Cyber insurance claim severity rose despite fewer claims across large and middle-market companies in 2025
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Cyber insurance claims became more severe in 2025, with large and middle-market companies facing sharply higher average losses even as claim volume fell. The steepest increases were seen in the US, where middle-market claim costs rose 22% and large-company losses doubled, while UK and Europe also saw higher severity despite fewer claims. The pattern raises loss-exposure risk for insurers and policyholders as data breach litigation, privacy claims, and business interruption costs keep climbing.
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26.08.2026 15:00 2 articles · 0h ago
Chubb report shows cyber insurance claims became more severe in 2025
Industry Or Public Sector UpdateChubb’s 2026 Cyber Claims Report says large and middle-market cyber insurance claims became more severe in 2025 even as claim volume fell, with the US seeing sharply higher average losses driven by data breach and privacy-related litigation costs and rising business interruption expenses. The report also says UK and Europe saw lower claim counts but higher average cost per claim, while SMEs saw higher claim frequency in both regions and mixed changes in average claim cost.
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- Average Cyber Insurance Losses Increase Despite Fewer Claims — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 26.08.2026 15:00
- Average Cyber Insurance Losses Increase Despite Fewer Claims — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 26.08.2026 15:00