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Description

Cyber Risk in Insurance: Assessing, Underwriting and Advising

Understand what a cyber policy genuinely covers so you can advise clients without promising the impossible

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Clients ask for cyber cover after reading a news report or experiencing an attempted fraud. Wordings differ significantly from one insurer to another, exclusions are poorly understood, and distributors struggle to explain what will actually be indemnified in the event of business interruption or a ransom demand.

This short-format programme meets the continuing development needs of insurance distributors. Participants review cyber loss scenarios, break down the structure of a cyber policy and its exclusions, then build a risk discovery questioning framework that supports a defensible record of advice.

Learning objectives

  • Describe the main cyber loss scenarios encountered by businesses
  • Analyse the structure of a cyber policy and its exclusions
  • Conduct risk discovery appropriate to the size of the client
  • Document the advisory process behind a cyber proposal
  • Explain to the client how a cyber claim is handled from notification to settlement

What makes this programme different

Side-by-side reading of cyber wordings on the most sensitive exclusion points
A risk discovery guide ready to use at your next client meeting
Loss scenarios followed through to indemnification

Programme

1Understanding the client's cyber risk

What actually happens to businesses

  • Ransomware and payment fraud scenarios
  • Data breaches and the obligations that follow
  • Operating losses and business interruption
  • Client maturity and prevention measures already in place

2Reading the policy

What is covered and what is not

  • First-party, liability and assistance sections
  • Deductibles, limits and waiting periods
  • Common exclusions and conditions precedent to cover
  • Incident response services mobilised during an event

3Advising and documenting

The advisory duty in practice

  • Risk discovery questioning framework
  • Justifying the suitability of the proposed solution
  • Traceability of exchanges and documents provided
  • Supporting the client at the time of a claim

Who is it for

Agents, brokers and commercial lines advisers serving corporate clients, as well as underwriters of professional risks.

Prerequisites

Be active in the distribution of insurance to business and corporate clients.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.