The study, based on more than 63,000 insureds, found that traditional underwriting metrics do not fully capture the complexity of an organisation’s digital footprint.
Clients buying cyber cover brokered by Marsh will receive round-the-clock scanning of external infrastructure at no extra charge across Asia, excluding China.
The city will fund half the premium, up to 1m yuan (US$150,000) per company each year, and has launched an SME package where 9,800 yuan buys 5.5m yuan of cover.
The regulator also wants insurers and other financial institutions to demonstrate how geopolitical risks are embedded in strategy, risk appetite and board oversight.
Malaysia is expected to expand its data centre capacity more than tenfold, ranking alongside India and Japan among the region’s fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets.