Agile Underwriting has formed an IT partnership to strengthen its cyber offering.

The agreement with local IT security firm Zirilio allows brokers to offer clients value-added cyber security solutions.

“Security testing is essential,” Agile Emerging Risks GM James Crowther said. “It’s not enough to ask questions. Insurers should proactively offer incentives for good security practices, [and] in some cases help improve customers’ defences.

“That’s the idea behind a partnership like this, which offers a reward for those who take their cyber resilience seriously.”

Agile will provide a 10% discount to clients on completion of the cyber assessment and any remediation.