AIG, Chubb, XL Lead in $1 Billion U.S. Cyber Insurance Market: Fitch August 29, 2016 About 120 U.S. insurance groups wrote an estimated $1 billion in cyber insurance direct written premiums in 2015, according to...
Expert Gives Agents C- on Understanding of Cyber Insurance August 23, 2016 By Don Jergler Eduard Goodman, chief privacy officer of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based IDT911, an identity theft protection firm, isn’t too high on the industry’s...
Sciemus’ Move into Specialty Underwriting: A Case of ‘Adapt and Thrive’ August 3, 2016 By L.S. Howard It was a case of adapt and thrive when modeling and analytics company Sciemus made a big strategic leap this...
Capsicum Re Hires Bousfield, Palmer and O’Dwyer-Smith to Cyber Team July 27, 2016 Capsicum Re*, the specialist reinsurance broker, announced it has hired Patrick Bousfield, Jane Palmer and Alice O’Dwyer-Smith to its cyber...
Pen Underwriting Names Scott as Head of Cyber Liability, Driving Cyber Growth July 26, 2016 Pen Underwriting announced that Adrian Scott has been appointed to the newly created role of head of Cyber Liability. Scott...
5,400 Oregon Patients Notified of Records Breach July 20, 2016 Providence Health & Services in Oregon is notifying about 5,400 current and former patients that a former employee may have...
Channel Syndicate Launches Innovation Division, Names Allen as Tech Head June 23, 2016 Channel Syndicate 2015 at Lloyd’s is launching an Innovation Division, which will further structure Channel’s activities and organization to explore...
Bank Selling Hiscox Cyber Insurance to Its Business Customers June 22, 2016 Los Angeles-based Grandpoint Bank is now selling cyber insurance policies to its business customers to provide coverage for wire-transfer and...
HSB Introduces Personal Lines Cyber Insurance Program June 14, 2016 The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Home Cyber Protection, a...
Allianz Corporate Specialty Adds 3 to Cyber Insurance Team for North America June 7, 2016 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its North American cyber insurance team with three industry professionals: Laura Burke,...