Lunch & Learn
We invite you to participate in our next Lunch & Learn!
It will present the content of our Detra Note on “Cloud failure and cyber insurance: calibration of stress scenarios and diversification“.
Presented by our Scientific Advisor, Olivier Lopez, and our Actuarial TAP Consultant, Daniel Nkameni, two online sessions are scheduled :
- 🇫🇷 Session en Français : 1er Octobre 2024, de 12:30 à 13:30
- 🇬🇧 English Session : Novembre 14, 2024, from 12h30 to 13:30
Free Registration
Abstract
The expansion of the cyber insurance market is constantly under the threat of an accumulation event that would simultaneously affect a large number of policyholders. Very few experiences exist on such catastrophes, apart from worldwide cyber attacks like Wannacry and NotPetya in 2017 (in a context where cyber insurance coverage was lower).
Nevertheless, the very nature of cyber risk makes the occurrence of such events plausible in the future. There is therefore a need for stress-testing in order to be sure that a portfolio can resist to such a crisis.
In this perspective, the EIOPA recently published methodological guidelines specific to cyber. One of the most concerning scenarios is the potential vulnerability of a cloud outage catastrophe, that is the failure of a cloud provider whose solution is shared by a significant part of the portfolio.
In the present work, we propose a way to model and calibrate such kind of cloud outage scenario. We also provide a way to measure the level of diversification of a cyber insurance portfolio, and how this diversification may protect against such events. A by-product of our methodology is to provide guidelines to underwriters to help reducing the vulnerability of a portfolio to these cloud outage scenarios.
Keywords: Cyber insurance, stress scenarios, cloud outage, portfolio optimization.
About the authors
Olivier Lopez
Olivier is a professor at ENSAE in Paris (FR) and also co-director of the Master 2 in Statistics, Finance and Actuarial Sciences. He is a Qualified Actuary and has a compelling academic background developed in prominent universities.
At Detralytics, Olivier coaches young talents, provides cutting-edge training, fosters innovation and oversees R&D projects.
Daniel Nkameni
Daniel is part of the Talent Accelerator Program (TAP) at Detralytics. He is an associate actuary at the Institute of Actuaries of France. He has developed expertise in various areas of non-life insurance. His skills also extend to team and project management. As a TAP consultant at Detralytics, Daniel plays a key role in Research and Development (R&D), particularly in the context of his doctoral thesis focused on parametric insurance.
In addition to his work as an Actuarial Consultant at Detralytics, Daniel is currently working on a PhD thesis in parametric insurance applied to climate and cyber risks, in partnership with the CREST-ENSAE research laboratory.
