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Silent Cyber Umbrella Policy

CyberUP is the market’s first modern cyber umbrella insurance policy designed to fill coverage gaps resulting from silent cyber incidents.

Silent cyber is the latest cyber security threat making noise across our industry. Available exclusively through Amwins and in partnership with an “A XIII” rated insurance carrier, CyberUP is designed to affirmatively protect insureds against silent cyber incidents by dropping down, not overlapping, existing policies across multiple lines of coverage.

CyberUP was named the 2021 Cyber Risk Disrupter of the Year at Advisen's Cyber Risk Awards. This award recognizes a force of change – an innovation that made a significant impact in how the cyber market approaches this evolving risk.

CyberUP / Silent Cyber Insurance Coverage Features

Simplifies the carrier response which expedites claims resolution and payment
Focused on middle market accounts
True umbrella form with full drop-down capabilities
Typically lead umbrella over primary, scheduling all “sensible” policies as underlying
Follow-form excess endorsement for certain functions (i.e., cybercrime matching sub-limit)
Only triggered by a cyber-related event
Limits up to $10M

Submission Requirements

Primary cyber application (CyberUP is first excess) and schedule of the non-cyber policies that CyberUP should follow

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What is silent cyber?

As cyber events evolve in sophistication, scale and frequency, unintended cyber claims can bleed into other lines of insurance. These cyber risks, which insurers have neither underwritten nor charged for, can substantially increase their portfolio exposure. In response, many insurers have adopted various exclusions, sub-limits and changes to non-cyber insurance policies.

When cyber exclusions or sub-limits are added to non-cyber policies or an exposure is specifically excluded by the primary cyber policy, the issue of non-affirmative coverage is known as silent cyber.

Until the development of CyberUP, the insurance marketplace had only responded to the issue of silent cyber by publishing whitepapers, evaluating carrier books across lines, and adding exclusions or sublimits.

Is your insured at risk for silent cyber?

The simple answer is yes. Every organization is at risk for a cyber-attack.

However, don’t take our word for it; take our simple and free self-evaluation to determine if your client’s current cyber policy might be leaving them with coverage gaps and you as their insurance agent with E&O exposure.

TAKE THE SILENT CYBER EXPOSURE EVALUATION

Contact Us

David Lewison

EVP, National Professional Lines Practice Leader

Amwins Insurance Brokerage, LLC - New York City, NY

212.858.8975 david.lewison@amwins.com

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