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Cowbell Bolsters Underwriting Leadership Ahead of the UK and Tech E&O Expansion

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced it is bolstering its underwriting capabilities with new additions to its UK and US teams. Claud Bilbao joins as UK Director of Underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, General Manager for UK operations. Matt Byrne joins as Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting, reporting to Caroline Thompson, Senior Vice President of Underwriting.

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  • Claud Bilbao joins as UK Director of Underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, General Manager for UK operations.
  • Matt Byrne joins as Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting, reporting to Caroline Thompson, Senior Vice President of Underwriting.
  • "I have seen firsthand how critical cyber insurance is for SMEs and large global enterprises," said Claud Bilbao, UK Director of Underwriting at Cowbell.
  • "I am thrilled to help the company continue innovating and delivering value to SMEs," said Matt Byrne, Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting at Cowbell.

Cowbell Appoints Cyber Insurance Expert Simon Hughes to Spearhead UK Operations

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif. and LONDON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched its UK operations and appointed cyber insurance expert, Simon Hughes, as General Manager for Cowbell UK. Hughes joins Cowbell with a unique blend of experience across the U.S. and the UK, most recently serving as the Cyber Team Lead at CFC Underwriting.

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  • Company expands continuously monitored risk pool to 35 million SMEs across the U.S. and the UK
    PLEASANTON, Calif. and LONDON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell , the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched its UK operations and appointed cyber insurance expert, Simon Hughes, as General Manager for Cowbell UK.
  • Hughes joins Cowbell with a unique blend of experience across the U.S. and the UK, most recently serving as the Cyber Team Lead at CFC Underwriting.
  • "The cyber insurance industry needs to evolve at the same pace as the cyber threat landscape," said Hughes.
  • Cowbell continues to attract expert talent in cyber insurance to drive innovation and pave the way for modern cyber insurance that boosts adoption and matches the risk covered.

Cowbell Appoints Cyber Insurance Expert Simon Hughes to Spearhead UK Operations

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif. and LONDON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched its UK operations and appointed cyber insurance expert, Simon Hughes, as General Manager for Cowbell UK. Hughes joins Cowbell with a unique blend of experience across the U.S. and the UK, most recently serving as the Cyber Team Lead at CFC Underwriting.

Key Points: 
  • Company expands continuously monitored risk pool to 35 million SMEs across the U.S. and the UK
    PLEASANTON, Calif. and LONDON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell , the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched its UK operations and appointed cyber insurance expert, Simon Hughes, as General Manager for Cowbell UK.
  • Hughes joins Cowbell with a unique blend of experience across the U.S. and the UK, most recently serving as the Cyber Team Lead at CFC Underwriting.
  • "The cyber insurance industry needs to evolve at the same pace as the cyber threat landscape," said Hughes.
  • Cowbell continues to attract expert talent in cyber insurance to drive innovation and pave the way for modern cyber insurance that boosts adoption and matches the risk covered.

Cowbell Launches Cybersecurity Advisory Board, Convening Experts to Drive Cross-Industry Innovation

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the launch of its Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CSAB). Expertise on the CSAB includes CISOs, cybersecurity visionaries, former military officers, writers, public speakers, and attorneys. The creation of the board accelerates Cowbell's mission to strengthen cyber resilience in the SME market through cross-industry innovation between cyber insurance and cybersecurity.

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  • PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell , the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the launch of its Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CSAB).
  • The creation of the board accelerates Cowbell's mission to strengthen cyber resilience in the SME market through cross-industry innovation between cyber insurance and cybersecurity.
  • "The Cybersecurity Advisory Board will be instrumental in our ability to drive cyber insurance innovation," said Prab Reddy, SVP of Information Security and Threat Intelligence at Cowbell.
  • I'm thrilled to welcome our newly formed Cybersecurity Advisory Board, a group of cyber experts who are committed to helping us improve SMEs' cyber resilience through collaboration."

