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In The Media
Cyber Insurers Should ‘Abandon Traditional War and Terrorism Exclusions’
Cyber risk is greater than many had thought, with global aggregation potential—and insurance coverage remains limited and flecked with ambiguities.
By Jon Bateman
Published on Oct 5, 2020
Source: Insurer
In 2017, Russia’s military shocked the world by launching the most damaging cyberattack in history, a $10 billion global incident called NotPetya. Insurers felt this shock sharply, and the tremors still reverberate today. NotPetya showed that cyber risk is greater than many had thought, with global aggregation potential—and that insurance coverage remains limited and flecked with ambiguities. Three years later, the industry has not yet overcome these challenges. One of the thorniest unresolved questions is how war exclusions apply to cyber incidents like NotPetya.
About the Author
Jon Bateman
Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Technology and International Affairs Program
Jon Bateman is a senior fellow and co-director of the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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