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Morris purchases new cyber insurance policy

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City of Morris has acquired cyber insurance protection to guard against digital risks Morris, Illinois, residents will now be protected by cyber insurance coverage. The Morris City Council voted earlier this week to purchase $2 million in cyber insurance protection from the HCC Insurance Group. According to the city council, this coverage will cost approximately $7,183 a year. The policy that the city has purchased will ensure that residents will have access to services that can aid them if the city’s information system where every compromised by a cyber attack.…

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Demand for cyber insurance rises throughout Europe

Julie Campbell
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As digital attacks and data breaches spread like wildfire, European companies are aiming to protect themselves. New legislation in the European Union with regards to data privacy is giving a considerable shot in the arm to the cyber insurance industry, say specialists in that market, particularly following some very high profile attacks on companies such as Experian and TalkTalk earlier in 2015. Last week, the E.U. agreed that its data protection laws needed to be changed from their previously fragmented state. The new laws will require companies to report data…

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Cyber insurance gets a boost in Canada as CROs recognize its importance

Julie Campbell
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As data breaches become more commonplace and receive more media attention, companies are protecting themselves. While companies in Canada had been following the cyber insurance trends seen in many other countries, the insurance news headlines involving some massive data breaches including ransomware, threats and demands for payment. With these events becoming more visible and more common, companies are turning to insurance companies. The trend skyrocketed after the Canadian site Ashley Madison experienced a tremendous data breach that saw worldwide media coverage. To many businesses in the country, this made it…

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Definitions may end up shaping the cyber insurance market

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The way insurers define words could affect the way cyber insurance works for businesses How insurers define certain words may end up shaping cyber insurance as a whole. Winn Schwartau, CEO of The Security Awareness Company, recently spoke at, SC Congress Chicago where he suggested that definitions could play a major role in how cyber insurance works for businesses both large and small. Cyber attacks are classified through various terms, such as attacks, controls, and in extreme circumstances, wars. The way insurers define these terms could be a problem for…

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Cyber insurance claims are made by 4 out of 10 companies

Julie Campbell
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A new survey has revealed that a very large percentage of businesses have filed against their policies. When it comes to business coverage, cyber insurance has been increasing quite rapidly in popularity as a results of the many high profile data breaches that have occurred over the last few years. Unfortunately, while coverage is more common, it’s also being used quite a bit by the companies that have it. While the idea behind buying a policy is usually to get it just in case, while hoping that it will never…

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