Cyber Risk and Artificial Intelligence Tops FSOC’s Systemic Threat List
Although cyber incidents have not resulted in a significant systemic event for the U.S. financial services sector to date, they could pose risks to financial stability
Cyber Risk
Cybersecurity risks relate to the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information, data, or information systems and reflect the potential adverse impacts to organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations.
‘Cyber risk’ means any risk of financial loss, disruption or damage to the reputation of an organisation from some sort of failure of its information technology systems. As a concept, cybersecurity risk refers to an organization’s vulnerability to losses due to a cyber attack or data breach. Ransomware, phishing, malware, third-party risks, internal risks, compliance failures, and other cyber hazards are examples of specific cyber threats.
In this section, we have collected the most current articles and reviews on the topic of the Cyber Risk.
Ransomware, Cloud and AI Risks Reshape the Global Cyber Threat
Ransomware cases surge as cloud and AI adoption expands attack surfaces, driving higher losses, supply chain risk, and tougher cyber insurance conditions
Rising Insurance Gaps Alarm Wealthy Clients with Cyber, NatCat, Lawsuit Risks
Wealthy clients think about market swings, insurance gap, global instability, cyber intrusions, extreme weather, and the financial fallout of lawsuits, often all at once
Evolution of Ransomware: Impact on Cyber Insurance Claims & Underwriting
Cyber threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures are constantly evolving, exposing cyber insurers to an ever-changing loss mix
How AI is Transforming Cyber Insurance: Benefits and Risks
Few industries remain untouched by artificial intelligence, and insurance is no exception. 29% of insurers globally already use AI—a figure expected to rise
2026 Outlook for Global Cyber Insurance Segment
The global cyber insurance outlook remains Stable, reflecting solid demand, profitability, and regulatory compliance
AI-Driven Cyber Risks and Insurance Gaps in 2026
Business leaders are aware of AI-driven cyber risks and their implications. But understanding changing risk profiles to make better decisions around the management of new exposures
Systemic Cyber Events, Data Breaches, and Cyber Insurance Trends
Systemic cyber security events highlighted the compounded risk stemming from increasing technology interdependencies and how quickly a cyber event can affect organizations
US Cyber Insurance Premiums Drop as Pricing Cuts Take Effect
The NAIC revised its 2024 cyber supplement, shifting to a primary/excess/endorsement split, improving clarity on cyber policy types and premium reporting.
Global Cyber Risk Report: Claims Trends & Market Dynamics
Aon’s 2025 Cyber Risk Report shows rising claims, falling payouts, premium declines, and increased cyber maturity, with mid-market firms facing highest exposure.
Geoeconomic Fragmentation: Strategic & Operational Impacts on the Insurance Sector
Geoeconomic fragmentation makes managing global risks like climate, cyber, and pandemic risks more difficult for insurance and reinsurance sectors
U.S. Cyber Insurance Premium Rates Decline in 2025
U.S. cyber insurance renewal premium rates in 2025 have declined year over year for the past three quarters and are expected to remain under pressure
Global Cyber Insurance Industry: Emerging Trend & Growth Opportunities in 2026
Global cyber insurance and reinsurance industry supported by solid underwriting profitability in 2023 and 2024, with expectations for this trend to continue into 2025
Generative AI, Insurance Risks & Cyber Catastrophe Events
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. AI’s potential to amplify systemic risks, such as through polymorphic malware or AI-targeted data breaches
Top Risk in Insurance: Cyber, Climate Change & Business Interruptions Dominate 2024
Cyber incidents, changes in climate, and business interruption are the chief risk concerns among key marketplace segments in the insurance industry
Shifting Dynamics of the Cyber Insurance Market: Opportunities and Challenges
The era of rapid, double-digit growth in the cyber insurance market may be cooling, but the cyber expansion story isn’t over. A new market reality has emerged
Insurance Risk Dashboard. 10 Key Risks of the European Insurance Sector
EIOPA’s Insurance Risk Dashboard: European insurance sector’s risks remain stable at medium levels, with some vulnerabilities linked to market volatility and fluctuating real estate prices
Cyber Insurance: A Critical Component for Healthcare Security
There are approximately 133 million healthcare data breaches each year. Healthcare systems remain complex to secure, and cybercriminals take full advantage of this
Cyber Insurance Market Outlook for 2024-2034: Coverage & Capital Managing
Cyber insurance market is set for outsized growth compared with other lines of P&C insurance over the coming 10 years. There is some concern about what factors must come together for growth
