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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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Cyberbullying insurance is now being sold in the UK

Julie Campbell
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One company in the United Kingdom has now started selling policies that offset the costs of trolling. Although cyber policies are nothing new, as companies need to protect themselves against the risk of data breaches, an insurer in the United Kingdom is now offering cyberbullying insurance as many companies and individuals have also come to find that online trolling can also be very disruptive and expensive. The practices of online trolls and cyberbullies can sometimes just be a nuisance but can also become very extreme. Some actions from trolls are…

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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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Insurance commissioners across the U.S. seek to combat the cyber attack threat

Julie Campbell
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They are now working with American federal legislators to help to combat the evolving nature of data breaches. State insurance commissioners have announced that they will be working in partnership with federal legislators in order to try to improve defenses against the damage being caused by the rapid evolution of cyber threats. At the same time, these industry regulators aren’t seeking to adopt new national regulations or legislation over their own authority. The insurance commissioners do want to try to combat the increasing threat from cyber attacks and data breaches,…

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