LLOYD'S LEADS DEVELOPMENT OF CORE DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR CYBER INSURANCE
Lloyd’s of London today announced that a set of common core data requirements for cyber risks has been agreed through ground breaking collaboration with modelling firms AIR Worldwide (AIR) and RMS with the Cambridge Centre of Risk Studies.
Both AIR and the RMS/Cambridge team have agreed to highlight common elements when they publish their data schemas later this month and most importantly each has agreed to use similar terminology and precise definitions. The common core data requirements can be found atwww.lloyds.com/cybercoredata
Tom Bolt, Lloyd’s Director of Performance Management, said:
“Cyber insurance is an important new area of coverage and it is essential that we have good quality standardised data to track exposures. I am delighted that the RMS/Cambridge team and AIR, in consultation with the Lloyd’s Market Association, have worked with us to propose standard definitions for some common data. I have written to major brokers to ask them to endeavour to provide this data to Lloyd’s underwriters.
“The cyber insurance industry is showing real innovation and demonstrates the ability of insurers to develop policies to cover modern, complex risks. Due to the growing importance of this risk class, quality standardised exposure data is critical for increased levels of insurance coverage and better risk modelling.
“Models for natural catastrophe risks are well developed in the (re)insurance industry and the data requirements are relatively standardised. But in comparison, models for cyber risks are still developing and need the industry to work collectively so that risk can accurately be calculated. Lloyd’s is pleased to have worked with AIR, RMS and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to progress this issue.”
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