Cyber Insurance Protection Gap. Cyber Risk Survey
Munich Re estimates global cyber premiums at approximately $14 bn and expects the cyber insurance market to reach a size of around $29 bn by 2027
Personal Cyber Insurance for Individuals. Survey 2024
Safeguarding your digital life: The essential role of personal cyber insurance for individuals and their families. Munich Re’s Survey 2024
Business Email Compromise: Cyber Threat Landscape & Preventing
Business email compromise (BEC), a sophisticated form of phishing that involves attackers manipulating individuals into unwittingly facilitating fraudulent activities
Global Cyber Insurance Market Forecast to Exceed over $120 bn by 2032
Global cyber insurance market has undergone significant changes in H1 2024, presenting both challenges and opportunities for retail agents
Generative AI’s Impact on Cyber Threat & Insurance Landscape
Gen AI offers opportunities for both cyber attackers and defenders, poised to significantly impact the threat landscape
How Geopolitics Reshapes the Cyber Threat Environment?
Risks associated with cyber warfare and systemic events more generally – scenarios where single attacks trigger widespread failures across multiple organisations
Cyber Insurance & Risk Management in a Volatile Threat Landscape
Enhanced cyber risk management strengthens an organization’s resilience against ransomware and other financial cyber attacks
Global Cyber Risk Insurance Report: Resilience & Relevance
Cyber continues to live up to its dynamic reputation. With no sign of the risk landscape abating – as demonstrated by ransomware, geopolitical instability
UK Cyber Insurance Market Trends: Q1 2024 Review
The UK cyber insurance market has shifted to favor buyers, driven by abundant capacity and fierce competition among insurers, leading to rate decreases
U.S. Cyber Insurance Generated Underwriting Profits in 2024
U.S. cyber insurance market experienced its second consecutive year of strong underwriting profits. Cyber coverage remained stable at 44%
How Will Generative AI Change the Cyber Insurance Landscape?
Major leaps in the effectiveness of Generative AI and Large Language Models have dominated the discussion around artificial intelligence
Cyber Risk Insurance Market Global Trends 2024
Global cyber insurance market has further matured. Cyber risk continues to increase, driven by rapid technological advances such as artificial intelligence
Cyber Insurance Poses Significant Risks to Re/Insurers’ Stability
Cyber insurance offerings expansion could pose significant risks to the financial stability of re/insurers if not managed with caution
6 Steps to Customize Cyber and E&O Insurance Contracts
The non-standardized nature of cyber and E&O policy wording creates the opportunity to mold an individually tailored and responsive risk transfer tool
Cyber Security Global Trends: Insurance & Risk Mitigation Best Practice
Improvements in cyber security and business continuity are helping to combat encryption-based ransomware attacks, yet the cyber threat landscape is evolving
Cybersecurity Spending Trends. Cyber Insurance Premiums Risen Exponentially
Spending on cyber risk has risen fast and attention paid to the issue by top management has markedly increased. But the news is not all good
Global Cyber Risk Trends and Insurance Survey
The cyber insurance market reached a record size last year. Cyberattacks and the volume of compromised digital assets increased simultaneously
Lloyd’s Systemic Cyber Risk Scenario: Potential Global Economic Losses of $3.5trn
Lloyd’s published a systemic risk scenario that models the global economic impact of a hypothetical but plausible cyber attack on a major financial services payments system
Challenges for Cyber Insurance Market’s Growth Potential
The realisation of the cyber market’s growth potential is tied to geopolitics and macroeconomics, but also sme penetration, tail-risk management
Cyber Insurance Market Dynamics Changed Significantly
Cyber insurance dynamics have shifted significantly over the last 12 months. After a period of upheaval – characterised by a rapidly deteriorating loss environment
War Exclusions in Cyber Insurance are Centre Stage as Re/Insurers
Whilst there have been no cyber attacks of comparable scale since the invasion of Ukraine, the scope of cyber insurance, and the war exclusions issue specifically
Cyber Supply Chain Risk: Background & Innovation
The digital supply chain is invisible. It operates in the background but is essential to the day-to-day functioning of most businesse
Global Cyber Warfare Risks Increases Insurance Market Losses
Cyber warfare and the attendant risk of systemic losses have long cast a shadow over the cyber insurance market
Cyber Warfare in Ukraine: Implications for Global Cyber Threat Landscape
The cyber warfare in Ukraine, a clash of titans in terms of cyber security, has considerable implications for the cyber threat landscape
How Does Cyber Security Hygiene Reduce the Risk of Cyberattacks?
