A business’s cyber insurance policy included ransom coverage, but when they needed it, the insurer r

Allardyce Bower Consulting paid more than $14,000 for a cyber insurance policy that included ransom coverage, but when they needed it, the insurer refused to pay. Had the business made a grave error in security? Over on SuspectFile, Marco A. De Felice writes: Allardyce Bower Consulting (ABC) was the victim of a severe cyberattack attributed…[Source](https://databreaches.net/2025/10/19/a-businesss-cyber-insurance-policy-included-ransom-coverage-but-when-they-needed-it-the-insurer-refused-to-pay-why/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=a-businesss-cyber-insurance-policy-included-ransom-coverage-but-when-they-needed-it-the-insurer-refused-to-pay-why)![](https://analytics.hitsaru.com/piwik.php?idsite=11&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdatabreaches.net%2F2025%2F10%2F19%2Fa-businesss-cyber-insurance-policy-included-ransom-coverage-but-when-they-needed-it-the-insurer-refused-to-pay-why%2F%3Fpk_campaign%3Dfeed%26pk_kwd%3Da-businesss-cyber-insurance-policy-included-ransom-coverage-but-when-they-needed-it-the-insurer-refused-to-pay-why&action_name=A+business%26%238217%3Bs+cyber+insurance+policy+included+ransom+coverage%2C+but+when+they+needed+it%2C+the+insurer+refused+to+pay.+Why%3F&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fdatabreaches.net%2Ffeed%2F)

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