Cyber Risk USA conference

Cyber insurance executives opened a two-day conference in Chicago on April 21 with the market focused on softer pricing, artificial intelligence threats and tougher underwriting. (events.newton.media) Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Risk & Insurance Innovation USA 2026 is running April 21-22 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Chicago. The organizer says the event is bringing together 250-plus attendees, 50-plus speakers and a crowd that is 75% global head level or above. (events.newton.media) The agenda centers on systemic cyber risk, war exclusions, ransomware, supply-chain exposure, cyber claims, and the role of data in underwriting. A February preview said more than 250 senior executives from insurers, reinsurers, brokers and cyber risk providers were expected in the room. (events.newton.media) (pressat.co.uk) Cyber insurance is coverage for losses tied to hacks, outages, extortion and data breaches. The conference materials frame 2026 as a moment when insurers are trying to write more business while limiting the chance that one cloud outage or other shared event hits many policyholders at once. (events.newton.media) (intelligentinsurer.com) That tension has grown as prices eased. Marsh said global cyber insurance rates fell 7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the US down 3%, while Intelligent Insurer reported carriers were also facing wider coverage and pressure to hold pricing discipline. (marsh.com) (intelligentinsurer.com) Conference organizers also put artificial intelligence near the top of the agenda, describing it as both a new attack tool and an operational tool for insurers. Their program lists AI-enabled attacks, deepfakes, hallucinations, liability questions, and AI use in underwriting, claims and modeling among the core topics for 2026. (events.newton.media) (pressat.co.uk) The event is also leaning into the small and midsize business market, where organizers say insurers are still trying to improve education, product clarity and distribution. The published themes call for simpler products and data-driven underwriting that can scale sustainable portfolios for smaller companies. (events.newton.media) Intelligent Insurer has paired the conference with its Cyber Insurance Awards USA, scheduled for April 22 in Chicago. The awards program is now in its third year, giving the conference a second gathering point for carriers, brokers, managing general agents and cyber vendors. (intelligentinsurer.com 1) (intelligentinsurer.com 2) The opening sessions put a simple question in front of the market: how far insurers can expand cyber coverage in 2026 without repeating the pricing and aggregation mistakes that made the line volatile in earlier years. (events.newton.media) (intelligentinsurer.com)