{"id":6830,"date":"2024-04-23T08:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/?p=6830"},"modified":"2024-04-23T08:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:11:24","slug":"catastrophic-risk-exclusions-in-cyber-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/fr\/blog\/catastrophic-risk-exclusions-in-cyber-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusions des risques catastrophiques dans les polices de cyberassurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6830\" class=\"elementor elementor-6830\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4c92fd she-header-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4c92fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"eael-creative-button-icon-left\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i><\/span>                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5ceab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ceab0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0433ba5\" data-id=\"0433ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0163194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0163194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ca7819 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ca7819\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a746b48\" data-id=\"a746b48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204ee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"204ee86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catastrophic Risk Exclusions in Cyber Insurance Policies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4d6d4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4d6d4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9e0e5\" data-id=\"dc9e0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f20fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f20fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cyber threats pose considerable risks to businesses of all sizes, from data leaks and network breaches to ransomware attacks. Robust cybersecurity measures can help, but ultimately, no organisation is immune to cyber incidents even with strong defences in place.<\/p><p>This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/blog\/cyber-insurance-what-it-is-and-why-you-need-it\/\">cyber insurance plays a critical role<\/a>, offering financial protection against potential losses resulting from cyberattacks. Insurance can provide a safety net against cyber risks and it is crucial to understand exclusions in the policy that may limit coverage.<\/p><p>A type of exclusion that is becoming standard with cyber insurance is <strong>catastrophic risk exclusions<\/strong> due to notable widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/blog\/cyber-insurance-for-municipalities-what-you-need-to-know\/\">cyber incidents against governments<\/a> and businesses in recent years, including the 2017 NotPetya attack.<\/p><p>This unprecedented cyber attack affected numerous organisations worldwide, resulting in substantial financial losses. We\u2019ll explain the concept of catastrophic risk exclusions in detail below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6680384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6680384\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eadd28\" data-id=\"7eadd28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ae4dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2ae4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a catastrophic risk exclusion in an insurance policy?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3c5eb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3c5eb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80065b9\" data-id=\"80065b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a8e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a8e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Catastrophic risk exclusions are included in insurance policies generally to limit the insurer&#8217;s exposure to a single event that can result in extremely high and widespread losses across a large group or area. Losses arising from failure of, or outage to, critical national infrastructure such as electricity, gas, water, satellite or telecommunications are often excluded from insurance policies.<\/p><p>These events are typically considered to be of such a large scale or magnitude that they could significantly impact a wide geographic area or cause extensive financial losses. Often this is outside what a private insurer is able to insure alone, and requires government involvement to manage these risks. Examples of catastrophic risks that are often excluded from insurance coverage include the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dae77d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dae77d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f96ad4c\" data-id=\"f96ad4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c071c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76c071c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">War and terrorism<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0b558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0b558\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3fddb1\" data-id=\"a3fddb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdcd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbdcd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Damages or losses resulting from acts of war, terrorism, or civil unrest may be excluded from coverage, especially in areas prone to such events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73d20e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73d20e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f542f3f\" data-id=\"f542f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad24a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aad24a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuclear incidents<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6411618 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6411618\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8335d37\" data-id=\"8335d37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f039202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f039202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insurance policies often exclude coverage for damages caused by nuclear accidents, radiation or related events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae90ff5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae90ff5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b66c3bf\" data-id=\"b66c3bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303c125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"303c125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural disasters<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b121ebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b121ebe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0ed16\" data-id=\"5b0ed16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc0b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc0b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certain natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and floods may be excluded from coverage, especially in high-risk areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d070e18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d070e18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6feffbb\" data-id=\"6feffbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1845ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1845ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pandemics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6ac6be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6ac6be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5431dfe\" data-id=\"5431dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cb990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72cb990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Events such as pandemics or widespread health crises may be excluded from coverage, especially in certain types of insurance policies like business interruption insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c747061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c747061\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b97fdf\" data-id=\"5b97fdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc6560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bc6560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do catastrophic risk exclusions apply in cyber insurance?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1d960a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1d960a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e86c2ba\" data-id=\"e86c2ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0039549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0039549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional catastrophic exclusions for war and terrorism were primarily designed to address physical acts such as bombings or armed conflicts.