Why Strong Cybersecurity Still Doesn’t Eliminate the Need for Cyber Insurance
Strong security still leaves residual risk. Why cyber insurance stays essential in 2026, and how it protects you when controls fail.
CIA Voices
The members' column
Short opinion pieces written by the brokers, underwriters and claims people who make up the Academy. One practitioner, one argument, from the desk where the work actually happens - not a marketing team's idea of what the market thinks.
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When Cyber Insurance Starts Dictating Ransomware Response
Cyber insurance is often described as a financial backstop - a way to transfer risk once the worst has already happened. In practice, that framing is increasingly out of date. In real ransomware incidents, insurance terms are now…
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Cyber Insurance Academy Launches CIA Voices Thought Leadership Series
The new initiative spotlights practitioner-led insight from senior CCIS professionals across the cyber insurance market.
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World Cloud Security Day: Deep Dive with Wiz CIO & CISO Ryan Kazanciyan
Cyber Insurance Academy interviewed Ryan Kazanciyan on what cyber insurance professionals need to understand about the Cloud.
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Coverage Overlaps With Cyber Policies
Better underwriter training, smarter exclusions and tighter endorsements can help to address this growing issue.
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How To Build the Next Generation of Insurance Brokers
Insurance brokers are competing with an ever-changing risk landscape - here's what WBN's CEO, Olga Collins, has to say about their future.
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Expert Insights: The Impact of the Meta Case on Cyber Insurance
The case revolves around Meta's transfer of EU citizens' personal data to the US and the subsequent violation of GDPR regulations, but what does it mean for brokers, underwriters and claims handlers.
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Keely Wilkins: Cyber Insurance Education is about “Rebalancing the Message”
We are shining the spotlight on our latest Industry Leader, who is passionate about promoting cybersecurity education and thought leadership.
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Effective Cyber Risk Management with Inside-Out Assessments
What do cyber insurance professionals need to consider when assessing cyber risk? Matt Quammen explains...
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Kelly Geary: “We Need More Talent, We Need Better Education”
We are shining the spotlight on our latest Industry Leader, who is passionate about transforming cyber insurance education and has boasts over a decade of experience in the cyber insurance industry.
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