Cyber insurance is an insurance product used to protect businesses and individual users from Internet-based risks, and more generally from risks relating to information infrastructure and activities.Risks of this nature are typically excluded from traditional commercial general liability policies or at least are not specifically defined in traditional insurance products.
Coverage provided by cyber-insurance policies may include first-party coverage against losses such as data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; liability coverage indemnifying companies for losses to others caused, for example, by errors and omissions,failure to safeguard data, or defamation; and other benefits including regular security audits, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, and criminal reward fundsAdvantages;Because the cyber-insurance market in many countries is relatively small compared to other insurance products, its overall impact on emerging cyberthreats is difficult to quantify. As the impact to people and businesses from cyber threats is also relatively broad when compared to the scope of protection provided by insurance products, insurance companies continue to develop their services. As insurers pay out on cyber-losses, and as cyber threats develop and change, insurance products are increasingly being purchased alongside existingIT security services. Indeed, the underwriting criteria for insurers to offer cyber-insurance products are also early in development, and underwriters area ctively partnering with IT security companies to develop their products. As well as directly improving security, cyber-insurance is enormously beneficial in the event of a large-scale security breach. Insurance provides a smooth funding mechanism for recovery from major losses, helping businesses to return to normal and reducing the need for government assistance.
Are you insured against a cyber security breach? As a business owner, you insure your business against losses — but is your liability protected against a cyber break-in? Many businesses overlook this crucial coverage and end up paying millions in damages to customers. Don’t let that happen to you.