Insured Losses From CrowdStrike Outage Could Reach US$1.5 Billion
Insured Losses From CrowdStrike Outage Could Reach US$1.5 Billion
Global insured losses from last week's massive IT outage are likely to range from US$400 million to US$1.5 billion, cyber analytics firm CyberCube said on Thursday (Jul 25).
全球货币勒索软件导致的保险赔款将可能在4亿至15亿美元之间范围内，网络分析公司CyberCube周四（7月25日）表示。
A software bug in cyber security firm CrowdStrike's quality-control system caused the software update that crashed computers globally, the US firm said this week, as losses mount following disruption to services from aviation to banking.
网络安全公司CrowdStrike的质量控制系统中的软件漏洞导致了全球计算机系统崩溃的更新，该美国公司本周表示，从航空到银行等服务领域的损失不断增加。
The outage may be the single largest cyber insurance loss, CyberCube said in a statement.
CyberCube在一份声明中表示，这次事故可能是最大的网络保险赔偿，强调了赔款范围的重要性。
It was "a major event for the cyber insurance market but does not come close to the destructive potential that leading insurers are holding capital against", CyberCube said.
然而，CyberCube表示：这是一次对网络保险市场的重大影响，但与主要保险公司所持有的庞大保证金相比，其毁灭潜力微不足道。
Insurer Parametrix this week estimated insured losses from the outage of US$540 million to US$1.08 billion for Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, whose computer software was affected by the CrowdStrike bug.
保险公司Parametrix本周估计，除受CrowdStrike漏洞影响的计算机软件微软外，财富500强公司的保险损失为5.4亿到10.8亿美元。
Major cyber insurer Beazley said this week it had no plans to change its guidance on its combined ratio – a key measure of underwriting profitability – after the outage.
主要网络保险公司Beazley本周表示，在此次故障之后，它没有改变其关于综合比率的指导方针，该比率是衡量承保盈利性的关键指标。
The global insurance and reinsurance industry is likely to avoid any major financial impact from the outage, ratings agency Fitch said.
评级机构惠誉表示，全球保险和再保险行业可能不会受到此次事故的重大财务影响。
However, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said that insurers may face claims on directors and officers' and property insurance as a result of the outage, in addition to cyber insurance claims.
然而，再保险经纪公司Guy Carpenter表示，作为事故后的结果，保险公司可能面临董事和高管责任保险以及财产保险的索赔，除了网络保险的索赔之外。
AFP
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