Benefits of Cyber Insurance

Business interruption
cover

Cover for any net income that would have been earned in the company's ordinary operating activities including the coverage of extra costs that occurs as a result of an attack on a company's network

Cover the costs
of restoring data

Research, replace, restore or recollect software and any electronic data due to a network attack

Forensic data
examination

Costs incurred to investigate, examine and analyse a computer network

Network extortion
coverage

Cover for the costs incurred to avoid, defend or preclude extortion as a result of a network security failure

Hacker theft
coverage

Cover for any loss incurred from any fraudulent or erroneously paid funds. This typically relates to any expenses related to cyber extortion or terrorism such as the theft or destruction of any stored data, hardware, access codes for premises, computer system or cyber extortion by employees

Legal defence
costs

Typically any Breach Consultation Services required as a result of a cyber-breach relating to costs such as legal, forensic and public relations assistance

Third party
liability

Reimbursement of the costs that are incurred in relation to a breach of private or personal information, corporate information, Media and Social Media (including defamation, intellectual property rights and plagiarism)

Privacy breach
cover

Typically any costs associated with any privacy breach including customer Notification costs, Call Centre Services, Credit Monitoring, Identity Theft Resolution and Public Relations expenses incurred with existing customer


Overview of Cyber Cover

Policy benefit Limit of cover Excess / Deductible
Data Forensic Expenses
(costs to investigate and analyse a data incident)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Breach Consultation Costs
(to cover the cost of expert assistance during and after a cyber loss)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Costs to Restore
(Costs to restore or recreate damaged or lost data and systems)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Breach Response Costs
(Notification, Credit and ID Monitoring)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Public Relations Costs
(professional assistance to manage communications and reputational damage)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Business Interruption
(loss of profits due to cyber interruption)
$250,000 Greater of Standard Policy Excess or 12 hours waiting period
Hacker Theft Cover
(eg someone hacks into your systems)
$250,000 Standard Policy Excess
Network Extortion Coverage for damage control
(eg communicating with your customers)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Loss Adjustor Costs
(Costs of specialist assistance to assess and prepare a cyber claim)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Third Party Liability cover
(claims by clients, suppliers or others affected by a cyber incident)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Regulator Liability
(costs and liabilities arising from regulatory action following a breach)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Investigation Liability
(Costs of responding to an investigation into a cyber incident)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Cover
(Certain costs and penalties following a payment-card data breach)
Full Limit Standard Policy Excess
Consumer Redress Fund Cover
(Required contributions to an eligible consumer compensation fund)
$250,000 Standard Policy Excess
Emergency Costs
(Urgent costs incurred to contain an incident and limit further loss)
$250,000 Standard Policy Excess
Loss Mitigation Costs
(including Goodwill Coupon)
$250,000 Standard Policy Excess
Network Improvement (Betterment)
(Limited costs to improve systems following a covered cyber incident)
$10,000 Standard Policy Excess
Personal Reputation Cover
(Professional support to protect or restore an insured person’s reputation)
$100,000 Standard Policy Excess
Unplanned Outage / Human Error (Network Failure)
(Business interruption caused by accidental system failure or human error)
$100,000 24 Hours or Policy Excess (whichever is higher)

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