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Navigating the complexities of cyber insurance: a guide for policyholders

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In today's digital age, the cyber threat landscape is changing faster than ever before. As businesses and individuals increasingly rely on technology, understanding the complexities of cyber insurance has never been more...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Navigating AI Risks. Part III: Leveraging Insurance to Mitigate AI Risks

Part III: Leveraging Insurance to Mitigate AI Risks - As boards navigate the complex landscape of AI integration, the risks associated with this powerful technology are multifaceted and evolving. From potential data breaches...more

Woodruff Sawyer

2024 Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance

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Twenty-one percent (21%) of S&P 500 companies experienced breaches in 2023, according to a report by SecurityScorecard. IBM states the average cost of a data breach globally last year was $4.45 million—a 15% increase over the...more

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Q1 2024 Commercial Insurance Market: Competitive Cyber and D&O, Higher Casualty Premiums, and More Capacity in Property

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Commercial insurance pricing trends in the first quarter of 2024 followed many of the same patterns as last year. Insurance buyers can still expect competitive premiums in D&O and Cyber despite several insurers publicly...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Insured Not Entitled to a Windfall Under Cyber Policy’s Business Interruption Insuring Agreement

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, applying Arkansas law, has held that a cyber policy’s business interruption coverage should not result in a windfall for an...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Cyberattacks as Acts of War: Insurance Companies Forced to Rethink Their Policies

The rise of cyberattacks has led to a significant increase in the demand for cyber insurance policies. However, the insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the ever-evolving threat landscape, which has resulted in...more

Ankura

The Cybersecurity Insurance Market: What to Expect in 2023

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In recent years, especially through 2019 and 2020, the cyber insurance market in the U.S. has seen significant growth. Middle-market companies have been actively requesting cyber insurance policies with low rates and broad...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Ahead: Cyber Liability Insurance Concerns in 2023

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After two years of price increases, the cyber insurance market is normalizing as we head into 2023. Insurance carrier loss ratios are healthier now than they have been in the past few years— a result of price increases and a...more

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How a Cyber Attack Triggers Multiple Parts of a Cyber Security Insurance

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Cyber liability insurance coverage is not a one-size-fits-all blanket policy that can be applied to all types of businesses. Every organization has choices as to what types of cyber liability coverage it needs to protect...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Using Multi-Factor Authentication as a Prerequisite to Cyber Liability Coverage

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more than an annoying popup or text message when logging onto a company’s website or platform. Not only is using MFA a sound security practice and good business, it is frequently becoming...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Busting Cyber Myths Part 2: I Can’t Afford Cyber Protection

In the second of a three-part series, Buckingham Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Attorney David Myers talks with Andy Jones, CEO, Fortress Security Risk Management, and Bryan Schauer, Vice President at The Schauer Group’s...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Caught in the Crossfire — How will the war exclusion affect commercial policyholders?

The war exclusion has received a lot of attention over the past year, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Policyholders’ concern that insurers will assert the exclusion as a basis to deny coverage is...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Healthcare Cyber Insurance? Fortify Your Defenses

Healthcare breaches, including ransomware attacks, continue to increase. As a result, many healthcare organizations seeking cyber coverage to help defray the costs associated with a ransomware attack or other data incident...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Downstream Impact of Ransomware on Cyber Insurance Underwriting – Part 1

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Host Lynda A. Bennett is joined by Robert DiRico, National Cyber Liability Practice Leader at ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC, and Shiraz Saeed, Vice President and Cyber Risk Product Leader at Arch Insurance Group, for a deep dive...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Cyber Insurance Changes in the Aftermath of Log4j

In this episode of Lowenstein’s Cybersecurity Awareness series, Ken Fishkin, Lowenstein’s Manager of Information Security, speaks with Lynda A. Bennett, Chair of the firm’s Insurance Recovery Group, about the impact of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The War Exclusion in a Time of War

The “war” exclusion has gotten more attention over the past couple of weeks in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For good reason. This exclusion, common in property and liability policies alike, typically eliminates...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Subrogation Actions Following Ransomware Claims: What Policyholders Should Expect in the Ever-Changing Cyber Insurance Market

Ransomware attacks continue to challenge U.S. companies, with cybercriminals now routinely extorting companies for multimillion-dollar payouts. A company that experiences an attack will likely seek coverage under its cyber...more

Brooks Pierce

Rethinking Your Cyber Insurance Needs as Your Workplace Evolves

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The past 20 months have created a lot of transitions in how people work. Some companies still have the majority of their employees working remotely and intend to keep it that way permanently. Other businesses have tried to...more

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Reach Of Ohio Ransomware Ruling Limited To Policy At Hand

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We are still in the relatively early stages of jurisprudence addressing the insurability of loss stemming from data breaches. Compared to the more developed body of case law interpreting coverage provisions and exclusions...more

Woodruff Sawyer

[Virtual Event] Cyber Insurance Trends – Looking Ahead to 2022 - January 25th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT

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Cyber liability insurance is becoming more ubiquitous, more unpredictable, and in some cases more confusing than ever, which makes understanding your risk even more critical in 2022. Join Woodruff Sawyer experts Dan Burke,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Insurance Coverage for Cyberattacks?

With the many recent, high-profile ransomware attacks, many companies are likely assessing their own cybersecurity and risks. Seeing the crippling effect a cyberattack can have on, for example, the nation’s largest...more

Cozen O'Connor

Indiana Supreme Court Refuses to Hold Commercial Crime Policy Covers Ransomware Attack

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Typically, comprehensive cyber insurance policies, rather than commercial crime policies, respond to claims of data breach and other cybercrimes. With the rise in hacking and ransomware attacks worldwide, businesses that may...more

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COVID Rulings May Support Ransomware Insurance Denials

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Ransomware attacks were already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the prevalence of such cyberattacks substantially increased during the pandemic due, in part, to additional security risks associated with the...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Insuring a King’s Ransom: The Role of Cyber Insurance in Ransomware Risk Management

Nearly 700 years ago, England captured King John II of France and held him for ransom for four million écus. But France could not afford to pay, and King John II ultimately traded his two sons as substitute hostages to try...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Cyber Insurance Coverage Market: A House of Cards or Temporary Plateau?

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We have all heard about the alarming and ever increasing number of security breaches and ransomware attacks facing businesses. With bad actors continuously evolving and presenting new risks, most companies now fortunately...more

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