Latest Data Privacy Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Privacy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cyber liability market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing
Jan 28 2007 // The need for cyber coverage is growing. More companies are growing their revenue through online sales. As a result, they are becoming more exposed. Beginning a New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on challenges and...
JLT Expands Lloyd’s Security/Privacy; Adds U.S. E&O Tech Coverage
Apr 4 2006 // JLT Risk Solutions Ltd;, part of London-based global broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, announced a significantly expanded insurance program within the Lloyd’s of London market “to provide security and...
Insurers Happy with Utah Privacy Bills
Mar 13 2006 // In its just-concluded session, the Utah Legislature passed legislation to protect consumers from unauthorized access to their credit-related information, while preserving insurers’ access to credit data, Property...
Justice Dept. Limits Prosecutions Under Medical Privacy Law
Jun 9 2005 // The Justice Department has decided that most health care employees can’t be prosecuted for stealing personal data under a privacy law intended to protect medical information. The ruling could jeopardize the lone...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Secures Lloyd’s of London Protection for Financial, Healthcare Sectors
Mar 9 2005 // JLT Risk Solutions Ltd. and Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, reported insurance capacity has been secured within the Lloyd’s of London market to provide new insurance protection...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Secures Lloyds of London Ins Protection to Financial & Healthcare Sectors as Identity Theft Grows
Mar 3 2005 // London: JLT Risk Solutions Ltd and Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT.LN) said today insurance capacity has been secured within the Lloyd’s of London market to provide new...
New Agents Council for Technology Report Outlines Recommendations for Privacy Policies
Dec 7 2004 // As Americans become increasingly concerned about the privacy of their health and personal information, independent insurance agents and brokers must make safeguarding private client information a specific focus within...
Mich. Privacy Rules Take Effect
Aug 26 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters announced that new rules designed to help protect the security and confidentiality of insurance companies’ customer information...
The Intersection of Privacy Legislation and Insurance Related Litigation
Jun 14 2004 // Privacy legislation has affected almost all consumers of goods and services in the United States. Most notably, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) passed by the federal government in November of 1999 sets forth a complex...
PCI Urges Rejection of N.J. Privacy Law Proposals
Feb 6 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urged New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee members to reject proposed legislation regarding the privacy of financial information, indicating that the current proposals...
Calif. Legislative Session Adjourns With New Privacy Law, WC Reform
Oct 6 2003 // New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty industry during the 2003...
Calif. Legislative Session Adjourns With New Privacy Law, Work Comp Reform
Sep 29 2003 // New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty insurance industry during the...
Gov. Davis Signs Privacy Bill; Associations See Added Costs
Sep 8 2003 // Gov. Gray Davis signed California financial privacy legislation into law Aug. 28, enacting one of the nation’s most restrictive state privacy measures, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies...
Gov. Davis Signs Anti-Consumer Privacy Bill
Aug 28 2003 // Gov. Gray Davis signed California financial privacy legislation into law Aug. 28, enacting one of the nation’s most restrictive state privacy measures, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies...
ACIC Opposes Calif. Privacy Legislation
Aug 20 2003 // Financial privacy legislation swiftly passed the California Assembly Aug. 18 and the Senate Aug. 19, and Senate Bill 1 is expected to reach Gov. Gray Davis’ desk for his signature Aug. 20. “Uniform privacy...
Calif. Gov. Supports Speier’s SB1
Aug 18 2003 // California Governor Gray Davis made the following statement on privacy legislation in light of the upcoming deadline for passage of SB1 the financial privacy measure sponsored by Senator Jackie Speier: “I have been...
Calif. Privacy Ballot Initiative will be Long and Costly Campaign, Alliance Says
Aug 1 2003 // News that privacy advocates claim to have gathered enough valid signatures to have their Consumer Information Privacy Initiative appear on the March 2004 California primary election ballot could signal the beginning of a...
Alliance Applauds Fail of Calif. Privacy Bill
Jun 19 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers is pleased with recent privacy developments in the California Legislature. On June 17, SB 1 failed in the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee, receiving only three yes votes from the...
Onerous Calif. Financial Privacy Bill Heard in Assembly
Jun 18 2003 // A Senate bill that would reportedly create the country’s most restrictive privacy standards passed the full Senate and is pending in the Assembly, where it was heard June 17 in the Assembly Banking and Finance...
NAII Favors Adoption of MA Bill on Privacy Regulations
Apr 23 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin in favor of a Massachusetts bill giving the insurance commissioner authority to promulgate privacy regulations consistent with the federal...