Cowbell adds Google Workspace to its Risk Rating Model for Cyber Insurance

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the launch of its Connector for Google Workspace. The connector allows access to inside-out data and real-time risk insights into Google's collaboration and productivity applications within Google Workspace (e.g., Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Meet, Chat, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.). Cowbell is the first insurance provider to specifically incorporate Google Workspace security configuration data into its overall risk assessment model.

Key Points: 
  • PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell , the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the launch of its Connector for Google Workspace.
  • The connector allows access to inside-out data and real-time risk insights into Google's collaboration and productivity applications within Google Workspace (e.g., Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Meet, Chat, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.).
  • Cowbell is the first insurance provider to specifically incorporate Google Workspace security configuration data into its overall risk assessment model.
  • Adding security configuration insights from Google Workspace enables Cowbell to reduce the frequency and severity of cyber incidents.

Cowbell Report Finds Policyholders Experience Significant Risk Improvement Upon Renewal

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the results of its Q3 cyber insurance risk report, the Cowbell Cyber Round-Up report. The topline findings of the report showcase that Cowbell's continuous risk assessment and monitoring keep policyholders and insurers up-to-date with risk profile changes, enabling the proactive remediation of newly identified risk exposures, resulting in a 9% improvement in relative risk rating.

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  • The topline findings of the report showcase that Cowbell's continuous risk assessment and monitoring keep policyholders and insurers up-to-date with risk profile changes, enabling the proactive remediation of newly identified risk exposures, resulting in a 9% improvement in relative risk rating.
  • The report finds policyholders significantly improve their risk profile and optimize their premium at renewal by taking advantage of the risk management and risk engineering resources bundled by Cowbell with every policy.
  • Through Cowbell Factors, policyholders enter the cyber insurance renewal cycle with unmatched visibility and control over their risk exposures.
  • Highlighted features and findings in this quarter's report include:
    At renewal, the risk rating (aka Cowbell Factors) of Cowbell's policyholders as benchmarked against their respective industries shows a relative 9% improvement overall validating the on-going efforts from Cowbell's risk engineering team to engage policyholders on a continuous risk improvement process to help them avoid cyber incidents.

Cowbell Cyber Introduces Microsoft Secure Score Connector to Improve Policyholders' Cyber Risk Profile

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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The Cowbell Connector for Microsoft gives policyholders the option to activate the use of inside-out data and risk signals from Microsoft Secure Score.

Key Points: 
  • The Cowbell Connector for Microsoft gives policyholders the option to activate the use of inside-out data and risk signals from Microsoft Secure Score.
  • A recent analysis of policyholders that have activated the Cowbell Connector to Microsoft has shown significant improved risk ratings as measured by Cowbell Factors.
  • 83% of customers who activate the Cowbell Connector to Microsoft have improved cyber risk ratings, by an average of 5 points, with higher Cowbell Factors than their industry peers.
  • Microsoft customers can contact their brokers to take advantage of the Cowbell Connector to Microsoft or visit Cowbell at https://cowbell.insure/for-businesses/ to learn more.

Cowbell Cyber Further Unites Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance with Connector to Secureworks® Taegis™ VDR

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Now, Cowbell Cyber insurance customers using Secureworks will gain continuous, upleveled insights into their cyber risk profiles along with vulnerability management when activating the connector for Taegis VDR.

Key Points: 
  • Now, Cowbell Cyber insurance customers using Secureworks will gain continuous, upleveled insights into their cyber risk profiles along with vulnerability management when activating the connector for Taegis VDR.
  • "Cowbell Cyber and Secureworks share a common goal for their customers: keeping them secure," says Rajeev Gupta, chief product officer and co-founder at Cowbell Cyber.
  • In addition, Cowbell customers with the Taegis VDR connector will also be able to:
    Access their risk assessment and industry peer benchmarking scores.
  • Cowbell Cyber is dedicated to providing standalone, admitted individualized, and easy-to-understand cyber insurance for small and mid-size enterprises.