Brokers who want to gain critical cyber insights from the comfort of their desks can access a live-stream of Insurance News’ upcoming seminar.

The Sydney event, which will examine the latest cyber trends and practical strategies for advising clients, takes place at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, on the morning of November 21.

Due to popular demand, and with the support of our sponsors, live-stream tickets are now on sale, priced at $125 plus GST. Tickets to the in-person event, which includes a networking lunch, are still available at $295 plus GST. 

Sessions will begin with an industry overview from Taylor Fry principal Win-Li Toh, who this week released a report on the widening cyber protection gap for SMEs.

The report says that while some clients can buy cyber cover direct through underwriting agencies, the product is mostly distributed by brokers. 

But despite cyberattacks posing an “existential threat” to SMEs, many are unaware of the benefits of cyber insurance.

“Through our research, we understand brokers have upskilled rapidly over the past couple of years, but they are limited by the number of one-on-one client conversations they can have in a day to explain how a cyber insurance policy works,” the report says.

Ms Toh’s presentation will be followed by an interactive session – Busting Cyber Myths: Turning Business Concerns Into Actionable Solutions – with Coalition GM Sam Weaver.

Insurance News MD Andrew Silcox will then lead a panel discussion – So, You’ve Been Attacked? What Next? – featuring Wotton + Kearney partners Kieran Doyle and Nicole Gabryk, Porter Novelli CEO Rhys Ryan and Triskele Labs global digital forensics and incident response lead Richard Grainger.

The final session is Catastrophic Cyber Loss: Are We Prepared? with Marsh head of cyber Gill Collins.

The seminar is backed by event partners Coalition and Wotton + Kearney, and sponsor Australia Underwriting.

Attendees are entitled to four NIBA CPD points and four ANZIIF CIP points.