Panel Discussion: Cyber Insurance in 2024

What To Expect From Cyber Insurance In 2024

No other line of business has such a dynamic risk landscape on the one hand, and such growth potential on the other. These dynamics continue to play out in the market – but how? Here to help us make sense of it all is a diverse panel of leading industry experts.–

Watch this in-depth review of the state of the cyber insurance market. This is a rare opportunity to hear from representatives from all key roles in this complex and dynamic market.

Topics covered:

• Exploring the next maturity step for cyber insurance
• The good, the bad and the outright outlandish: threat activities from the past year
• Why there’s more to systemic cyber risk than just war exclusions
• Reflecting on the rise of the proactive cyber policy
• Why this regulation is going to drive discussion this year
• And much more…

Meet the Speakers:

Carolyn Purwin Ryan

Partner, Mullen Coughlin LLC

Carolyn Purwin Ryan is a Partner with Mullen Coughlin, serving as a Breach Coach for organizations who have been victimized by a real or suspected data privacy and security incident. She handles all facets of incident response, including directing and liaising with various incident response stakeholders such as cyber insurance carriers/brokers, forensic investigation firms and law enforcement, as well as counseling her clients on any legal, regulatory or contractual obligations stemming from the incident, and effectuating legally required notification to individuals, regulatory bodies and business partners. She also assists organizations with pre-incident and proactive Advisory Compliance services such as Incident Response Plan development and cyber incident response tabletop exercises, among others.

Carolyn was named a Pennsylvania “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers in 2018 and 2019. She received her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and her B.S. from Georgetown University.

Mullen Coughlin LLC is a law firm solely dedicated to counseling organizations in the context of data privacy and security. With over 110 attorneys, we are – and our mission is to remain – the data privacy and security thought leader for organizations of all sizes and across all industry sectors. Since its founding in 2016, Mullen Coughlin has responded to more than 25,000 data privacy and security incidents; provided proactive counsel to thousands of organizations with Advisory Compliance services and solutions; and defended thousands more in formal regulatory investigation and third-party privacy litigation matters.

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John Sinclair

Senior Underwriter Corporate Cyber, CFC 

With nearly 10 years in the cyber insurance industry, John is a highly regarded Senior Underwriter on CFC’s Large Corporate Cyber team. Previously at Aspen Insurance Group, John was awarded “Rising Star – Underwriter of the Year” at the 2019 Insurance Insider Rankings. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and ACII qualified, John is a natural leader in his team as well as regular presenter at cyber events around the world.

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CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneer in emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today’s most critical business risks. Headquartered in London with offices in New York, San Francisco, Austin, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 850 staff and is trusted by more than 130,000 businesses in 90 countries. Learn more at cfc.com and LinkedIn.

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Ed Ventham

Director, Assured

Co-founder and director of Assured Cyber Ltd, ‘the broker with the lowest number of claims’. Assured is a specialist insurance brokerage focused 100% on Cyber risk. Ed is also an advocate for the young professional organization ‘Next Generation Insurance Network’ and Industry 100 representative for the NCSC.

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Jean Bayon de La Tour 

International Head of Cyber, Howden

Jean Bayon de La Tour, with a background in banking encompassing roles in Wealth Management and Internal Audit, previously spearheaded Marsh’s Cyber broking operations in France. His tenure with Marsh culminated in his appointment as Managing Director and Head of Cyber for Marsh Europe. He now oversees Howden’s international activity in cyber insurance from his base in Spain.