<\/p><p>However, cyber threats operate in a vastly different domain, where attacks can be carried out remotely and anonymously. This evolution in the threat landscape raises questions about the applicability of traditional exclusion clauses to cyber incidents.<\/p><p>Further, unlike traditional catastrophic events, attributing cyberattacks to specific actors or entities can be very complex. Attackers can employ sophisticated techniques to mask their identities, making it difficult to establish culpability and assess whether exclusion clauses related to state-sponsored actions are applicable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b9753d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b9753d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55944f3\" data-id=\"55944f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8586d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8586d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018Catastrophic cyber risks\u2019: an uncertain definition<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1a1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f1a1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no uniformly settled definition of a \u2018catastrophic cyber risk\u2019.<\/p><p>Catastrophic cyber risk definitions can mirror those in the physical world, where they often involve single events causing significant losses or affecting multiple insurers. Economic impact, network effects, and severity are key measures considered in defining catastrophic cyber risk.<\/p><ul><li><em>Economic impact<\/em> includes losses from network or data unavailability, workforce surge costs, reputation damage and supply-demand disruptions.<\/li><li><em>Network effects<\/em> arise from interconnected systems and can lead to nonlinear economic impacts.<\/li><li><em>Severity<\/em> refers to the seriousness of an incident and its impact on entities.<\/li><\/ul><p>Large-scale attacks on key pieces of infrastructure (ie energy networks), or major cloud providers will generally be considered catastrophic events.<\/p><p>Are these types of events excluded from coverage? There is no clear answer as it will all depend on the circumstances and the particular wording of the policy. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casact.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-02\/catastrophic_cyber_risk_expert_panel_report_.pdf\">2023 expert panel discussion<\/a> conducted by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the SOA Research Institute explored these concepts in detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-116da69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"116da69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e95985\" data-id=\"6e95985\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f62d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f62d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exclusions and cyber warfare<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336b060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many cyber incidents have occurred during acts of war. For centuries, insurance has incorporated exclusions for war-related risks.<\/p><p>In fact, excluding &#8220;all war&#8221; has been a longstanding prerequisite for insurance policies under Lloyd&#8217;s of London. Prior to the late twentieth century, excluding war perils was relatively straightforward. A prime example of such exclusions was NMA 464, which remained unchanged in its wording since before World War II and was widely adopted. The war exclusion was framed around the physical act of a declared war.<\/p><p>In 2014, cyber warfare gained public attention when Russia allegedly sponsored a series of cyber-attacks on Ukrainian organizations, including the NotPetya attack in 2017. NotPetya, a zero-day wiper application exploiting Microsoft OS vulnerabilities, spread quickly, causing extensive damage across various sectors, including <strong>Merck<\/strong>, a pharmaceutical giant.<\/p><p>Merck&#8217;s insurance claim under an all risks policy was initially denied due to a war exclusion clause. However, a New Jersey court in the United States ruled in early 2022 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policyholderperspective.com\/2022\/02\/articles\/insurance-coverage\/lessons-from-merck-v-ace-a-cyberattack-does-not-amount-to-an-act-of-war\/\">insurers must explicitly exclude state-sponsored cyber operations to deny coverage<\/a>, prompting insurers to develop robust cyber-specific war exclusions for catastrophic cyber losses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e30044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e30044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e47e9\" data-id=\"48e47e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6d865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e6d865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyber war exclusion clauses from August 2022 <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905fede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"905fede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In August 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.lloyds.com\/media\/35926dc8-c885-497b-aed8-6d2f87c1415d\/Y5381%20Market%20Bulletin%20-%20Cyber-attack%20exclusions.pdf\">Lloyd\u2019s Market Association (LMA) issued <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.lloyds.com\/media\/35926dc8-c885-497b-aed8-6d2f87c1415d\/Y5381%20Market%20Bulletin%20-%20Cyber-attack%20exclusions.pdf\"><strong>Market Bulletin Y5381<\/strong><\/a>, mandating that all standalone cyber policies <strong>from 31 March 2023<\/strong> written by Lloyd\u2019s incorporate a suitable clause excluding liability for losses stemming from state-sponsored cyberattacks.<\/p><p>The Bulletin reads:<\/p><p><em>At a minimum, the state backed cyber-attack exclusion must:<\/em><\/p><ol><li><em> exclude losses arising from a war (whether declared or not), where the policy does not have a separate war exclusion.<\/em><\/li><li><em> (subject to 3) exclude losses arising from state backed cyber-attacks that (a) significantly impair the ability of a state to function or (b) that significantly impair the security capabilities of a state<\/em><\/li><li><em> be clear as to whether cover excludes computer systems that are located outside any state which is affected in the manner outlined in 2(a) &amp; (b) above, by the state backed cyber-attack.<\/em><\/li><li><em> set out a robust basis by which the parties agree on how any state backed cyberattack will be attributed to one or more states.<\/em><\/li><li><em> ensure all key terms are clearly defined.<\/em><\/li><\/ol><p>In addition to Lloyd\u2019s, most other carriers have introduced similar guidelines to address the catastrophic risk potential of state-sponsored cyberattacks with these exclusions now common in cyber policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-117aa68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"117aa68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-916b21d\" data-id=\"916b21d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1b539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d1b539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions about a cyber insurance policy?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0261fca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0261fca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40af3b9\" data-id=\"40af3b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c7403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c7403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you own a business with a cyber insurance policy, you\u2019ll likely have questions related to any catastrophic risk exclusion clause that appears.<\/p><p>Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/\">Axxima<\/a>, our experienced insurance professionals can help you understand whether these clauses exclude any particular risk you are concerned about, and whether the policy overall is right for your business.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axxima.ca\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch<\/a> with our experienced team of professionals to learn more about catastrophic risk exclusions that appear in your policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9273f71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9273f71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07de6d6\" data-id=\"07de6d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310b8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"310b8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back Catastrophic Risk Exclusions in Cyber Insurance Policies Cyber threats pose considerable risks to businesses of all sizes, from data leaks and network breaches to ransomware attacks. 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