settle
- Prior Acts
- Coverage Territory
- Exclusions
- Risk Management Services
Sample Market Information from Full Report
Below is a small sample of the information that is available for each of the
insurers via the 23 different types of charts included in the full report.
| Market
Information |
| Carrier |
Target Markets—Size of Insured
(in $U.S. of Annual Sales) |
Target Markets—
Industry |
Prohibited
Insureds |
Is Product Primarily Targeting
Insureds Based in the U.S.,
Non-U.S., or Both |
Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty |
Target firms with revenues
greater than $500 million |
All – Focus on FI and
Professional Services firms |
None |
US |
| Capacity,
Deductibles, Coinsurance, and Agent Access |
| Carrier |
Capacity
Available |
Deductible or SIR
(Minimum & Maximum) |
Is Product Available to Retail
Broker or to Wholesale Only |
| e-Franchisor Suite |
$5 million (layering is available for higher limits) |
$25,000 |
Appointed Retail |
| First-party
Coverage: Direct Damage and Business Interruption |
| Carrier |
Direct Damage to
Equipment |
Destruction of
Data |
Virus Extraction |
Business
Interruption |
Denial of
Services |
| Zurich |
By endorsement |
Yes |
Yes, reasonable and necessary expenses to minimize or reduce an
interruption of services |
Yes
|
Yes |
Your Objective Source: A Renowned Industry Expert
Richard S. Betterley, LIA, is the president of Betterley Risk Consultants
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firm. BRC, founded in 1932, provides independent advice and counsel on matters
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insurance products and related services. He is a member of the Professional
Liability Underwriting Society and joined the firm in 1975.
Mr. Betterley created The Betterley Report in 1994 to be the
objective source of information about specialty insurance products. Now
published six times annually, The Betterley Report is known for its
in-depth coverage of management liability, cyber-risk, technology, intellectual
property, and media insurance products.
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