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Generali (Insurer): we read no business products and 1 private product.

Note (For businesses)

No cyber insurance for companies found (private customers only). For companies there is «internet legal protection» as a module of business legal protection (up to CHF 100'000 Switzerland / 50'000 worldwide, without deductible). This is legal protection, not cyber insurance.

Where does it say so?

Internetrechtsschutz für Unternehmen (Produktseite), abgerufen 06.11.2026

«Deckung bis CHF 100'000 in der Schweiz»

Open document: Internetrechtsschutz für Unternehmen (Produktseite) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

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For private customers

Cyber insurance (part D of the household insurance)

Generali

Policy terms: Ausgabe 2026

only via the provider’s calculator

  • Misuse of card, Twint, e-banking limited

    Only misuse of credit and payment card data for payments on the internet (cards from institutions in CH, FL, EU, UK, NO, IS). E-banking is expressly excluded, as are losses after negligent conduct by the insured person. Block cards immediately, police report. Sum insured according to the policy, deductible 10% (min. CHF 50).

  • Online purchase limited

    Limit CHF 10'000. Only legal protection (Fortuna) up to CHF 10'000 in disputes arising from a purchase contract concluded online; no compensation of the purchase price; amount in dispute at most CHF 50'000.

  • Online sale limited

    Limit CHF 10'000. Only legal protection up to CHF 10'000 in disputes arising from a sales contract concluded online; no compensation of the purchase price.

  • Identity theft limited

    Financial losses when third parties misuse access data to customer accounts for purchases on the internet (identity theft); legal protection in the event of misuse of authentication credentials.

  • Cyberbullying and defamation limited

    Limit CHF 10'000. Legal protection up to CHF 10'000: cease-and-desist letter, damages, deletion or modification requests.

  • Data recovery covered

    Restoration of data on private storage media after a defect, damage, software error, viruses/malware and operating error; sum insured according to the policy; cost estimate required, no compensation if data cannot be restored.

  • Extortion limited

    Ransom excluded; only technical costs of data restoration (e.g. after malware) are insured.

  • Hacked accounts limited

    Only misuse of customer accounts to buy goods or services; data theft from the cloud is excluded.

  • Internet legal protection limited

    Limit CHF 10'000. Fortuna legal protection internet law up to CHF 10'000: cyber crime, cyberbullying, internet contract law, domain names. Not: financial/investment transactions, defence against third-party claims, amount in dispute over CHF 50'000.

  • Liability on the internet not covered

    Defence against third-party claims for damages is excluded in the internet legal protection.

  • Smart home no information

    Not regulated in the conditions.

  • IT help without a loss no information

    Not regulated in the conditions.

Key facts and terms
Price
only via the provider’s calculator
Type
Add-on to household contents insurance
Deductible
CHF 50

Price only via the calculator. Individual or family insurance; only the perils listed in the policy are insured, with the sum agreed there.

Exclusions (5)

Exclusions

All values as a table
What Generali covers in “Cyber insurance (part D of the household insurance)”
ModuleStatusLimitWhat appliesSource
Misuse of card, Twint, e-banking limited not stated Only misuse of credit and payment card data for payments on the internet (cards from institutions in CH, FL, EU, UK, NO, IS). E-banking is expressly excluded, as are losses after negligent conduct by the insured person. Block cards immediately, police report. Sum insured according to the policy, deductible 10% (min. CHF 50).
Where does it say so? (Misuse of card, Twint, e-banking)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. a, PDF-S. 27

«dass Dritte die Daten Ihrer Kredit- oder Bezahlkarten für Zahlungen im Internet missbraucht haben»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Online purchase limited CHF 10'000 Only legal protection (Fortuna) up to CHF 10'000 in disputes arising from a purchase contract concluded online; no compensation of the purchase price; amount in dispute at most CHF 50'000.
Where does it say so? (Online purchase)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. c, PDF-S. 28

«Kauf- oder Verkaufsvertrag, der im Internet abgeschlossen wurde»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Online sale limited CHF 10'000 Only legal protection up to CHF 10'000 in disputes arising from a sales contract concluded online; no compensation of the purchase price.
Where does it say so? (Online sale)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. c, PDF-S. 28

«Kauf- oder Verkaufsvertrag, der im Internet abgeschlossen wurde»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Identity theft limited not stated Financial losses when third parties misuse access data to customer accounts for purchases on the internet (identity theft); legal protection in the event of misuse of authentication credentials.
Where does it say so? (Identity theft)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. a, PDF-S. 27

«zum Kauf von Waren oder Dienstleistungen im Internet missbraucht haben (Identitätsdiebstahl)»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Cyberbullying and defamation limited CHF 10'000 Legal protection up to CHF 10'000: cease-and-desist letter, damages, deletion or modification requests.
Where does it say so? (Cyberbullying and defamation)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. c, PDF-S. 28

«Löschungs- oder Änderungsaufträge bei persönlichkeitsverletzenden Einträgen»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Data recovery covered not stated Restoration of data on private storage media after a defect, damage, software error, viruses/malware and operating error; sum insured according to the policy; cost estimate required, no compensation if data cannot be restored.
Where does it say so? (Data recovery)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. b, PDF-S. 27

«Softwarefehler, Computerviren und Schadsoftware (Malware)»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Extortion limited not stated Ransom excluded; only technical costs of data restoration (e.g. after malware) are insured.
Where does it say so? (Extortion)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, Generelle Ausschlüsse, PDF-S. 28

«Kosten in Form von Lösegeld»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Hacked accounts limited not stated Only misuse of customer accounts to buy goods or services; data theft from the cloud is excluded.
Where does it say so? (Hacked accounts)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, Generelle Ausschlüsse, PDF-S. 28

«Schäden als Folge davon, dass Ihre Daten aus der Cloud gestohlen wurden.»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Internet legal protection limited CHF 10'000 Fortuna legal protection internet law up to CHF 10'000: cyber crime, cyberbullying, internet contract law, domain names. Not: financial/investment transactions, defence against third-party claims, amount in dispute over CHF 50'000.
Where does it say so? (Internet legal protection)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. c, PDF-S. 27

«bis zu einem Gesamtbetrag von CHF 10’000 pro versicherten Rechtsfall»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Liability on the internet not covered not stated Defence against third-party claims for damages is excluded in the internet legal protection.
Where does it say so? (Liability on the internet)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, D2 lit. c, Nicht versichert, PDF-S. 28

«Die Abwehr von Schadenersatzansprüchen Dritter.»

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Smart home no information not stated Not regulated in the conditions.
Where does it say so? (Smart home)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, ganzes Dokument durchsucht

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

IT help without a loss no information not stated Not regulated in the conditions.
Where does it say so? (IT help without a loss)

Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna), Ausgabe 2026, ganzes Dokument durchsucht

Open document: Allgemeine Versicherungsbedingungen (AVB) Haushaltversicherung (Teil D Cyberversicherung; Rechtsschutz durch Fortuna) (opens in a new window), retrieved 06.11.2026

Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.