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QBE/Zywave survey: 60% of respondents hit by cyber event but only 36% filed claim

Cyber incidents continue to pose a significant threat, with a report from QBE North America in collaboration with Zywave revealing that over 60 percent of respondents have experienced a cyber event, while more than 80 percent have invested in some form of cyber risk insurance.

Destructive cyber attack incidents double between 2020 and 2024: QBE

Annual disruptive and destructive global cyber attacks are set to increase by 105 percent between 2020 and 2024, according to QBE.

QBE launches global cyber coverage policy

QBE Insurance has launched QCyberProtect, a globally consistent cyber policy designed to enhance cyber resilience for a broad range of clients worldwide.

QBE Re bolsters leadership with three global product heads

QBE Re has appointed three global product heads including Salvatore Sama for casualty, Jane Farren for financial professional lines, and Derek Durst for cyber.

QBE launches Middle Eastern cyber offering led by Marsh’s Hamlat

QBE Insurance Group has launched a cyber offering in the Middle East, led by newly appointed Sarah Hamlat as senior cyber underwriter, as part of the Sydney-headquartered carrier’s global cyber growth strategy.

QBE NA confirms capacity deal with SME cyber insurtech MGA Converge

QBE North America has announced the launch of a new SME cyber program that will be underwritten by cyber insurtech MGA Converge, confirming reporting from The Insurer earlier this week.

QBE positions for cyber growth with Davis named global head

Sydney-headquartered QBE Insurance Group has appointed Serene Davis to the newly-created role of global head of cyber.

QBE confirms global cyber growth strategy amid “great time to be an underwriter”

QBE is positioning itself for a “global growth spurt” in cyber and is poised to grow its current modest London market share, according to the group’s international CEO Jason Harris.

QBE continues cyber growth with dual leadership promotions

QBE has continued its cyber growth ambitions with the dual promotions of Erica Kofie as head of cyber proposition, QBE Europe and David Warr as portfolio manager, cyber for QBE Europe.

QBE places new ~$200mn cyber QS and stop-loss at 1.1

Australian insurer QBE and its broker Gallagher Re have placed an open market cyber quota share and stop-loss treaty at 1 January after breaking the coverage out of its global reinsurance program, The Insurer understands.

QBE to test cyber re appetites with new ~$200mn cyber QS and stop-loss treaty

QBE is out in the open market with a new cyber placement in the latest signal of rising demand in the cyber reinsurance market, The Insurer understands.

QBE partners with CyberCube on cyber risk analytics

Global (re)insurer QBE has agreed a partnership with CyberCube that will see it roll out the insurtech’s analytics platform designed to enable insurers to better analyse and understand cyber risk.