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Meet the team behind CYLO. Cyber insurance for small businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10 million.
Meet Antonio Teixeira, Market Lead - Northern Region.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your new role at CYLO.
I’ve had the pleasure of working in the insurance world in various guises since arriving in Australia in 2000. My career path has offered me the opportunity to grow my skills in claims, underwriting, eBusiness and intermediated distribution within three of the top 5 Australian insurers. Under the CYLO brand, I will draw upon these skills as a Business Development Underwriter, operating within a great team that aims to sustainably grow a competitive cyber offering.
How does your background as a CGU Broker Relationship Partner benefit the CYLO team?
At CGU, I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to build relationships with our broker partners across cluster groups and networks of all sizes for the past six years. My territory encompassed the Sydney metropolitan region all the way to regional NSW, visiting brokers in Tenterfield, Condobolin, Wagga Wagga and everywhere in between across this beautiful country of ours. Now at CYLO, I’m looking forward to connecting with old and new faces across NSW and QLD to share our new cyber offering with you.
What makes the CYLO offering unique?
We’re targeting small businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10M. CYLOs strategic approach to cyber risk management is the foundation of how we have developed our product. Combining cyber security insight, cyber insurance know-how and cyber incident response services, we enable small businesses to better identify their cyber risk and reduce the chances of experiencing a cyber-attack as well as recovering from the damage caused by it.
The CYLO cyber product is backed by CGU. What value does this provide to brokers and their clients?
We might be new, but we are here to stay. Brokers can trust the knowledge, experience, longevity, and security of the CGU brand backing the CYLO offering. As one of Australia’s largest and oldest intermediated Insurers, CGU brings certainty and confidence to brokers when considering CYLO for their clients.
How can brokers engage with CYLOs cyber offering for their micro-SME clients?
I encourage brokers to visit the CYLO website to learn more www.cylo.ai and of course, reach out to me via email Antonio.teixeira@cylo.ai or on mobile 0411 014 988.
What can brokers expect from you and the CYLO team?
Brokers can expect engagement, education, training, and market visibility to help their clients become CyberStrong.
7. Finish this sentence:
Think CYLO, think…data protection for you and your customers, from every angle.
Meet Josh Shih, Market Lead - Southern Region.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your new role at CYLO.
I come from a background in finance and startups. I joined the CYLO team in 2022 to help bring the company from concept to reality! Since joining CYLO, I've worked on the development of our direct and intermediated platform while supporting the launch of the CYLO proposition to the New Zealand and Australian markets. Going forward, my focus will be on growing our footprint in the Cyber market while driving the evolution of our cyber product.
What are the key strengths and expertise you bring to the CYLO team?
My key strengths stem from my background in startups and finance. My ability to be multi-faceted across technology, product, and growth planning allows me to help CYLO build a strong proposition and set up our customers to be CyberStrong.
What makes the CYLO offering unique?
The CYLO offering is built off our 3 R's: Resist, Respond, Recover. This means that we can support our customers with a proactive and protected approach. With UpGuard, we're able to identify our customers vulnerabilities which, together with our insurance cover, we can get them back up on their feet should a cyber incident occur.
The CYLO cyber product is backed by CGU. What value does this provide to brokers and their clients?
Being backed by a trusted, local brand means that our brokers and customers can feel comfortable with our financial strength, network, and market insight, all of which are critical to a startup business.
How can brokers engage with CYLOs cyber offering for their micro-SME clients?
Brokers can reach out any time via email josh.shih@cylo.ai or on mobile 0439043407.
What can brokers expect from you and the CYLO team?
Brokers can expect me to provide best-in-market support; whether it be about our insurance product, UpGuard, or any other questions that arise. We're a team that wants to ensure our brokers and customers are always looked after.
7. Finish this sentence:
Think CYLO, think CyberStrong.
Meet Con Bakas, Chief Underwriting Officer.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your new role at CYLO.
With nearly three decades of experience in large corporates specialising in financial lines and liability underwriting, portfolio management, and strategy, I was given the opportunity to help create an Insurtech start up, focussed on the ever-evolving cyber insurance market. I accepted the role of Chief Underwriting Officer at the start of 2023 and set out to deliver a product that was both competitive and price sensitive to a market segment that is increasingly realising the importance of this cover. It’s been a brilliant experience to date, and I can’t wait for the next chapter!
What are the key strengths of the CYLO team?
A willingness and energy to help our customers. Whilst Cyber isn’t a new product offering, it has continuously evolved to adapt to constant change in the risks that challenge Insureds. This is especially the case for SMEs and first-time buyers. Our experience and proposition is tailor-made to help in this space and our team is here to assist.
What makes the CYLO offering unique?
Whilst insurance is at the heart of our offering, our dynamic mantra of “Resist, Respond, and Recover“ sets us apart. It helps small businesses to better identity their cyber risk and minimise the chances of experiencing an attack as well as the damage caused by it. It is very much risk-management led and supported by a leading cyber incident response and customisable insurance plans.
The CYLO cyber product is backed by CGU. What value does this provide to brokers and their clients?
In an expanding global cyber market, it is always reassuring that CYLO represents a partnership that provides local security, underwriting expertise, and local claims handling through our partnership with Crawford. CGU’s backing, financial strength, and local presence offers the constant support mechanism that startup ventures need. Through CYLO, brokers now have a dedicated, standalone, and affirmative cyber response which complements CGUs full suite of intermediated products.
How can brokers engage with CYLOs cyber offering for their micro-SME clients?
We understand that time and resources are precious. However, this cannot diminish the level of support, speed of service, and quality of the client’s product experience. This is especially the case for SMEs. So, we have developed a risk-informed underwriting proposition that is delivered by our own digital quote and bind platform. It involves a simple onboarding process and allows brokers direct access to online referrals and integrated risk ratings and monitoring.
What can brokers expect from you and the CYLO team?
We offer a true partnership. We are committed to making sure that our brokers and clients come first. The CYLO offering is led by providing the critical support necessary during the entire insurance journey. Our proposition is not only about Insurance. It’s about creating awareness, assisting in the education and proactive management of cyber risk, and being there for brokers and clients if they are faced with an incident that requires prompt response.
7. Finish this sentence:
Think CYLO, think… cyber insurance…obviously!
