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Cyber Liability Insurance in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Demetrios Berdousis Demetrios Berdousis New York, United States Last Updated: November 2024 NAICS OD4778

Revenue

$6.4bn

2024

$6.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

9,835

Businesses

198

Wages

$X.Xbn

Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry analysis

The Cyber Liability Insurance industry has benefited from more services being conducted online, leading more users to exchange their personal and financial information online. Cyberattacks and hacking could result in customer identity theft and financial loss for a company, placing liability on the business. Cyber liability insurance has become increasingly attractive to companies seeking protection against financial losses from legal issues stemming from data breaches. E-commerce and online auctions have increased demand for services as these online retailers often fall victim to cybersecurity attacks. Over the past five years, revenue has been growing at a CAGR of 18.8% to $6.4 billion, including an expected increase of 5.8% in 2024 alone.

Trends and Insights

  • The growing shift of business conducted online and e-commerce has increased demand for services. Companies must protect employee and customer data online.
  • Packaged policies have grown in popularity because they are cost-efficient. Packaged policies also include other lines of insurance.
  • The geographical location of cyber liability insurance operators is similar to the dispersion of primary insurers, as these companies make up most of the industry's clientele. Both industries also have businesses that operate in each arena, meaning some primary insurers offer reinsurance coverage or vice versa.
  • Insurers compete primarily on price and services offered. Insurers must offer competitive prices since services in the industry are similar.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 18.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.4bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Businesses shifting operations online has boosted revenue

  • Any company that collects and stores information on a computer network is at risk of data breaches. Historically, cyber liability insurance was not typically covered under corporate insurance policies, but it is becoming more prevalent among companies that conduct business online.
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Cyber Liability Insurance in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Businesses continuing to shift online will likely accelerate the risk of cybersecurity threats

  • The percentage of business conducted online is expected to continue growing, making cybersecurity an even more pervasive issue. Businesses increasingly use the internet for client services and business operations, which place sensitive information on a network that could potentially be stolen in a data breach.

Biggest companies in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Chubb Ltd
391.0
46.8
12.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Cyber Liability Insurance in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Stand-alone policies, Packaged policies and Other. Stand-alone policies is the largest segment of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US.

Trends and Insights

Standalone policies are the largest segment but shrink as insurers can't accurately determine the risk associated

  • Stand-alone cyber liability policies comprise the largest product segment for insurers, comprising over one-half of industry revenue. Stand-alone cyber liability policies are individual policies that a company underwrites for a business or individual, separate from other lines of insurance they may already possess.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry underwrites (i.e., assumes risk and assigns premiums) cyber liability insurance, which is used to protect businesses’ and working professionals’ lost income or liabilities related to business interruptions, network security, internet liability, electronic communications, intangible assets and online content liability.

What's included in this industry?

Underwriting property and theft (first-party) insuranceUnderwriting cyber liability (third-party) insurance

Companies

Chubb Ltd

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Related Terms

DATA BREACHUNDERWRITINGCYBER ATTACK

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 52412 - Cyber Liability Insurance in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The growing shift of business conducted online and e-commerce has increased demand for services. Companies must protect employee and customer data online.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Packaged policies have grown in popularity because they are cost-efficient. Packaged policies also include other lines of insurance.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The geographical location of cyber liability insurance operators is similar to the dispersion of primary insurers, as these companies make up most of the industry's clientele....

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Insurers compete primarily on price and services offered. Insurers must offer competitive prices since services in the industry are similar.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Large insurers can control a significant portion of a single policy. However, large insurers typically don’t look to overextend themselves and be overexposed to various breac...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Chubb Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Chubb Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners was created to address the regulation need for multistate insurers. A major step in this process is uniform financial repo...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Industry profit has declined despite the growing shift toward digitalization. Rising online traffic and e-commerce have helped to limited profit declines.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States is $6.4bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in 2024?

There are 198 businesses in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 20.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 18.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US market in United States?

The biggest company operating in the Cyber Liability Insurance market in United States is Chubb Ltd

What does the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US in United States include?

Underwriting property and theft (first-party) insurance and Underwriting cyber liability (third-party) insurance are part of the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Chubb Ltd.

How competitive is the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Cyber Liability Insurance in the US industry in United States.

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