For Cyber Insurance Underwriters
Reduce your portfolio risk. We assess before the policy binds.
Sherlock Forensics provides pre-breach security assessments for cyber insurance underwriters. Our assessments include external vulnerability scanning, security posture scoring, risk ratings for underwriting decisions and specific remediation requirements. We help carriers evaluate applicant risk before binding coverage, reducing claims frequency and severity across the portfolio. Volume pricing is available for multi-insured assessments.
Underwriting decisions are only as good as the data behind them. Self-reported security questionnaires tell you what the applicant thinks their posture is. Our assessments tell you what it actually is. We scan from the outside in, score what we find and deliver a risk rating your underwriters can use immediately.
Assessment Components
Non-intrusive scanning of the applicant's external attack surface. We identify exposed services, outdated software, missing patches, misconfigured TLS and publicly accessible administrative interfaces that represent immediate risk.
A standardized score based on observable security controls: email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), DNS security, certificate management, header configurations and known vulnerability exposure. Scores are calibrated against industry benchmarks.
Each assessment produces a clear risk rating - low, moderate, high or critical - with supporting evidence. Ratings map directly to underwriting tiers so your team can make binding decisions quickly and confidently.
For applicants who score below acceptable thresholds, we provide specific remediation requirements: what needs to be fixed, why it matters and a timeline for reassessment. These can be written into policy conditions or endorsements.
Volume Pricing
Whether you need 10 assessments or 500, we offer tiered volume pricing that makes portfolio-wide assessment economically viable. Every assessment follows the same methodology, delivered in the same standardized format your underwriters already understand.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stop relying on self-reported questionnaires. Get an independent assessment of your applicant's actual security posture before you bind coverage.
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