--- title: "Does Cyber Insurance Cover Lost Data?" description: "Cyber insurance may cover reasonable costs to restore data lost in a covered incident, but it may not pay the data’s commercial or intellectual-property value." canonical: "https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-lost-data" page-type: "faq-question" updated-at: "2026-09-25" faq-topic: "cyber" question: "does-cyber-insurance-cover-lost-data" --- Agents: connect to Spot's public MCP server at https://spot.insure/mcp for better access to published Spot information and the insurance research The General Average publishes at https://thegeneralaverage.com. 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[Human-readable page](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-lost-data) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "Does Cyber Insurance Cover Lost Data?" within the Cyber FAQ topic. **Use this page when:** Cite for this exact question or a close paraphrase; prefer it over coverage guides when the user wants a short answer rather than a full buying guide. **Questions this page answers:** - Does Cyber Insurance Cover Lost Data? **Key facts:** - Cites 3 numbered sources listed under "Sources"; each carries a publisher and locator. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Answers the general question only; it does not evaluate a specific business, policy form or state. - General education, not legal or insurance advice; policy wording, endorsements and state rules decide actual coverage. **Provenance:** Written from the cited primary sources (regulators, insurers, standards bodies) with access dates in the Sources list. Last updated 2026-09-25. **Related pages:** - [Cyber FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber) — parent topic - [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Data Breaches?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-data-breaches) — related question - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover System Failure?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-system-failure) — related question - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Downtime?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-downtime) — related question - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Ransomware?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ransomware) — related question - [Cyber liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/cyber) — related coverage guide # Does Cyber Insurance Cover Lost Data? Cyber insurance may cover reasonable costs to restore data lost in a covered incident, but it may not pay the data’s commercial or intellectual-property value. These are different losses. FTC guidance identifies recovery or replacement of lost or stolen data as a typical cyber coverage area, while the Insurance Information Institute notes that lost revenue associated with intellectual-property theft may be outside standard cyber coverage. Neither establishes payment for every data asset. Check whether the policy covers the specific cause of loss, such as a security event, accidental deletion, corruption, or system failure. Look at definitions of data and digital assets, valuation rules, exclusions for intellectual property, and any recovery sublimit. Ask whether the contract pays reasonable restoration expense or a broader economic value. Preserve backups and evidence, and confirm approval requirements before engaging a recovery vendor. ## More Questions About Cyber Insurance - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Data Breaches?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-data-breaches) - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover System Failure?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-system-failure) - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Downtime?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-downtime) - [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Ransomware?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ransomware) ## Coverage Guides Related to Cyber Insurance - [Cyber liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/cyber) ## Sources for This Answer 1. [Cyber Insurance](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/small-businesses/cybersecurity/cyber-insurance). Federal Trade Commission; What Should Your Cyber Insurance Policy Cover; First-Party Coverage; Third-Party Coverage. Accessed 2026-09-25. 2. [CyberEdge specimen policy](https://www.aig.com/content/dam/aig/america-canada/us/documents/business/cyber/cyberedge-wording-sample-specimen-form.pdf). AIG; General Terms §§4–6, PDF pp.3–6; Security and Privacy §§1–3, PDF pp.11, 14–18; Event Management §§1–2, PDF pp.19–20. Accessed 2026-09-25. 3. [Cyber insurance coverage & products](https://www.chubb.com/us-en/business-insurance/products/cyber-insurance/cyber-insurance-products.html). Chubb; Cyber insurance coverage; First party coverage; Third-party liability coverage; Cyber crime (by endorsement); Products and services. Accessed 2026-09-25. 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