Cyber insurance
Does cyber insurance cover PDPA fines and investigations?
In part. Allied World and Sompo cover regulator and investigation liability and a consumer redress fund up to the full limit; the details we hold do not name fines separately. Great American covers civil fines and penalties, where the law allows them to be insured, up to 50% of the limit. A PDPA fine can reach S$1 million, or 10% of Singapore turnover above S$10 million.
The figures
- Insurers compared: 3.
- Insurers whose plans include it: 3, 1 of them with limits.
- Cheapest plan from an insurer that covers it, for a Singapore business with S$1,000,000 of revenue over the last twelve months, wanting a S$500,000 limit of liability: Allied World Cyber Liability Insurance Standard Plan, S$500,000 limit, S$1,308.00 a year (Great American at the same price).
What each insurer says
| Insurer | Covered? | What its details say | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied WorldYesCyber Liability Insurance Standard Plan, S$500,000 limit, S$1,308.00 | Yes | Third-party, regulator and investigation liability; consumer redress fund: full limit.The form, as we hold it, does not name fines separately. | S$1,308.00 |
| SompoYesSME Data & Cyber Security Insurance Standard Plan, S$500,000 limit, S$1,348.88 | Yes | Third-party, regulator and investigation liability; consumer redress fund: full limit.The form, as we hold it, does not name fines separately. | S$1,348.88 |
| Great AmericanYes, with limitsCyber Insurance for Small & Medium Enterprises, S$500,000 limit, S$1,308.00 | Yes, with limits | Civil fines and penalties, where insurable: 50% of the policy limit, within it. | S$1,308.00 |
All prices include 9% GST. A dash means no price on this page. Each insurer's policy wording is the final word on what is covered.
None of Allied World, Sompo and Great American is one of our featured insurers for cyber insurance, so we rank none of them: every insurer’s plans are shown, cheapest first.
The tables are for a business based in Singapore with revenue up to S$20,000,000, a clean loss history and the basic controls (malware protection, patching, firewalls, backups). Payment processors, online trading and e-commerce platforms taking payments, data aggregators, gambling, digital currency and financial institutions are outside them; Sompo also leaves out law firms, clinics, insurance brokers and recruiters.
Each insurer sells through intermediaries, so a broker places it: Apply Now opens the insurer’s own proposal form on our site, filled in from your answers. The form asks about your business, the data you hold, your security controls and your loss history, and the insurer confirms the premium. Ask Shenton to arrange sends us the plan you picked and we arrange it for you.
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Compare cyber insuranceQuestions people ask
Does cyber insurance cover PDPA fines and investigations?
In part. Allied World and Sompo cover regulator and investigation liability and a consumer redress fund up to the full limit; the details we hold do not name fines separately. Great American covers civil fines and penalties, where the law allows them to be insured, up to 50% of the limit. A PDPA fine can reach S$1 million, or 10% of Singapore turnover above S$10 million.
Where do these answers come from?
From what we hold of each insurer's plans: the benefits in our rate tables and the insurers' own brochures and application forms, for 3 insurers. Where an insurer's details do not say, we say so. The policy wording is the final word on what is covered.
Which plan is cheapest?
For a Singapore business with S$1,000,000 of revenue over the last twelve months, wanting a S$500,000 limit of liability, Allied World and Great American tie for the cheapest plan from an insurer that covers it, at S$1,308.00 a year today, GST included.