Demand for Cyber Insurance Growing Rapidly: Munich Re Offers More Than Just Insurance
Digitalisation is progressing at a tremendous pace. In almost all sectors, processes are being automated and brought online in order to increase efficiency and improve client satisfaction.
At the same time, digitalisation and interconnectivity are changing the risk landscapes of companies. Cyber risks are without doubt one of today's greatest threats. Unlike traditional lines of insurance such as nat cat, fire and motor, cyber risks are global: no market, sector or company is spared, irrespective of its size.
Cyber risks are presenting the insurance industry with significant challenges. Very little long-term loss data is available, making it impossible to conduct a risk assessment using conventional models. In addition, the risks themselves are changing as digitalisation gains pace. This calls for flexible solutions that offer much more than just insurance cover. Unknown cyber risks can even be found in many existing traditional insurance policies, as the contractual conditions either did not exclude these risks or did not draft the exclusions with sufficient accuracy.
Demand for suitable insurance cover and prevention and recovery services is growing exponentially. According to estimates, the market volume for cyber insurance will grow to
Small and medium-sized enterprises and primary insurers in particular require support. Alongside insurance cover,
Hopke emphasises: "Protection against cyber risks could successively develop into an important field of business in its own right. As a global reinsurer, we accept the challenge of drawing up solutions for this new risk profile. Not to do this would be the biggest risk of all."
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