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For a manufacturer, downtime is the loss. Ransomware that stops the line costs far more than any ransom, and manufacturing is now one of the most-targeted sectors in the country. I help you find the gaps in your cyber coverage, then bring the whole program under one roof.
The exposure
Attackers know a plant can't afford to stop. That leverage, plus valuable IP and long supplier chains, puts manufacturing near the top of the target list.
Production systems and scheduling frozen. Every hour down is lost output, missed deliveries, and penalty clauses, far beyond the ransom.
Spoofed emails redirect supplier payments or payroll. High-value transfers are common, and the sublimit rarely matches.
Drawings, formulas, and process data are worth stealing, by criminals and competitors alike.
You connect to suppliers, logistics, and customers. A breach anywhere in the chain can flow to you, or make you the entry point.
Order data and customer information trigger notification duties and contractual liability when exposed.
Does your current policy actually cover this, at a limit that matters? Let's find out →
A composite Canadian case
Composite cases drawn from Canadian SME claims patterns. Each had insurance. Each found the gap too late.
Ransomware shut production for 10 days. The firm paid a $150K ransom, then lost half a million in output and a major contract for good.
A finance clerk paid a spoofed supplier invoice with updated banking. The cyber policy's funds-transfer cap was $50K.
A breach exposed a customer's specs and data. The customer imposed cyber requirements the processor couldn't meet, and moved the work.
The whole tower, one broker
Cyber is where we start, because downtime is the exposure most plants underinsure. But your property, your equipment breakdown, your liability, and your fleet shouldn't run through brokers who never compare notes. I place the full commercial program so it lines up.
One review. One broker who sees the whole operation. Fewer gaps, and usually a cleaner price.
Review my whole programNo pressure, no obligation
Already carry cyber? I'll review it and flag the gaps for your operation. Don't have it, or want the whole program looked at? I'll walk you through your options with no obligation.
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