What Is Cyber Insurance?
Commercial cyber insurance, also called cyber risk insurance or cyber security insurance, protects against cyber-attacks and data breaches by covering costs like lost income and legal fees. With cyber threats on the rise, having this coverage is crucial for safeguarding your business and its future.
At Westfield, our Cyber Suite product combines cyber liability and data breach insurance to help ensure your business can react to and recover from cyber-related events. Our cyber insurance also provides eRiskHub® cyber risk management services to assess your cyber liability exposure and help shore up weaknesses in your systems. Key features include:
- Incident response roadmaps
- Online training modules
- Directory of external resources
- News center with industry articles
- Learning center with best practices and white papers
What Is Cyber Liability Insurance?
Cyber liability insurance is designed to help protect businesses from the financial repercussions of cyber-related incidents. This type of insurance typically covers:
- Legal and regulatory expenses or fines
- Extortion costs associated with ransomware attacks
- Lost income due to business interruption
What Is Data Breach Insurance?
Data breach insurance helps businesses respond to a data breach and better manage the aftermath. This type of insurance typically covers:
- Notification costs to inform affected individuals
- Lost income due to business interruption
- Credit monitoring services for affected individuals
- Expenses related to investigation, legal, and public relations services
What Does Cyber Insurance Cover?
Cyber insurance typically covers a variety of business risks that are divided into two categories: first- and third-party coverage. In many cases, extortion expenses, damage to your data and systems, and legal costs, are covered. Our Cyber Suite combines seven powerful first- and third-party coverages to quickly restore your business from the devastating impact of a cyber-attack. Let’s look at first-party vs. third-party cyber insurance coverages.
First Party Coverages*
First-party coverages help protect against damages that you and your business suffer due to a data breach, including:
- Data Compromise Response Coverage: Covers expenses for breach of personal information.
- Computer Attack Coverage: Pays for damage to your data and systems caused by a computer attack.
- Cyber Extortion Coverage: Aids your business in response to an extortion threat.
- Identity Recovery Coverage: Provides business owners with case-management services and financial resources to recover stolen identities.
Third-Party Coverages
Third-party coverages help protect against damages affecting your customers or partners due to a cyber-attack on your business, including:
- Data Compromise Liability Coverage: Provides protection if your data gets compromised and you face lawsuits for not responding quickly or efficiently.
- Network Security Liability Coverage: Covers claims that a system security failure on your part caused damage to a third party.
- Electronic Media Liability Coverage: Offers protection against claims that information displayed on your website caused damage to a third party.
$4.45 million
The global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million. — Annual Data Breach Report, IBM
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Frequently Asked Questions
*Please review your actual policy language to see applicable coverages, limits, and exclusions.