Marsh released report denoting the decline in global insurance prices Marsh, a leading insurance broker, has released a new report concerning falling insurance prices throughout the world. The report shows that global insurance prices have fallen by 2.8% year-on-year in the third quarter, which is the sixth consecutive quarter in which price declines have been recorded. Notably, insurance prices in Latin American have fallen more than in any other part of the world. This ongoing trend will have some impact on the insurance industry as a whole. Prices are falling…
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Cyber insurance gets a shot in the arm from the U.K. government
The government is encouraging businesses to better mitigate their risks through this type of policy. The government of the United Kingdom is seeking to increase the adoption of cyber insurance as a method of bettering the way that organizations within the country are able to manage the risks associated with issues such as data breaches. Companies of all size and security protection are experiencing data breaches and cyber attacks at a growing rate. At a summit that was hosted with a number of CEOs from the cyber insurance industry, the…
Read MoreCyber insurance is becoming increasingly necessary
Data breaches are becoming more common As data breaches become more common, cyber insurance is attracting more attention. Recent high-profile attacks against companies like Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase have highlighted the damage that a data breach can cause. Companies that do business online often store a wealth of information provided by their customers. This information can be anything from names and addresses to bank and other financial data. While cyber insurance cannot guarantee that a company is safe from an attack, it can help mitigate the damage caused by…
Read MoreCyber insurance is spiking in popularity among SMBs
Smaller and medium sized businesses are discovering that data breach liability protection is vital. According to recent data that has been released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, last year, alone, there were more than 3,000 businesses in the United States that experienced a data breach, and the increase in cyber insurance policies shows that companies have not all failed to learn the lesson from this threat. Among those businesses, many of them are small and medium sized firms with minimal protection. The rapid rise in cyber attacks…
Read MoreCyber crime insurance launched by former US homeland security chief
The coverage is the result of a collaboration among syndicates operating through the Lloyd’s of London market. A new cyber crime insurance product has now been launched by Tom Ridge, a former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, by his firm, which created it in collaboration with a number of syndicates that operate through the Lloyd’s of London. This insurance coverage is meant for businesses with under $500 million in market capitalization. This means that approximately 80 percent of all American publicly quoted companies fit into the target market for this…
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