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Cyber 101: Understand the Basics of Cyber Liability Insurance

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Cyber risk has grown demonstrably in frequency and severity in the past 10 years—and, in tandem, the cyber insurance policy has grown in breadth and complexity. This past year, a record number of organizations fell victim to...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Insured Files Lawsuit Over Coverage for Disclosure of Private Health Information

An insured who purchased insurance specifically for privacy injury liability was recently forced to sue its insurer after it denied coverage. The insured allegedly “installed web beacons and cookies on its platforms so that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

When to Notify Your Cyber Carrier of a Security Incident - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

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Our company experienced a cybersecurity incident. It seemed pretty minor — just a few suspicious emails and an employee’s account being locked. To my dismay, we’re now hearing from our IT team that the issue is more serious....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

UnitedHealthcare Must Face State Law Claims in Class Action Suit for AI Driven Coverage Denials of Medicare Advantage Claims

Daytime television inundates American seniors with advertisements for UnitedHealthcare’s (“UHC”) Medicare Advantage Plans. On its website, UHC claims its Medicare Advantage Plans “stand out from the rest,” providing...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

February 2025 Insurance Update

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The 2014 Home Depot data breach was one of the more notorious cyberattacks. A decade later, litigation over that incident continues. The Sixth Circuit recently decided whether an electronic data exclusion cleared insurers...more

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Employee Theft of Electronic Data Is Not Direct Physical Damage to or Direct Physical Loss of Business Personal Property

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In Site Jab v. Hiscox Insurance Company, Inc., United States District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal recently tackled whether a business owner’s insurance policy provided coverage for theft of information, including confidential...more

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Does Cyber Insurance Pay Out?

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Over the last decade, one of the most common gripes I’ve heard about cyber insurance is that policies “don’t pay out.” Cyber coverage is often perceived as being illusory and riddled with “gotcha” clauses. This isn’t the...more

J.S. Held

[Webinar] The Healthcare Scare of Ransomware: Business Interruption - January 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

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Cyberattacks and technology disruptions in healthcare don’t just cost organizations financially — they can threaten patient safety and put organizational reputations at risk. How ready is your organization for a potential...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Webinar] 3rd Annual Construction Forum - November 15th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm PT

Don’t miss Procopio’s 3rd Annual Construction Forum webinar on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, an informative half-day program focused on the most pressing California construction law issues facing contractors, developers and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Maximizing Your Insurance Coverage for Data Privacy Liability

With news of massive data breaches making headlines in recent years, the handling of personal data has become a focus for legislators and regulators around the world. Compliance with data privacy regulations such as the...more

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What one court giveth, a brother court taketh away: Thermoflex and 3 policy exclusions in the context of BIPA

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In Citizens Ins. Co. of Amer. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC no. 20-05980 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected the application of three separate general...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Wait, that’s covered? Insurability of Fines and Penalties Flowing From a Cybersecurity Breach

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Despite the great strides companies have made to mitigate the risks associated with security breaches, including putting insurance in place to cover those risks, cyber criminals have remained two steps ahead, finding new and...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - Emerging Issues in Coverage for Cyber and...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

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Top UK finance litigation and contract law developments from 2020

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This is a round-up of the most interesting finance litigation and contractual developments in 2020. The selection is necessarily subjective and draws from a wide range of cases and developments that are of direct relevance to...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Ransomware Attack Results In Covered Physical Loss Or Damage

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A Maryland Federal Court Examines A Coverage Dispute Regarding Whether An Insured Had Experienced A Covered Loss To Its Computer System Following A Ransomware Attack. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.31.2020 | Top Story: US retail giants furlough hundreds of thousands of workers as locations remain closed

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Macy’s announced on Monday that it will furlough most of its nearly 130,000 workers (at its Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bluemercury retail locations) starting this week as its stores remained shuttered due to the pandemic....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Time to Check Your Cyber Insurance

Now that the CCPA is in effect, some companies will need to revise their policies. The cyber insurance markets are beginning to adapt to the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which went into effect on January 1. ...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2019 #4

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We have definitely seen an uptick in the number of ransomware attacks against municipalities around the country. Thus far, the attacks have been against single cities, towns, and court systems, and recently against a...more

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