Cyber Insurance for Business
Cyber insurance is getting harder to obtain and easier to have a claim knocked back. Insurers now expect specific security controls to be in place before they will cover you, and they check. Cyber insurance readiness is bringing your security up to the standard insurers ask for, and being able to prove it. 4iT closes the gaps and gathers the evidence, so your application gets accepted and a future claim stands up.
Sydney MSP
Greater Sydney, NSW
- Microsoft Partner
- Sophos Partner
- Ubiquiti Partner
Evidence
Documented and ready for your broker
Key facts
- Aligns your controls with what insurers require: MFA, EDR or MDR, tested backups, patching, and admin control.
- Fills the gaps that lead to declined applications or denied claims.
- Produces the evidence brokers and insurers ask for.
- Maps closely to the Essential Eight, so one piece of work covers both.
What do cyber insurers require now?
The common list is multi-factor authentication on everything, endpoint detection and response, backups that are tested and kept separate, prompt patching, tight control of admin access, and staff security awareness training. Miss these and you may not get cover, or you may get it on poor terms. It is one part of the broader cyber security work we do for Sydney SMEs.
Why applications get declined, and claims denied
Two reasons dominate. Either a required control is simply missing, or the control was attested on the application but was not actually in place when the incident happened. The second is the painful one, because it can void a claim after the fact. Readiness means what you tell the insurer is true and provable.
How 4iT gets you ready
We assess your environment against the insurer and broker checklists, remediate the gaps, and document what is in place. This includes verifying your managed detection and response coverage, since EDR and MDR sit near the top of most insurer checklists. You go into the application knowing you meet the bar, with the evidence to back it. This work also lines up closely with our broader compliance services, since insurers and auditors are often asking for overlapping evidence.
The link to the Essential Eight
The controls insurers want overlap heavily with the Essential Eight. If you are working towards that framework, you are most of the way to insurable, and the reverse is true too, so we line the two up and do the work once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Claims rose sharply, so insurers tightened their requirements and now verify controls rather than taking them on trust.
Controls that were attested on the application but were not actually in place at the time of the incident.
Yes. We provide the evidence and answer the technical questions on your behalf.
They overlap heavily. We align both so one effort improves your security and your insurability together.
Get insurable, and stay claimable. Call 4iT on 1800 367 448.
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