Amid the COVID 19 pandemic, there are rising incidences of cyberattacksand a growing number of high-profile data breaches. Itis felt that cybersecurity is the most important need forall sectors today to address the numerous risks posed by cyber-attacks.

2 Since the online exposures offices, business organizations and other establishments face continue to increase even as they become more globally networked and complex, insurance products need to adapt to the changing environment.The General Liability policies do not cover cyber risks and cyber insurance policies currently available are highly customized for clients in a new and quickly growing market. Hence, it is felt that a basic standard product structure is required to provide insurance cover for individuals and establishments to manage their cyber risks.

3. To examine the need for standard Cyber Liability Insurance product, it has been decided to constitute the following Working Group.

     i.       Shri.P. Umesh, Consultant-Liability Insurance, Chair

   ii.       Smt.Kasturi Sengupta, Chief Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd., Member

   iii.       Smt.Gisha George, Head - Liability Underwriting, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance CoLtd, Member

   iv.       Shri.Balaji Cuddapah, President – Commercial SBU, Liberty General Insurance Ltd,Member

   v.       Shri.ParagGupta, Chief Underwriting officer, Scor SE, Member

   vi.       Shri.Ayush Jain, Underwriter, Gen Re, Member

  vii.       Shri.Segar Sampathkumar,Chair Professor (General Insurance),National InsuranceAcademy, Member

viii.       Shri. A.R. Nithiyanantham, ChiefGeneral Manager, IT Department, IRDAI, Member

   ix.       Shri.Dilip D. Dange,OSD(DGM),Non-Life Department,IRDAI, Member-Convener

4. The Terms of Reference ofthe Working Group are as follows.

a)    To study various statutory provisions on Information and Cyber Security.

b)    To evaluate critical issues involving legal aspects of transactions in cyber space.

c)    To examine various types of incidents involving cyber security in the recent past and possible insurance coverage strategies for those.

d)    To examine the cyber liability insurance covers available in Indian market and in other developed jurisdictions.

e)    To recommend the scope of the cyber liability insurance covers for the present context and for the medium term.

f)     T oexplore possibility of developing standard coverages, exclusions and optional extensions for various categories.

g)    Any other matter relevant to the subject.

5. The Working Group may haveits meetings through online mode and make its recommendations within two months of the date of this Order.

(YegnapriyaBharath)

ChiefGeneral Manager (NL)