{
  "id": 5314503,
  "title": "Only one in five UK CEOs say their cyber insurance will cover the full cost of a cyberattack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/only-one-in-five-uk-ceos-say-their-cyber-insurance-will-cover-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/only-one-in-five-uk-ceos-say-their-cyber-insurance-will-cover-the-full-cost-of-a-cyberattack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study by Cohesity has revealed that only 22% of UK CEOs believe their cyber insurance policies would cover the full cost of a cyberattack. The remaining 78% either expect the policy to cover only additional costs (33%) or only lost revenue (33%), with 10% not expecting any full coverage at all. This suggests that many UK businesses could be significantly overestimating the protection they receive from these policies. The research, which surveyed 100 CEOs from large enterprises, also found that businesses expect a cyberattack to reduce their revenue by an average of 15%, but many lack a detailed understanding of the actual costs. Data breaches, brand damage, and production downtime were identified as the biggest concerns for CEOs, all of which could lead to financial loss. However, the study highlights that current cyber insurance policies are unlikely to provide enough coverage for these issues. To address this, Cohesity urges businesses to calculate their financial exposure and understand what their policy covers. Only then can companies determine the critical systems they need to recover and assign responsibility for those decisions. Regular testing of these systems is also recommended to ensure they can be restored securely, even without an insurance payout.",
  "summary": "New data has revealed that only one in five CEOs expect full coverage from their cyber insurance policy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}