Cyber insurance coverage supplier Cowbell has strengthened its underwriting group with additions to its UK and US arms.
Claud Bilbao joins as UK director of underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, basic supervisor for UK operations.
As well as, Matt Byrne joins as vice chairman of tech E&O underwriting, reporting to Caroline Thompson, senior vice chairman of underwriting.
Bilbao most lately served as a senior underwriter at CNA, accountable or working portfolios in London.
Byrne is a seasoned underwriter with expertise in cyber {and professional} strains at conventional carriers and MGAs.
“We’re devoted to closing the insurability hole and making cyber insurance coverage accessible to small to medium-sized companies around the globe,” stated Trent Cooksley, co-founder, and chief working officer at Cowbell.
“As seasoned underwriters with a wealth of expertise throughout the cyber and know-how insurance coverage sector, Claud and Matt will assist us ship on this objective. They’re useful additions to our rising UK and US groups.”
“I’ve seen firsthand how vital cyber insurance coverage is for SMEs and huge international enterprises,” stated Bilbao. “I’m desperate to carry my expertise working with corporations internationally to assist Cowbell’s rising UK group.”
“I’m thrilled to assist the corporate proceed innovating and delivering worth to SMEs,” stated Byrne. “I share Cowbell’s imaginative and prescient to shut the SME insurability hole and am keen to make use of my expertise to assist drive Cowbell’s mission ahead.”
These appointments come because the insurtech expanded its partnership with Qualys, a California-based supplier of cloud-based IT, safety, and compliance options, to evaluate its shoppers’ posture threat.
This partnership will see Cowbell add the real-time assault floor intelligence feed drawn from Qualys’ Exterior Assault Floor Administration (EASM) platform to evaluate dangers, for cyber insurance coverage objective.
