Cyberwrite has been named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Insurance for 2018 in an independent research report published by Gartner, the world's leading global research and advisory firm. The Cool Vendor designation recognizes companies that Gartner analysts consider innovative, impactful, and intriguing — companies that are approaching industry problems in fundamentally new ways.
What the Gartner Cool Vendor designation means
Gartner's Cool Vendor program identifies vendors that offer technologies or solutions that are innovative — enabling users to do things they couldn't do before. Cool Vendors are selected by Gartner analysts based on their assessment of the vendor's innovation, impact, and ability to solve industry-specific challenges in new ways. Inclusion in the list does not constitute an endorsement by Gartner, but rather an identification of companies whose approaches are worth watching.
Why Cyberwrite was recognized
Gartner recognized Cyberwrite for its unique approach to cyber risk quantification — using AI, external data scanning, and financial impact modeling to assess any company's cyber exposure in real time. At the time of the recognition, in 2018, most of the insurance industry was still relying on static questionnaires and manual underwriting processes to assess cyber risk. Cyberwrite's automated, data-driven approach represented a fundamental departure from industry norms.
The platform's ability to assess the full cyber risk profile of any company — including its technology stack, vulnerabilities, dark web exposure, and expected financial losses — in under a minute was identified as a breakthrough capability that could transform how cyber insurance is underwritten globally.
Legacy of the recognition
The Gartner Cool Vendor designation in 2018 was one of the earliest and most significant external validations of Cyberwrite's technology. It opened doors with enterprise insurance carriers and reinsurers globally, established Cyberwrite's credibility as a category pioneer, and helped attract the talent and partnerships that have since made Cyberwrite the platform trusted by leading insurers across 52 countries.