Your cyber insurance proposal form asks whether you use MFA. Could you show the evidence for email, remote access, cloud services, admin access and online banking, one by one?
It's tempting to answer from memory. For business insurance in the UK, though, the Insurance Act 2015 says the buyer must make "a fair presentation of the risk" to the insurer. That duty is yours, and it covers material facts even where the form doesn't ask.
Gather the evidence before anyone signs, whether it's your first form or a renewal. The NCSC notes that gathering the information can take input from several people, including your IT provider.
If you're the UK small business or sole trader holding that form, the kit works through 14 question areas. Each answer gets a place to log its evidence.
Readiness only. Secordit Intelligence isn't an insurer or a broker. This kit can't tell you whether you'll be offered cover or on what terms. That's the insurer's decision, and your broker or insurer can answer questions about your policy. It's a set of templates. General information, not legal or insurance advice.
£29 · digital download (ZIP with PDF and Excel files).
From form to signature
- Click Get the kit and check out. You'll receive a download link after payment.
- Get the actual form from your broker or insurer.
- Fill in the business details and people tabs.
- Work through the walkthrough and log each question with its evidence.
- Run the "Before you sign" check, then have the right person sign, and keep a copy.
You do the work at your own desk, with no call or meeting needed.
What's inside
- Walkthrough of 14 question areas (PDF): what published proposal forms commonly ask about, from MFA and backups to payment fraud controls and past incidents, with what to have ready for each
- Evidence workbook (Excel): log each question from your form with your answer, the evidence, where it lives, who confirmed it and when
- Separate MFA checks for remote access, email, cloud services, admin access and online banking, because forms ask about them separately
- Backup restore-test record, a bank-detail change log and a renewal re-run tab
- Examples of accurate partial answers, for when the honest answer is "partly"
- "Before you sign the proposal" check (one page)
Everything in the download
A ZIP with 4 files: the Start here guide (PDF), the walkthrough of 14 question areas (PDF), the evidence workbook (Excel) and the "Before you sign the proposal" check (PDF).
Who it's for
- UK small businesses and sole traders filling in a cyber insurance proposal form for the first time
- Anyone renewing who wants to re-check their answers
- Owners who'd rather gather the evidence once than answer from memory
FAQ
Will this get me cover?
No. It helps you answer accurately. The insurer decides whether to offer cover and on what terms.
Does it include a particular insurer's form?
No. Every insurer's form is different. The walkthrough describes the question areas we found on the ABI's list and five freely published forms, in our own words. Always answer the form your broker or insurer provides.
I'm a sole trader. Does the fair presentation duty apply to me?
If you're buying the cover wholly or mainly for your business, it isn't a consumer contract. So the Insurance Act 2015 duty of fair presentation applies to you. Cover bought mainly for personal purposes follows the consumer rules instead. Ask your broker or insurer if you're unsure.
What format are the files?
PDF and Excel (.xlsx). The workbook is a standard .xlsx file (tested in LibreOffice Calc; it should also open in Excel and Google Sheets). The PDFs have printed tick boxes; the same checklist is an editable tab in the workbook.
Who made it
Secordit Intelligence was set up in February 2026 by Matthew Protheroe-Hill, its director. Before that, he co-founded Sencode Cyber Security and was a director there from 2019 to 2023. Qualification: BSc (Hons) Cyber Security & Networks (1st Class), Teesside University.
Delivery
Digital download (ZIP with PDF and Excel files). You'll receive a download link after payment. No physical item, no shipping.
Ask your broker or insurer for the actual form, then open the walkthrough beside it.