Cyber threats are an increasing concern for businesses of all sizes, creating new risks and opportunities for insurance brokers to help clients protect themselves.
From ransomware and social engineering to data breaches and business interruption, understanding cyber exposures and the insurance solutions available is essential to providing informed advice.
Join Greg Markell, President and CEO of Ridge Canada, for a practical look at the fundamentals of cyber insurance, including common cyber exposures, key first- and third-party coverages, and the cybersecurity controls insurers look for when assessing risk.
What you’ll learn:
- Understand today’s cyber risks. Explore common threats, including ransomware, social engineering, privacy breaches and operational disruption, and how they can affect businesses of all sizes.
- Navigate cyber insurance coverage. Learn the differences between first-party coverage, third-party liability, and cybercrime extensions, and how these protections respond to different types of incidents.
- Help clients strengthen their cyber readiness. Discover the preventive measures and security controls insurers consider important, from employee awareness training and data backups to incident response planning.
Register today to strengthen your understanding of cyber insurance and help make cyber risk easier to discuss with your clients.
Greg Markell is a leading insurance expert on the topic of cyber and privacy liability. He has advised public, private, and non-profit organizations regarding their risk transfer of organizational exposure to cyber-related losses.
Greg began his career underwriting for a large national insurer, starting in property and casualty before quickly moving into executive and professional risk, with a focus on director's and officer's (D&O) insurance. He then moved on to join a national brokerage, focusing on specialty insurance products for financial services companies, including D&O and cyber liability. He left this firm as a partner in 2014 and joined a top 10 global broker, where he was a resource for his colleagues for D&O and the practice leader for cyber and privacy liability.
Most recently, Greg became the President and CEO of Ridge Canada Cyber Solutions (RCCS). Ridge Canada is a managing general agent, focused on providing insurance solutions for clients' cyber and privacy needs. Greg provides wholesale solutions to retail brokers, along with consulting work regarding cyber and privacy insurance programs.