11:00 – 11:45 

Insurance marketplace trends: a global perspective

This session is a look at key insurance markets around the world, who is buying cyber insurance and why are they buying it? What coverages are deemed the most essential? What are the growth prospects of the various regions? What are the most significant underwriting and coverage concerns? A panel of senior underwriters and brokers will share their insights.

• Shay Simkin, Global Head of Cyber, Howden Insurance Brokers [Moderator]
• Anthony Cordonnier, Head of Cyber Product Management, Swiss Re
• Alex Jomaa, Underwriter, Enterprise Risks, Tokio Marine Kiln
• Ian Newman, Global Head of Cyber, Capsicum Re
• Tom Spier, Divisional Director – Global Markets, CyberScout

11:45 – 12:30

Coverage issues: Gaps & overlaps:

 Cyber insurance policies can vary materially from insurer to insurer, sometimes causing confusion as to what is and isn’t covered. Additionally, other types of policies often provide coverage for cyber-related incidents, and may overlap with dedicated cyber risk policies. This session will help untangle knotty coverage questions and will provide actionable information for structuring adequate and efficient coverage for cyber events.

• Helen Chapman, Financial and Professional Services, Aon UK Limited [Moderator]
• Mark Camillo, Head of Cyber, EMEA, AIG
• Laila Khudairi, Divisional Head of Enterprise Risk, Tokio Marine Kiln
• David Pryce, Managing Partner, Fenchurch Law

11:00 – 11:45

Hackers Want to Get Physical

 Anything attached through the internet can be hacked, including industrial control systems, sensors, vehicles, and medical devices. Thus far there have been few actual incidents, but the potential for cyber-related bodily injury and property damage is significant. This session will examine the cyber risks of physical systems and will offer practical advice on risk management and insurance strategies.

• Nathan Hankin, Regional Cyber Development Executive, Jelf [Moderator]
• Dr Andrew Coburn, Chief Scientist, University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
• Runli Guo, Business Information Security Officer, UK & Europe, JLT
• Winston Krone, Global Managing Director, Kivu
• Lindsay B. Nickle, Partner, Lewis Brisbois

11:45 – 12:30 

Privacy Regulation Goes Global: Compliance and Insurance Coverage Issues 

 The Swiss cheese of global privacy regulations is increasingly looking air tight.  While GDPR has dominated privacy discussions over the past year, significant privacy regulations have been, or soon will be, implemented elsewhere in the world. Using a case study, this session will contrast GDPR with key regulations in the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, and will provide guidance on staying compliant with a patchwork of sometimes contradictory regulatory requirements.

• Erin Ayers, Editor, Advisen [Moderator]
• Hans Allnutt, Parter, DAC Beachcroft LLP
• Sean Hoar, Partner, Lewis Brisbois
• Dr. Thomas Rothärmel, Senior Cyber Insurance Consultant, Munich Re
• Bridget Treacy, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

13:30 – 14:15

Cyber Claims: A Focus on Settling Business Interruption Claims

What happens after an incident is reported to insurers? This session will examine the process for managing a cyber claim with a particular emphasis on business interruption claims. Business interruption claims are among the most complex to settle, and the procedures for calculating the value of a loss are often misunderstood. This session will look at actual policy wordings and will demonstrate how those wordings translate into claims payments under several scenarios.

• David Rees, Executive Director – Cyber and Technology Solutions, RKH Specialty [Moderator]
• Ben Hobby, Partner, BTVK Advisory LLP
• Luke Johnson, Cyber Claims Manager, Specialty and Financial Lines, AmTrust at Lloyd’s
• Jakob von Uckermann, Senior Legal Counsel, Munich Re

14:15 – 15:00

Structuring a Global Cyber Insurance Program

Structuring a global property or casualty insurance program can be complex, but the issues are well understood. Are those same issues relevant for a global cyber insurance program? What are the challenges in assembling coverage for a global program? A panel of experts will review the regulatory and tax issues, and will demonstrate how a compliant global program can be assembled in the current market.

• Richard Grant, Partner, Global Service Team Leader, JLT Specialty [Moderator]
• Thomas Clayton, Senior Underwriter, Cyber Liability, Zurich
• Elke Marschall, Global Insurance Management Allianz SE
• Praveen Sharma, Managing Director, Global Practice Leader – Insurance Regulatory & Tax Consulting, Marsh

13:30 – 14:15

Blockchain for Blockheads: The Impact on Cyber Risk and Insurance?

Some advocates claim that blockchain technology will be as revolutionary and transformational as the internet itself. That remains to be seen, of course, but blockchain is impacting industries as diverse as shipping and financial services. This session will explain how blockchain works, and how it could revolutionize the cyber insurance marketplace. What do carriers & risk managers need to know now?

• David Bradford, Chief Strategy Officer and Director of Strategic Partnership Development, Advisen [Moderator]
• Gary Nuttall, Managing Director, Distlytics
• Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Insurance, R3

14:15 – 15:00

Cyber Risk Models

In recent years a number of companies have introduced tools to model the cyber risk of individual organizations as well as the aggregate cyber risk within an insurer’s portfolio of policies. This session will explore the state of the art in cyber risk modeling, and will explain how the various models compare with one another.

• Jim Blinn, EVP, Client Solutions, Advisen [Moderator]
• Ian Bird, Head of Analytics & Data Services, Guidewire
• Oliver Brew, Head of Client Services, CyberCube Analytics
• Neil Cantle, Principal, Milliman
• Doug Clare, Vice President, Security Solutions, FICO
• Prashant Pai, Vice President, Cyber Solutions, Verisk