For brokers and independent agencies · Sternwake placement, Astragar platform
Hard-to-place cyber · Full platform for every insured
Place the cyber risks
others can't quote.
Sternwake builds the submission with controls mapped and verified by Astragar, then takes it to admitted and E&S markets. Your client keeps a full cyber risk platform after bind.
ITC Vegas 2026 · Booth GIA-1 · Expo floor Sep 30 and Oct 1
Send us one hard-to-place risk
20 minutes at booth GIA-1, or a call before or after the show.
Why it matters
Good accounts stall on missing evidence.
The problem
Hard-to-place cyber accounts stall on long questionnaires, missing controls evidence and declines with no reason you can act on.
The impact
Lost accounts, clients bound with the wrong limit, and renewals where nobody can show the risk improved.
How it works
From a stalled account to a placed policy.
01
Send the risk
Policy, application or just a domain.
02
Verify
Controls mapped and evidenced by Astragar.
03
Close gaps
A fix-first list before submission.
04
Place
Admitted and E&S markets via wholesale partners.
05
Protect
A full platform for the insured after bind.
Illustrative example
What you get back.
Placement file · Example client, logistics firm
Controls mapped and verified
16 of 18
Gaps closed before submission
2
Limit checked against revenue and operations
Review
Sensitive data quantified
Customer and payroll records
Markets
Admitted and E&S, via wholesale partners
Status
Submission ready
Illustrative example only. Coverage is subject to underwriting.
What you get
Placement today. Protection all year.
Hard-to-place cyber
Evidenced submissions through licensed surplus lines brokers and wholesale partners.
Policy to controls
Policy conditions turned into controls monitored daily, with evidence stored.
Risk in dollars
Vulnerabilities and sensitive data quantified, with what to fix first.
Breach scenarios
Scenarios built from real threats and the insured's gaps, data and controls.
Ask your client eight questions
Is your client ready for a cyber claim?
01
Is it the right policy for the risks you face?
02
Is the limit enough for your revenue and operations?
03
Are controls monitored with the policy in mind?
04
Is evidence collected to support those controls?
05
Is the policy turned into controls checked daily?
06
Is one platform testing and monitoring them?
07
Are vulnerabilities and sensitive data quantified?
08
Are breach scenarios built from real threats?
Outcomes
✓ Quote accounts you used to walk away from
✓ The right cover and limit for revenue and operations
✓ A renewal story backed by evidence
✓ You keep the client relationship
Try it
Send us one hard-to-place risk.
We return a verified controls file and a placement view, and you decide what goes to market.
Send us one hard-to-place risk.
One account. A verified controls file. A placement view. You decide what goes to market.
Cyber insurance should help prevent breaches, not just pay claims.
Book 20 minutes
Booth GIA-1 · Sep 30 and Oct 1 · Or a call any time.
Insurance placement by Sternwake LLC, a licensed insurance producer. Coverage is subject to underwriting and policy terms. Sternwake and Astragar are under common ownership.
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