Cyber Insurance
We've curated 143 cybersecurity statistics about Cyber insurance to help you understand how businesses are managing risks related to data breaches and ransomware attacks in 2025. Discover how this coverage is evolving to protect against financial losses and liability.
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27% of SMBs lack cyber insurance.
70% of organizations reported an increase in their insurance costs in the past year.
41% of organizations cited Privileged Access Management as the top differentiator in how underwriters viewed their insurability.
45% of organizations reported that their cyber insurance policy could be voided if required security controls were not in place.
97% of organizations indicated that identity-related controls influence their cyber insurance premiums or coverage terms in some way.
46% of organizations that filed claims reported that the incident triggering their claim was either identity-related or caused by a privileged account compromise.
86% of organizations reported that their insurers offered premium reductions or credits for their use of AI in security controls.
Only 33% of cyber insurance policies cover lost revenue, and 45% cover ransomware negotiations or payment.
64% of organizations that experienced a decrease in overall cyber insurance costs in the past year credited AI adoption as a key factor.
72% of organizations filed a cyber insurance claim in the past year, marking a 10-point increase from 2024.
51% of organizations were required to adopt an insurer’s preferred security solution or appliance to secure coverage.
In 2024, there was a 17% increase in the number of cyber insurance policies taken out by UK businesses compared to the previous year.
In 2024, £197 million was paid out to UK businesses to help them recover from cyber incidents.
Malware and ransomware accounted for 51% of all cyber insurance claims in 2024, up from 32% in 2023.
There was a 230% year-on-year increase in the amount paid out to support UK businesses with cyber-attacks in 2024, amounting to £138 million more than in 2023.
The percentage of companies constantly re-evaluating tools to improve cyber insurance premiums dropped from 68% in 2024 to 40% in 2025.
CISO confusion about cyber insurance policy coverage for supply-chain attacks decreased from 58% in 2024 to 43% in 2025.
Vendor-driven cyber insurance claims notifications fell from 37% to 26% of all claims, representing a 30% drop.
In 17.0% of cases since 2019, breaches were first reported by external parties.
Data recovery was triggered as the main driver of loss in 1.3% of claims, triggered with some loss impact in 17.5%, triggered with no loss impact known in 5.0%, and not triggered in 76.2%.