The past 18 months have been a watershed moment for the cyber insurance industry, with a very challenging risk environment and a substantial increase in claims volume, in particular ransomware losses, leading to dramatic market changes including contractions in insurer capacity, premium increases, and demands for significant amounts of underwriting information.
ISACA Adelaide Chapter is excited to host Samuel Rogers Managing Principal in leading insurance broking firm Marsh’s specialist cyber insurance practice at our next professional development event on the 2nd of May. Samuel will provide an overview of
- Cyber insurance coverage – what security professionals need to know regarding how cyber insurance works
- Recent changes in the cyber insurance landscape and claims trends
- A summary of the current state of the cyber insurance market and recent renewal results
- An overview of underwriting requirements now being seen from insurers and how to make these requirements work for you
- Thoughts on the future of cyber insurance as a product and as a market.
Speaker Biography
Samuel Rogers is a Managing Principal in the Marsh Australia Cyber Insurance practice.
Samuel is an experienced insurance practitioner with over 7 years industry experience and has been exclusively focused on cyber and technology risk and insurance since 2015.
Most recently he was tasked with heading JLT Australia’s cyber insurance practice as Account Manager and Cyber Insurance Specialist – a position he held from April 2015 up until commencing as a Managing Principal within Marsh’s expanding cyber team in December 2018. As part of his role he completed a secondment in JLT’s London office, working closely with JLT’s highly experienced Cyber, Technology and Media E&O team there.
Samuel has provided advice on cyber, privacy and technology related risk and placed customised cyber insurance programs for clients across various industries including professional service firms, financial institutions, retail and hospitality organisations, transport and logistics providers, IT service providers, energy and utility companies and not for profit organisations, including several ASX 100 listed companies.
He was named as an Insurance Business Young Gun in 2018 and was nominated for the Insurance Business Award for Broker of the Year – International in 2019.