CFC Underwriting
Hiscox launches virtual cyber unit, names management team
Hiscox has brought together its cyber expertise to form a ‘virtual business unit’.
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Analysis: Energy risks: negative energy?
The insurance industry is worried about the energy sector. This already complicated and fragmented industry is getting more complex, especially with pressure from governments to increase production from renewable sources, just as the risks it faces are…
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Shortlist revealed
The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Underwriting Service Awards has been announced.
Analysis: Connected risks require joined-up thinking
Faced with events that cascade from one risk class to others, insurers need to review their underwriting strategies.
Analysis: Intellectual property: Creative cover
The significance of intellectual property risks has not translated into a large demand for IP insurance policies - yet
CFC Underwriting introduces dark web monitoring tool
CFC Underwriting has launched a dark web monitoring tool for its cyber insurance policyholders.
Lloyds Bank's Bill Cooper on private equity
The valuation of intermediaries is once again in the spotlight after a number of recent high-profile deals, where firms have changed hands for what appear to be very high multiples. Lloyds Bank's managing director and global head of insurance Bill Cooper…
When cyber gets physical
Recent events such as the Wanna Cry ransomware attack and British Airways’ computer outage have helped to drive sales of cyber insurance, but there are concerns that a significant part of the risk is being overlooked
Businesses to face bigger costs for ransomware attacks
Businesses are being warned that they could face greater financial fall-out if they become victim to a cyber or ransomware attacks, following the Petya attack on Tuesday.
Insurers expecting ransomware claims to increase following Wanna Cry hack
Cyber attacks carried out with ransomware are becoming more common with the number of ransomware claims rising to 22.4% in 2017, CFC Underwriting has said.
NHS attack highlights industry's 'wrong direction' on cyber
A ransomware attack on the NHS has highlighted the “wrong direction” the insurance industry has taken on cyber, experts have warned.
Biba 2017: GDPR will not have drastic effect on cyber insurance
The General Data Protection Regulations will not have as big an effect on cyber policies and the regulator may not enforce it as strictly as expected.
CFC Underwriting CEO leads private-equity backed MBO
The CEO of CFC Underwriting will lead a private-equity backed management buy-out of the business.
The Cyber Insurer and Broker Assembly 2017 - as it happened
The Cyber Insurer and Broker Assembly took place on 23 March. Post's journalists reported live from the event.
Cyber regulation: Cyber’s new rules
The tightening of data regulation next year could drive demand for cyber cover and, with the reporting of breaches becoming compulsory, it may help underwriters price this new risk ever more accurately
Phone app allows policyholders to log a cyber claim
A phone app that enables policyholders to easily claim for a cyber breach has been launched by CFC Underwriting.
Social media libel: Keyboard warriors
Social media grants people the ability to broadcast their opinions to a wide audience. What coverage can insurers provide against libel?
Biba launches product recall scheme through CFC Underwriting
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a Product Recall scheme through its member CFC Underwriting.
Cyber insurance market has 'hit a fork in the road' in 2016
Cyber policy writing has reached a ‘fork in the road’ as the industry is pulling in different directions when it comes to policy cover.
Cyber insurance: Developing knowledge
With the number of cyber crimes increasing, knowledge of attacks is developing enough for cover to be rolled out. What are the options for insurers?
Cyber criminals increasingly moving from privacy breaches to extortion
Increasingly sophisticated malware and ransomware attacks are rising to the top of the cyber threat list, with industry cyber experts predicting a surge in ransomware incidents in 2016.
CFC hires Matt Taylor to head emerging risks business
CFC has hired Matt Taylor as its head of emerging risks, as the underwriting agency continues the growth of the business.
Product Liability Food: Leaving a nasty taste
There are many toxic risks when it comes to food manufacture, with the recent Mars chocolate recall prompting businesses to assess their exposure