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Cyber insurance industry is hunting for expertise

July 17, 2014July 14, 2014 G. Turner

As the demand for this risk coverage skyrockets, insurers are looking for experience and skills in handling the problem. While insurers are watching the tiny cyber insurance coverage market spike and grow at an exponential rate, they frequently don’t have the type of skills and experience that are necessary to actually handle data breaches and hackers to be able to provide the type of service that would be required to offer this type of product. It is becoming almost commonplace to hear about high profile data breaches among massive corporations.…

Report highlights the complexity of the cyber insurance market

July 11, 2014July 9, 2014 Logan B.

Crawford releases report showing that the frequency and complexity of cyber insurance claims is on the rise A new report from Crawford & Co. shows that the cyber insurance market is becoming increasingly complex. The frequency and complexity of claims is one of the primary challenges facing this market currently. Insurers are typically well suited to address the potential risks that exist in any given market, but the advent of technology has changed many things in the world. The insurance industry has not yet had enough time to fully understand…

Demand for cyber insurance is on the rise

July 9, 2014July 7, 2014 S.Vagus

Cyber attacks are becoming more common, leading to a rise in demand for insurance protection Cyber attacks of businesses are beginning to increase in frequency, according to Lloyd’s of London’s Barbican Group. The underwriting group believes that the market for cyber insurance will increase dramatically over the coming years, noting that premiums for this coverage have skyrocketed since 2009. Businesses are beginning to be targeted by cyber attacks because some of them lack appropriate security measures, while others simply cannot keep up with the rapidly evolving nature of digital threats.…

Is Cyber Insurance Really Necessary?

June 28, 2014June 27, 2014 Note From The Editor

Society is becoming more integrated with technology and that is exposing businesses to new threats that they may not be prepared to deal with. Cyber insurance is designed to be a type of protection against these threats, but many businesses have yet to fully embrace this protection. Large companies tend to have cyber liability policies in force, but smaller companies do not typically see this type of coverage as necessary, mostly due to the misconception that they are not high value targets. High profile cyber attacks are often highlighted in…

Cyber insurance is making it onto more company shopping lists

June 24, 2014June 21, 2014 H. Cutner

As a growing number of hackers make recent news headlines, businesses are no longer comfortable without coverage. At the same time that it has become clear that even the most sophisticated data systems among the leading high profile companies can still be broken into by skilled hackers, the cost of those attacks is becoming increasingly clear to businesses of all sizes and they are beginning to purchase cyber insurance at an increasing rate in order to cover themselves against potentially devastating damage. This special form of risk and liability insurance…