Cowbell, a leading provider of cyber insurance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced that Cowbell Academy, its dedicated eLearning centre, will launch to serve brokers in the UK. This initiative aims to provide brokers across the UK with crucial knowledge and tools to understand and confidently sell cyber insurance. Cowbell Academy successfully launched in the U.S. in 2023, offering self-paced courses such as Cyber Insurance 101 and assessments to help brokers evaluate their level of cyber insurance knowledge. This launch reinforces Cowbell’s commitment to a “broker-first” approach to doing business.
Cowbell officially expanded into the UK market on 1st September 2023, led by Simon Hughes, Senior Vice President of Global Distribution & General Manager, UK. Hughes saw a unique opportunity to bring Cowbell’s adaptive cyber solutions to UK brokers and believes the emphasis on education is a true point of differentiation for how the company operates.
Hughes commented, “Our goal at Cowbell is to help educate the market about cyber risk, and close the cyber insurability gap for SMEs by making cyber insurance protection accessible and affordable. Cowbell Academy is not just about transferring knowledge—it’s about fostering a community and building a more resilient digital ecosystem.”
Cowbell Academy is structured to cater to different learning paces and styles, and the courses have been developed by insurance and cybersecurity professionals with extensive broker experience. As a continuously evolving industry, courses are crafted with each cyber insurance learning level in mind, breaking down the complex topic to a level that every learner can understand. Upon completion of certain courses, participants will receive certifications that celebrate their enhanced cyber insurance knowledge.
In the UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024, 50% of small businesses and 70% of medium-sized businesses reported having had a cybersecurity breach or attack in the last 12 months. These findings even more underline the importance of fostering an educated broker base that is confident in talking to their clients about intelligent, advanced, cyber solutions that offer much more than just financial peace of mind.
To join Cowbell Academy, insurance brokers can request to get appointed by Cowbell, by visiting: https://cowbell.insure/uk/brokers/
