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Cyber infrastructure clauses are inconsistent and could swing loss ratios by 15 points, Lockton Re warns

2026-09-07T08:54:00+01:00

Critical infrastructure exclusions on cyber insurance could produce materially different loss outcomes depending on how they are drafted and interpreted, with Lockton Re modelling a 20% relative reduction in industry loss ratios at the 1-in-50 return period

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