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The cyber insurance industry has made relatively weak inroads into Asia due to a a variety of factors, but that could be changing.
May 29, 2026
Relatively few organizations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region use cyber insurance, but there is reason to believe that is slowly changing.
Cyber insurance is a subset of insurance that has gained popularity in recent years as ransomware attacks became an ever-present threat. Cyber insurance is intended to offset the losses incurred by cyberattacks, including, in some cases, policy holders paying ransoms to cybercriminals.
