Willis says cyber insurance covers 95% of average data breach losses in claims study

• Willis Towers Watson analysis of 5,500 cyber claims since 2013 found insurance covered over 95% of average data-breach losses.
• Coverage reached 90% of average first-party losses, based on about USD 1 billion in insurer payments across 95 countries.
• Ransomware drove the largest losses, averaging USD 5.3 million over 25 days; the biggest single loss exceeded USD 500 million.
• Business interruption, ransom payments led ransomware costs; average demand USD 3.8 million versus average payment USD 1.5 million.
• Third parties drove nearly 50% of data-breach losses; vendor incidents raised systemic-risk concerns despite representing 5% of ransomware costs.

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