WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released its Cyber Insurance report, utilizing data found within the Cyber Supplement, as well as alien surplus lines data collected through the NAIC’s International Insurance Department. The 2020 data shows a cybersecurity insurance market of roughly $4.1 billion reflecting an increase of 29.1% from the prior year. Insurers writing standalone cybersecurity insurance products reported approximately $2.58 billion in direct written premiums, and those writing cybersecurity insurance as part of a package policy reported roughly $1.49 billion in direct written premiums.
The top 20 U.S. groups writing standalone and package cyber insurance combined are listed in the table below.
2020 |
2019 |
GROUP NAME |
DIRECT |
LOSS |
MARKET |
1 |
1 |
CHUBB LTD GRP |
$404,144,104 |
61% |
14.7% |
2 |
2 |
AXA INS GRP |
293,025,192 |
98.2% |
10.6% |
3 |
3 |
AMERICAN INTRNL GRP |
228,424,711 |
100.6% |
8.3% |
4 |
4 |
ST PAUL TRAVELERS GRP |
206,817,208 |
85.5% |
7.5% |
5 |
5 |
BEAZLEY GRP |
177,746,192 |
47.9% |
6.5% |
6 |
6 |
AXIS CAPITAL GRP |
133,549,784 |
46.2% |
4.8% |
7 |
7 |
CNA INS GRP |
119,612,168 |
105.7% |
4.3% |
8 |
10 |
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL |
108,687,558 |
55.7% |
3.9% |
9 |
11 |
HARTFORD FIRE 7 CAS GRP |
102,864,503 |
25.4% |
3.7% |
10 |
8 |
BCS INS GRP |
86,582,699 |
59.1% |
3.1% |
11 |
14 |
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC GRP |
78,160,355 |
51.1% |
2.8% |
12 |
12 |
SOMPO GRP |
72,588,641 |
114.1% |
2.6% |
13 |
13 |
ZURICH INS GRP |
64,430,818 |
40.4% |
2.3% |
14 |
9 |
LIBERTY MUT GRP |
41,856,727 |
30% |
1.5% |
15 |
18 |
APOLLO GLOBAL MGMT GRP |
39,338,993 |
29.6% |
1.4% |
16 |
15 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY |
37,366,878 |
25.8% |
1.4% |
17 |
19 |
MARKEL CORP GRP |
29,736,405 |
38% |
1.1% |
18 |
28 |
EVEREST REIN HOL INC |
28,173,404 |
48% |
1% |
19 |
17 |
CINCINATTI FNCL GRP |
24,888,476 |
24.6% |
0.9% |
20 |
25 |
SWISS RE GRP |
23,654,519 |
42.6% |
0.9% |
“State insurance regulators recognize cybersecurity as one of the most important topics for the insurance sector and businesses today,” said David Altmaier, NAIC President and Florida Insurance Commissioner. “The NAIC is committed to developing new ways to monitor this evolving market to better address cyber risk.”
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SOURCE National Association of Insurance Commissioners