Companies that have strong cyber security hygiene are reducing the risk of being targeted by cybercriminals. Investment in cyber security is crucial in this environment
How Cybersecurity Drives Business Reimagining?
The cybersecurity research reveals some organizations are using cybersecurity as a differentiator to deliver better business outcomes
New SEC Cyberattack Rule Raises Insurance Claims & Risks
A new SEC cyberattack reporting rule has left public companies and insurers exposed to potential regulatory probes and shareholder class actions
Cost of Cybercrime. How to Improve Cybersecurity Protection?
The cost of cybercrime Accenture’s study helps to quantify the economic cost of cyberattacks by analyzing trends in malicious activities over time
Top 5 Cyber Risks that Can Threaten M&A Deals
Global M&A activity continues to accelerate at a rapid rate as the world recovers from the lows of the pandemic
How Insurers Can Expand the Cyber Insurance Market?
A slowdown in price increases and companies hardening their cybersecurity defenses will help expand the cyber insurance market
Future of Global Cyber Insurance Market – Ransomware Challenges
Strengthened Global Cyber Insurance Market resilience continued to pay dividends, as resurgent ransomware activity has so far not been accompanied
Global Insurance Ranking of Cyber Insurers by Premiums
Global Ranking of insurance providers worldwide and largest underwriters in the cyber insurance sector. Insuramore has updated its 2024 global ranking of insurer
Cyber Insurance Risks & Cyberattacs in the Russia-Ukraine War
Cyberwarfare has provided just a handful of notable skirmishes in the Russia-Ukraine War. But fears linger that the scale and frequency of digital attacks on financial targets
Cyber Risk Detection, Insurance & Cyberattack Lifecycle
Realization is changing the dynamic of cyber risk management, pushing damage limitation to the forefront and, as a result, turning the spotlight on attack detection
2026 Global Cybercrime Predictions: Rising Threats and AI-Driven Scams
Beinsure has collected the opinions of cybersecurity experts and presents a Cybercrime Predictions review for 2026
Cyber Risks, Climate Change & ESG – Main Challenges for Insurance Industry
Climate change, ESG responsibilities and cyber risks are just some of the key concerns facing the insurance industry in 2024, according to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Cyber Insurance Trends in 2024. Cyber Risk & Insurance for Businesses
Cyber insurance is no longer deemed a nice-to-have accessory for businesses. In 2024, its importance will only increase
Cyber Insurance Market: Underwriting Strategies & Cybercapacity
The cyber insurance market has seen significant changes, with the segments within the market being more distinct and nuanced than previously experienced
Cyber Insurance Market Will Maintains Premium Growth & Underwriting
Cyber insurance market is anticipated to maintain favorable premium growth and underwriting results
Cyber Security Top Trends & Cyber Attack Threats. 5 Scenarios of Resilience
Cybersecurity has become a more dynamic field, rapidly adjusting and shifting to keep apace with business inventiveness
How to Make Cyber Security an Part of the Business Culture? Cyber Risk Areas
The reality is that the cyber threats facing private businesses are no different from any other type of organisation. Cyber criminals are essentially opportunistic
Digital-asset adoption keeps rising and so do the risks tied to holding or moving value online. Insurers now face new pressure to design products that respond to crypto-specific threats
Although cyber incidents have not resulted in a significant systemic event for the U.S. financial services sector to date, they could pose risks to financial stability
Ransomware cases surge as cloud and AI adoption expands attack surfaces, driving higher losses, supply chain risk, and tougher cyber insurance conditions
Cyber threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures are constantly evolving, exposing cyber insurers to an ever-changing loss mix