The insurance industry is shifting from one portfolio of risk events that it has identified and managed profitably for thousands of years to a new, and significantly different portfolio of risk events: a plethora of cyber risk events that the insurance industry erroneously believes it can successfully identify and manage profitably. Specifically, the insurance industry… Continue reading The Cyber Medium is the Message
Category: Risk Landscape
The “Every Day-ness” of Black Swans in the Cyber Age
Too many people throw around the term "Black Swan" willy-nilly (a technical phrase for 'far too quickly without justification'). Systemic cyber events will become the norm. These systemic cyber events will all be "white swans". I suggest that most cyber attacks are systemic cyber attacks, but currently not with the reach of the CrowdStrike cyber… Continue reading The “Every Day-ness” of Black Swans in the Cyber Age
Total Insurable Space of Profitable Underwriting Shrinking??? (Thought Piece)
"Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The cat asked, “Where do you want to go?” “I don't know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it really doesn't matter, does it?" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll November 1865 The insurance industry is being quickly surrounded… Continue reading Total Insurable Space of Profitable Underwriting Shrinking??? (Thought Piece)
Risk Landscapes: Traditional & Cyber-Focused
During my insurance industry years (industry itself, management consulting, insurance industry analyst), there were illustrations of the risk landscape of risk events to consumers and/or enterprises at that point-in-time. Often, the risk landscape included attempts at frequency and severity of each risk. "Traditional" Risk Landscape For me, the 'traditional' risk landscapes encompasses risks, some of… Continue reading Risk Landscapes: Traditional & Cyber-Focused


