Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Broker THB and CNA Hardy Partner to Provide Global Industrial Cyber Solution
Mar 27 2017 // London-based broker THB, CNA Hardy and cyber security specialist Waterfall Security Solutions have entered into a partnership to provide a cyber security protection package for industrial businesses globally. The package,...
Argo Pro Enhances E&O Coverage for Professional Services Firms
Mar 24 2017 // Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has launched a new Argo PROtect line of products and enhanced errors & omissions (E&O) forms for four different classes of professional services. The...
Data Breach May Affect More than 430K in Oklahoma
Mar 23 2017 // Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services says more than 430,000 people in the state may have had their personal information compromised by a data breach. The agency said that the Oklahoma Employment Security...
XL Catlin Appoints QBE’s Tuplin as Head of Cyber & TMT, International
Mar 23 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations has appointed James Tuplin as head of Cyber and Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT), International. In this role, Tuplin is responsible for the underwriting of cyber insurance, as...
CFC Underwriting Launches Cyber Incident Response App
Mar 22 2017 // Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, has launched a cyber incident response application that will allow policyholders to notify a claim with a click of a button and receive specialist support from...
CNA Adds Data Breach, Network Security Endorsement to Lawyers’ PL Policy
Mar 21 2017 // CNA has launched a new lawyers’ data breach and network security endorsement. The new endorsement is available as part of CNA’s Lawyers’ Professional Liability (LPL) policy. The CNA LPL policy provides...
Declarations
Mar 20 2017 // Free Speech “The promise of free speech is that even when one holds an unpopular point of view, the state cannot stifle it. The price Americans pay for this freedom is that the rule remains unchanged regardless of...
Steamin’ Hot Markets: Cyber, Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More
Mar 20 2017 // Cyber Sharing Economy, Active Shooter, Construction, Mergers and More Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. For 2017, experts predict the U.S....
New York Cyber Regs Take Effect, Mid-Sized Firms Could See Biggest Impact
Mar 20 2017 // As the insurance industry has closely followed developments regarding The New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, concerns remain in terms of how the final regulation, set to...
Report: Oil & Gas Operations Vulnerable to Hackers
Mar 20 2017 // Oil and gas companies, including some of the most celebrated industry names in the Houston area, are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper...
Self-Driving Cars to Transform Motor Insurance in Liability Shift: Fitch
Mar 17 2017 // Widespread use of autonomous vehicles will completely transform the motor insurance sector over the long term when liability begins to shift towards manufacturers and traditional risk pools shrink, according to a report...
7 Questions to Ask Cyber Insurance Prospects
Mar 16 2017 // An increase in spearfishing and ransomware, coupled with weakened data security due to more connected and mobile devices, means businesses, insurers and their agents need to understand and protect against these threats,...
Pennsylvania-Headquartered Cohen & Grigsby Hires Anderson as a Director
Mar 16 2017 // Cohen & Grigsby P.C., a law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Penn., has hired Roberta D. Anderson as a director. Anderson’s practice is concentrated on insurance recovery and emerging cybersecurity and data...
QBE Launches Privacy, Network Security Coverage for Businesses
Mar 16 2017 // QBE North America, an operating division of QBE Insurance Group Limited, has launched a new privacy & network security offering as part of its continued specialty insurance expansion. The new Solution for Cyber Risk...
Allianz Promotes Donavan to Global Head of Cyber
Mar 14 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE announced a change in its global cyber leadership team. Emy R. Donavan is being promoted to global head of Cyber, reporting to Bernard Poncin, global head of Financial Lines at...
UK’s Terrorism Reinsurer, Pool Re, Plans to Extend Cover to Include Cyber
Mar 13 2017 // Britain’s 6 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) terrorism reinsurance fund hopes to extend its cover to include cyber attacks on property, chief executive Julian Enoizi said. Pool Re, set up in 1993, acts as a backstop to...
WikiLeaks Documents Shows CIA Worried About Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity
Mar 9 2017 // WikiLeaks documents showing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency considered a “mission” against connected car technology underscores auto industry concern that the science behind the next generation of vehicles...
Insurance Agents Can Help Nonprofits Deal with Changes Ahead
Mar 8 2017 // Nonprofit organizations are a loyal bunch, often sticking with their insurance agents and brokers for years. But there is room for new agents who can help nonprofits fill some coverage gaps, cope with political changes...
Report: Energy Sector’s Lack of Sensors, Controls Tempts Hackers
Mar 7 2017 // Oil and gas companies, including some of the most celebrated industry names in the Houston area, are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper...
Lloyd’s MGA, CFC Underwriting, Launches Cyber Incident Response App
Mar 6 2017 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines underwriting agency, announced the launch of a new cyber incident response application. The app allows policyholders to notify a claim with a click of a button and...
