Coalition, the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, has become the first cyber insurance provider in the UK to launch a service dedicated to recovering funds stolen by cyber attackers.
The cyber insurer’s new UK ‘clawback’ service is designed to intercept funds in the banking system before an attacker can move them. The programme was recently proven successful with the recovery of £1.4m for a policyholder.
Cyber clawback service
Laura Stewart, Coalition’s UK Head of Claims, said, “As far as we are aware, we are the first cyber insurance provider in the UK to offer this sort of service to clawback money in a funds transfer fraud event."
"While we can’t guarantee that we will be successful in getting all of the stolen funds back every time, we’ve now established a process that will enable us to act immediately, which increases our chances of success."
Communicating with banks
“While Coalition has been recovering stolen funds for US clients for some time now, the UK banking system is different: it moves faster, is harder to navigate, and UK banks are often more reluctant to communicate with third parties."
"That’s why we’ve teamed up with a financial crime law partner. This relationship and new process give us the ability to communicate with the banks quickly and forcefully.”
Cyber insurance cover
The coalition team was able to help prevent the banks from moving the stolen funds
In the example mentioned above, attackers stole £1.4m in a sophisticated social engineering attack on a law firm in the south of England. The law firm had funds transfer fraud cyber insurance cover for up to £250,000, only a fraction of the total loss.
By partnering with a national law firm that uses its knowledge of and relationships within the banking system, the Coalition team was able to help prevent the banks from moving the stolen funds and recover the entire £1.4m.
Add practical value
Tom Draper, Coalition’s Managing Director, UK, said, “We continue to add practical value to our Active Cyber Insurance product, helping protect SMEs from cyber events."
"Funds transfer fraud can be devastating for any business, and adding Coalition’s clawback service to the UK gives us another way to support our policyholders and brokers when their financial livelihoods are on the line.”
