Specialist Cyber Insurance for Schools
At Company-X, we specialise in cyber insurance for schools. The unique challenges of cyber security in education, from limited resources to high premiums, often make adequate cover difficult to obtain. We’ve developed a scheme that directly addresses this, delivering comprehensive protection at prices that work for UK schools.
“Safeguarding our pupils, staff, and school community is one of our highest priorities. In today’s digital environment, cyber risk is no longer theoretical, it is a real and growing threat to schools of all sizes.
The UK Schools Cyber Insurance Scheme has given us genuine confidence that we now have accessible, robust, affordable and sector-specific protection not just financially, but operationally. Every Maintained School Governor and Head has a duty to ensure fair value for money and signs an annual SFVS.
Knowing that specialist cyber incident response, legal and data protection expertise are immediately available is invaluable. It allows school leaders to focus on education, not crisis management, and provides governors with assurance that we are meeting our responsibilities around risk, resilience, and accountability.
I would encourage governing bodies and school leaders to give serious consideration to this scheme. It represents a proactive, responsible approach to cyber risk and demonstrates a clear commitment to protecting our schools, our data, and our communities.”
Malcolm Richards, Chair Worcestershire Schools Forum
Coverage
Breach Response
Investigation, helplines, notifications and recovery support to manage the aftermath of a cyber incident.
Reputational Harm
Income loss and costs for reputational damage, such as public relations and brand recovery.
System Failure
Loss of income and extra costs due to an internal system breakdown or technical fault.
Extortion Cost
Coverage for investigation expenses and ransom payments resulting from credible cyber extortion threats, including ransomware.
Data Restoration
Costs to replace, restore, recreate or recover data compromised by a network security incident.
Liability Costs
Legal defence expenses, court-ordered damages, settlements and related charges your school is legally obligated to pay.
Regulatory Costs
Fines, penalties and compensation fund deposits imposed by government authorities due to a privacy incident.
Optional Cyber Crime: £250 for £50,000 or £390 for £100,000
Coverage for loss of money or digital currency directly resulting from social engineering or reverse social engineering attacks.
Added Benefits
24/7 Breach Response Helpline
Round-the-clock telephone access to cyber security specialists for immediate incident support.
Breach Defence Portal
Comprehensive cyber security risk management platform with dark web monitoring, vulnerability scanning, and training modules.
No Excess Breach Response and Remedial Costs
Remedial costs include:
- Credit Monitoring Costs,
- Cyber Extortion Costs,
- Data Recovery Expenses,
- Forensic Costs,
- Incident Responder Costs,
- Legal Representation Expenses,
- Notification Costs and
- Public Relations Costs.
Get Cyber Insurance Now
Protect your school with cyber insurance in as little as 24 hours. Complete our straightforward application using basic school information, no technical expertise needed. Submit your form to info@company-x.com or give us a call to get started.
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