Markel, a specialist insurer with a strong UK presence, has introduced new pre-loss services to help its cyber insurance clients better manage digital risks and privacy compliance.
The new services aim to tackle the increasingly complex cyber threat landscape by offering proactive tools and expert-led support, according to FF News.
They include a complimentary one-hour consultation with a cyber and data risk lawyer from Markel Law, a privacy policy review, and access to a cyber security posture assessment via Black Kite.
Clients can also benefit from a claims onboarding call and continued access to the e-Risk Hub – an online platform providing a range of risk management tools.
All services are free for UK cyber policyholders, reinforcing Markel’s focus on prevention and value-add offerings alongside risk transfer.
Chris Burgess, director of cyber at Markel International, said, “The cyber risk landscape is increasingly complex, driven by fast-moving technology, an evolving regulatory and privacy law landscape, as well as a constantly changing group of threat actors.
“At Markel, we feel we’re uniquely positioned as a business because we’re going behind risk transfer solutions by offering these additional pre-loss services to help clients manage their cyber risk. The complimentary one-hour call and policy review pre-loss services with Markel Law are truly a differentiator as few competitors are currently offering this in the market.”
Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, said, “Data has become a central component in most modern businesses and brings with it a constantly changing set of legal and regulatory challenges. Markel Law is regularly involved and highly experienced in helping clients navigate the fallout from data and privacy breaches.
“We’re excited by the opportunity to use that experience and our commercial know-how to support Markel’s UK cyber clients in identifying pre-emptive steps that can be taken to minimise the considerable risks without them becoming a barrier to business activity.”
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