Articles by Elizabeth Blosfield

Elizabeth is Deputy Editor at Carrier Management. She hosts The Insuring Cyber Podcast and Between the Lines, a quarterly video series exploring topics in Carrier Management's latest magazine edition. Elizabeth can be reached at eblosfield@wellsmedia.com.

Zurich, Marsh McLennan Call for Public Partnerships to Close Cyber Gaps

A new report from Marsh McLennan and Zurich titled “Closing the cyber risk protection gap” is calling for a closer collaboration between the insurance industry and the public sector as cyber insurance coverage gaps remain. “Both the insurance industry and …

Converge Insurance CEO Talks Focus, Innovation and Perseverance

Converge Insurance CEO Tom Kang said one of his most important pieces of advice for other InsurTechs is a seemingly obvious but often overlooked point, and that is to remember the insurance part of InsurTech. “Maybe this is an obvious …

Experts Say More Collaboration Needed for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Risk

Insurers continue to grapple with elusive and ever changing cyber risks in the critical infrastructure sector, and Matthew McCabe, managing director for Guy Carpenter’s Cyber Center of Excellence, said he sees a three-party system emerging between insurers, policyholders, and the …

What Role Does Insurance Play in a Politically Charged Climate?

Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate the July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally for former President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. During the incident, the former president was injured, one spectator was killed, and two more were …

What Role Does Insurance Play in a Politically Charged Climate?

Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate a July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pa. rally for former President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. During the incident, the former president was injured, one spectator was killed, and two more were …

Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari Said the Company Is Working to Build a Bionic Workforce.

Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari said the company is working to build a bionic workforce. Maybe that brings to mind robots, futuristic technology and sci-fi imagery, but Kandhari said no one should fear robots replacing humans. Bionic simply means that biological components …

Nationwide’s Kandhari Talks Building a Bionic Workforce With AI

Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari said the company is working to build a bionic workforce. Maybe that brings to mind robots, futuristic technology and sci-fi imagery, but Kandhari said no one should fear robots replacing humans. Bionic simply means that biological components …

How Do Insurers Define Systemic Cyber Risk?

Systemic cyber risk is being discussed as a growing concern for insurers as technology advances and interconnectivity increases, but how is this risk defined? That may be one of its gray areas. “As you go through different owners of risk …

Materiality Matters: D&O Insurers Seek Clarity On SEC Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules almost a year ago in July 2023 requiring public companies to disclose both material cybersecurity incidents and material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management. However, for directors and officers and their …

How Do Insurers Define Systemic Cyber Risk?

Systemic cyber risk is being discussed as a growing concern for insurers as technology advances and interconnectivity increases, but how is this risk defined? That may be one of its gray areas. “As you go through different owners of risk …