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Cyber crime insurance launched by former US homeland security chief

Julie Campbell
identity theft cyber insurance

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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New cyber insurance company being backed by Lloyd’s of London

Logan B.
cyber insurance agent

Tom Ride to work with Lloyd’s in order to form a new insurance organization Tom Ridge, the United States’ first Secretary of Homeland Security, is working with Lloyd’s of London in order to launch a new company that will specialize in cyber insurance. Many of the world’s businesses have become inseparably reliant on technology. Much like the physical world, the digital world is not a safe place and there are many risks that businesses face by embracing technology more completely. Without adequate insurance coverage, companies targeted by malicious digital attacks…

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Cyber liability insurance is experiencing a rapid evolution

Julie Campbell
digital integration hubs insurance

As high profile data breaches become headlines on a regular basis, awareness of this coverage is expanding. The risk of a data breach is rapidly on the rise and as it is coming to the point that no one feels safe from this potential problem, awareness of cyber liability insurance is climbing as well, and the result has been a rapidly evolving coverage sector. The latest estimates are that the data breach at JPMorgan Chase could impact 76 million households. As the risk rises and as it is continually in…

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The insurance industry is beginning to take cyber attacks seriously

S.Vagus
Cyber Insurance policies commissioners industry

Insurers are beginning to develop policies to protect energy grids The insurance industry is beginning to focus more heavily on the digital world. As cyber attacks become more common, their devastating impact is beginning to be better understood by insurers, and some companies have begun offering policies that aim to protect against attacks that could target the energy sector. A significant attack could lead to major, long lasting blackouts that would have serious implications for businesses and consumers alike. As such, insurance protection is becoming more important in order to…

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Home Depot serves as a reminder of the importance of cyber insurance

S.Vagus
Home Depot Cyber Insurance

Retailer falls victim to a major data breach that could have compromised consumer financial information Home Depot recently announced that it had fallen victim to a data breach that may have compromised the financial information of customers visiting 2,200 of its stores located in the U.S. and Canada. The company suggests that there has not yet been any evidence that this financial information has been compromised. The attack on Home Depot again highlights the growing importance of cyber insurance. This form of insurance coverage may not be able to stop…

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