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title: "Does Cyber Insurance Cover Wire Fraud?"
description: "Cyber insurance may cover stolen wire funds only when the policy includes applicable cyber crime or funds-transfer fraud coverage; liability coverage alone may not repay the loss."
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page-type: "faq-question"
updated-at: "2026-09-25"
faq-topic: "cyber"
question: "does-cyber-insurance-cover-wire-fraud"
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**What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "Does Cyber Insurance Cover Wire Fraud?" within the Cyber FAQ topic.

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**Questions this page answers:**
- Does Cyber Insurance Cover Wire Fraud?

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**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 Social Engineering?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-social-engineering) — related question
- [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Phishing?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-phishing) — related question
- [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Stolen Passwords?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-stolen-passwords) — 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
- [Crime](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/crime) — related coverage guide

# Does Cyber Insurance Cover Wire Fraud?

Cyber insurance may cover stolen wire funds only when the policy includes applicable cyber crime or funds-transfer fraud coverage; liability coverage alone may not repay the loss.

AIG’s specimen wording treats covered loss and liability sections separately, while Chubb lists cyber crime protections such as funds-transfer fraud by endorsement. Check for spoofed instructions, compromised accounts, and employee-authorized transfers.

Check whether the policy covers a transfer initiated through a compromised account, a spoofed instruction, or an employee’s authorized action. Review any verification procedure, time-to-report condition, sublimit, retention, and exclusion for voluntary transfers. Compare the cyber form with the crime policy and read their other-insurance terms; do not assume both limits stack. After a suspected transfer, follow notice requirements and immediately contact the bank.

## More Questions About Cyber Insurance

- [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Social Engineering?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-social-engineering)
- [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Phishing?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-phishing)
- [Does Cyber Insurance Cover Stolen Passwords?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber/does-cyber-insurance-cover-stolen-passwords)
- [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)
- [Crime](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/crime)

## Sources for This Answer

1. [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.
2. [Business Email Compromise](https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/common-frauds-and-scams/business-email-compromise). Federal Bureau of Investigation; How BEC scams work; Report BEC. 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.
4. [Cyber insurance: a key part of a robust business strategy](https://www.iii.org/article/cyber-insurance-a-key-part-of-a-robust-business-strategy). Insurance Information Institute; What are the types of cyber insurance coverage?; What isn’t covered by cyber insurance?; Is cyber insurance affordable?; How much cybersecurity coverage do businesses need?. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Cyber Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/cyber).

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