(Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London [SOLYD.UL] wants all insurance and reinsurance policies to clearly state whether coverage will be provided for losses caused by a cyber attack, saying this was in the best interest of both brokers and customers.
Lloyd’s, the insurance market which covers risks from oil rigs to soccer stars’ legs, said all policies must provide clarity on cyber insurance by either excluding or definitely providing cover.
Lloyd’s action follows on from a recommendation by Britain’s financial watchdog the Prudential Regulation Authority which wrote to insurers in January saying they should have plans to reduce the unintended exposure which could be caused by unclear cyber cover.
A co-ordinated global cyber attack, spread through malicious email, could cause economic damage anywhere between $85 billion and $193 billion, a hypothetical scenario developed as a stress test for risk management showed earlier this year.
Cyber attacks have been in focus after a virus spread from Ukraine to wreak havoc around the globe in 2017, crippling thousands of computers and disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles.
Governments have repeatedly warned about the risks private…
