Event Details
CYBER UNDERWRITING UNMASKED*
September 9, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST)
Guest Speakers
Don Hensman, Cyber InsuranceConsultant & Reinsurance Analyst
PCS, A Verisk Business, Cleveland Ohio
Rahat Ahemed, Cyber Insurance Consultant
PCS, A Verisk Business, City of London, England UK
Drawing exclusively on publicly available data and published industry reports, this session will cover: An introduction to PCS and the value of a post-event, claims-informed perspective on the cyber market; The origins and evolution of cyber insurance, from early silent cyber through to today's maturing standalone market; How cyber incidents materialize as insured losses, including common loss pathways, the anatomy of a claim, and what makes cyber structurally different from other lines; What the public loss data tells us about frequency, severity, and dominant loss drivers, with reference to recent high-profile events including Change Healthcare, CDK Global, CrowdStrike, M&S, and Co-op; How cyber coverage has responded to loss experience, including commonly used war exclusions and the evolution of policy language; Looking at the future: AI-enabled attacks, regulatory-driven losses, and systemic accumulation risk.
The session welcomes and is suitable for attendees at all levels of familiarity with cyber insurance claims.
Notes: Connection details will be emailed the day prior to the meeting to all registered attendees. The sharing of connection information/links and/or presentations from IRUA webinars is strictly prohibited.
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