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What cyber insurance costs by sector

By Madeline Lauver
insurance costs
December 13, 2021

The three sectors paying the highest prices for cyber insurance all fall into the finance industry, according to a new study from AdvisorSmith. The business insurance and financial organization analyzed data from The System for Electronic Rates & Forms Filing (SERFF) on cyber insurance costs from small businesses with $1 million in revenue.

The ten sectors with the highest annual cyber insurance expenses are:

  1. Payment Processing [$2,449]
  2. Financial Services (other) [$2,429]
  3. Investment Services [$2,280]
  4. Law Firms [$2,269]
  5. Insurance [$2,235]
  6. Pharmaceuticals [$2,226]
  7. Gaming [$2,139]
  8. Oil & Gas [$2,131]
  9. E-Commerce [$2,097]
  10. Telecommunications [$2,044]

The sectors with the lowest annual cyber insurance expenses are:

  1. Transportation & Logistics [$909]
  2. Administrative Services [$971]
  3. Manufacturing & Industrial [$975]
  4. Auto Dealers [$1,070]
  5. Construction & Contractors [$1,070]
  6. Food & Beverage [$1,070]
  7. Wholesale Trade & Distribution [$1,072]
  8. Education (excluding higher education) [$1,273]
  9. Membership Organizations [$1,277]
  10. Public Non-Profit [$1,336]

The study also ranked U.S. states by their average annual cyber insurance costs. Minnesota reported the highest cyber insurance expenses, with an average cost of cyber insurances for businesses in the state being $1,708.11 per year.

Find more study results here.

KEYWORDS: business continuity cyber insurance cyber security insurance finance cybersecurity insurance trends security cost

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Madeline Lauver is a former Editor in Chief at Security magazine. Within her role at Security, Lauver focused on news articles, web exclusives, features and several departments for Security’s monthly digital edition, as well as managing social media and multimedia content.

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