
Schwartz is on the Advisory Board at PACE University's Seidenberg School for Computer Science and Information Security, and is a co-founder of both The Data Union and Personal Data Week, introducing the topic of "personal data" and its implications for society, industry, and regulation such as GDPR, CCPA, NYDFS and more to more than 30k global members. As a Managing Director at one of Silicon Valley's elite tech-company CEO coaching firms, CEO Quest, Schwartz worked with venture capital funds in advising their portfolio member CEOs towards accelerated growth within the insurance industry. He has personally managed and negotiated enterprise insurance programs in excess of $100M in Annual Premium advising F2000 entities across 40 countries as a Senior Managing Consultant and SVP of Business Development. Prior to Safe, Schwartz had two successful exits as a leader in technology start-ups, most recently as the VP of Strategy and Insurance for Cytegic, a cyber risk quantification company acquired by Mastercard in June 2020. In his current role at Safe Security, he is responsible for developing and executing Safe's insurance strategy, underwriting approach and criteria, and insurance policy innovation needed to alleviate the cyber insurance market constraints with trust and transparency. Steven Schwartz is a recognized expert in cyber insurance and underwriting, and is currently focused on pioneering digital risk quantification. Who: Steven Schwartz, Vice President, Insurance and Underwriting, Safe Security This panel will cover how insurers are making their products fairer and more accessible to customers. However, new data and technology is allowing and helping underwriters reconsider what can be insured. Many people have been excluded from coverage due to being deemed too "risky". This panel will discuss how underwriters can successfully price for cyber risks and how insurers can work with customers to reduce their exposure to these risks. The increase in digital transformation during the pandemic has left companies more exposed than ever to ransomware attacks, leading to growing costs for insurers. What: Underwriting in a World with Growing Cyber Threats
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Schwartz brings to the event a unique perspective on innovation needed to alleviate cyber insurance market constraints with trust and transparency.įor more information about these sessions and the full agenda, click here. He will also moderate the panel, "The Underwriting Technologies Insuring the Uninsurable". On the first day of the event, Schwartz will serve as a panelist for the session, "Underwriting in a World with Growing Cyber Threats," joining Hilario Itriago of Boxx Insurance, Charles Pruzinsky of Resilience, and Shawn Ram of Coalition. Taking place on May 25-26, 2022 in New York City, Insurtech Insights connects industry leaders and decision makers with innovative startups who are challenging the insurance market to create mutual business opportunities and accelerate growth.


Safe Security, global leader in cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification management, announced today that Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Insurance and Underwriting, will be a speaker at the 2022 Insurtech Insights Americas event.
