Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
I.I.I. Says Most Companies Have Cyber-Risk Gaps in Their Coverage
Aug 14 2003 // As companies become more dependent on their computer networks for vital data, business continuity and communications, their vulnerability to cyber catastrophes reportedly increases. “Unfortunately, most companies are...
Assurex Global Names New CEO
Aug 13 2003 // Columbus, Ohio-based brokerage and risk-management firm Assurex Global announced the appointment of central Ohio’s James R. Hackbarth as CEO. Hackbarth takes the helm immediately. Hackbarth brings to Assurex Global...
James R. Hackbarth to Lead Assurex Global
Aug 12 2003 // Assurex Global, the world’s largest privately held risk management and commercial insurance brokerage group, announced that James R. Hackbarth has been named as its new President and CEO, effective...
AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions Expands Coverage Against Cyber Security Threats
May 7 2003 // AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions (AIG eBRS), a unit of the property and casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has enhanced its AIG NetAdvantage® Suite of network security insurance and risk...
Federal Government, Insurers Tout Importance of Cyber Coverage
Oct 28 2002 // Recently, the White House unveiled the National Plan to Secure Cyberspace, an initiative urging insurers and companies to assess and manage exposures to cyber risk. Among other things, the plan calls for developing new...
Gov’t, Insurers Tout Cyber Coverage
Oct 14 2002 // Recently, the White House unveiled the national plan to Secure Cyberspace, an initiative urging insurers and companies to assess and manage exposures to cyber risk. Among other things, the plan calls for developing new...
CHUBB RELEASES CYBER RISK NEEDS ANALYSIS
Sep 30 2002 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has released a four-page guide, the “Cyber Risks Needs Analysis,” to provide corporate board members, risk managers and information technology security professionals with...
Chubb Releases Cyber Risk Needs Analysis
Sep 9 2002 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has released a four-page guide, the Cyber Risks Needs Analysis, to provide corporate board members, risk managers and information technology security professionals with a methodology...
Besieged by Cyber Liability’
Sep 2 2002 // Web sites, online services, e-mail and software programs have created vast new industries whose clients demand that insurance coverage is in place prior to awarding contracts. Aside from creating new business...
Besieged by Cyber Liability’
Sep 2 2002 // Web sites, online services, e-mail and software programs have created vast new industries whose clients demand that insurance coverage is in place prior to awarding contracts. Aside from creating new business...
Chubb Executive Urges Cooperation Between IT and Risk Management Depts.
Aug 1 2002 // An executive with a leading commercial insurer is urging information technology departments to share information regarding attacks on corporate Web sites and computer networks with risk managers and insurers. Without...
Liberty International Underwriters Offering Cyber Insurance through Cogentric Alcon Software
Apr 16 2002 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has contracted with New-Hampshire based Cogentric to utilize Cogentric’s Alcon Security Systems to help businesses manage cyber risks. LIU...
Internet Security Systems and Marsh Introduce Joint Program
Mar 5 2002 // Internet Security Systems, Inc., a provider of information protection solutions, has announced a joint program in conjunction with Marsh Inc., designed to aid companies in expanding their risk management strategies to...
When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 28 2002 // • A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
Home linked to Frankel Case Sold
Jan 28 2002 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale sold a home seized from a principal in the Martin Frankel financial fraud case and earmarked the proceeds for the companies looted by the former fugitive. According to the...
When Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
Jan 14 2002 // A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing and without authorization appropriating stolen trade secret information belonging to his former employer—specifically, customer and order information in...
Carpenter Moore Insurance Services Forms
Nov 29 2001 // San Francisco-based Carpenter Moore Insurance Services Inc. formed a Cyber Liability / Errors and Omissions Group to be headquartered in San Francisco. The team will be led by Kevin Ishizu and Manny Cho and will focus on...
Chubb CEO Says Business, Gov’t. Must Prevent Internet Attacks
Oct 18 2001 // Dean O’Hare, Chairman and CEO of Chubb Corp., told delegates at a Conference in Paris that business and government must work together to prevent attacks by terrorists or hackers on the Internet that could seriously...
Study Says Insurers at Risk for Losses from Cyber-Security Breaches
Sep 17 2001 // Sloppy cyber-security practices in the online distribution of policies and services may leave insurers, their business partners and their customers vulnerable to massive losses. In addition, insurers are potentially...
St. Paul Cos. Executive Discusses E-Commerce Risks at Cyber Conference
Jun 27 2001 // The lack of preparedness on the part of businesses to manage risks posed by the Internet, e-commerce and computer technologies was the theme of an address by Jon Farber, senior underwriting director, The St. Paul Companies...
