New York, NY (Feb.26, 2023) – Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, is pleased to announce the launch of a new report, Unlocking Potential: Why now is the time cyber ILS has the momentum to succeed, working with CyberCube Analytics and Envelop Risk to create a market-wide perspective.The cyber insurance market continues to mature and grow dramatically.

At the same time there has been growing model maturity, as data and understanding of the peril have all developed in recent years.Oliver Brew, lead author of the report and London Cyber Practice Leader for Lockton Re, comments, “The mechanisms and methodology behind cyber modelling are becoming better understood, and the strength of the data and frameworks being utilised is increasing all the time, meaning the potential for cyber ILS investments can be leveraged to play a critical role in unlocking capacity required to continue developing the wider cyber insurance market.” There has also been a more positive view of cyber risk by ILS investors.Brittany Baker, CyberCube Vice President of Solution Consulting and co-author of the report, comments, “ILS investors are becoming more comfortable with cyber risk, but further education is needed on how cyber models work.

Market-leading participants are increasingly demanding enhanced exposure management reporting that allows for more in-depth business intelligence reporting and more sophisticated strategic decision-making.” “There are compelling arguments that the time is right for investors to support cyber ILS,” comments David Ross, Executive Vice President of ILS & Capital at Envelop Risk.The class is in a secular hard market driven by increasing digitisation and growing insurance penetration.Those with access to data and a modelling advantage can build well-diversified and profitable portfolios to meet investor risk-return preferences.

Structures exist to manage capital efficiently without dilution of returns from excessive collateral trapping.” Oliver concludes, “This report supports the massive opportunities which arise from the continued demand for cyber (re)insurance which will only be further enhanced by the successful execution of cyber ILS transactions.” Click here for the full report.About Lockton What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence.Lockton’s private ownership empowers its 9,000 Associates doing business in over 125 countries to focus solely on clients’ risk and insurance needs.

With expertise that reaches around the globe, Lockton delivers the deep understanding needed to accomplish remarkable results.Learn more at www.global.lockton.com.About CyberCube CyberCube delivers the world’s leading analytics to quantify cyber risk for the insurance industry.

With best-in-class data access and advanced multi-disciplinary analytics, the company’s cloud-based platform helps insurance organizations make better decisions when placing insurance, underwriting cyber risk and managing cyber risk aggregation.CyberCube’s enterprise intelligence layer provides insights on millions of companies globally and includes modeling on thousands of points of technology failure.The CyberCube platform was established in 2015 within Symantec and now operates as a standalone company exclusively focused on the insurance industry, with access to an unparalleled ecosystem of data partners and backing from ForgePoint Capital, HSCM Bermuda, MTech Capital and individuals from Stone Point Capital.

For more information, please visit www.cybcube.com.Tags: Cyber Insurance, Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS), Lockton, reinsurance