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Paul Hastings Hosts Panel on Cybersecurity Insurance Trends and Insights

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On May 8, 2024, Paul Hastings hosted the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at this spring’s Privacy + Security Forum featuring a panel on cybersecurity insurance trends and insights. The panel was moderated by Paul Hastings’ David...more

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Fifth Circuit Holding Addresses Scope of BI Coverage Under Cyber Policy

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The Fifth Circuit added to the emerging body of case law addressing the recovery of business income losses in the cyber insurance coverage context to kick-start 2024 in Southwest Airlines Company v. Liberty Insurance. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Crack the Code: Evaluating Cyber Claim Exposure

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Small businesses account for 99.9 percent “of all American businesses,” with more than 33.1 million small businesses employing a staggering 61.7 million Americans. There is nothing “small” about their import to the economy or...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Stemming Losses That Go Uncovered by Cyber Insurance

Twenty years ago the federal government designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, part of an early effort to promote a wider appreciation of computer-related threats to business and government operations and to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Insurer Denies Coverage Under Professional Liability Policy for Lawyer’s Email Compromise

Insurance coverage for cyberattacks can be tricky for anyone to navigate, including lawyers. To illustrate this point, a case in New Jersey caught my eye that I thought would be an interesting read for our followers who are...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Coverage Challenges in Ransomware Claims: Cyber Insurance Policies and Trends in Denials

A consistent pattern emerges in data breach and cyber-attack cases when companies turn to their insurers for coverage after such incidents. Whether they possess specialized cyber insurance or not, insurers often decline...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - June 2023

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Courts took up some interesting insurance questions this past month. Here’s some we address in our June Insurance Update. When a government sponsored cyberattack infects computers worldwide, does the war exclusion apply? ...more

K&L Gates LLP

After Important Cyber Insurance Victory for Policyholders, Focus Turns to Insurers' Proposed Changes to War Exclusions

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A recent appellate court decision could help policyholders secure insurance coverage for losses arising out of state-sponsored cyberattacks. In Merck & Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., the Superior Court of New Jersey...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Companies That Pay Hackers May Be Able to Recoup Their Losses

Where companies are victimized by ransomware or email scams, their losses arise from payments made by an officer or employee of the company. In the case of ransomware, a company’s files are held hostage pending payment...more

Blank Rome LLP

Transferring Risk Helps Relieve Leaders’ Biggest Fears

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According to Aon’s 2022 Executive Risk Survey, which aggregates and examines responses to its annual international survey of C-suite leaders and senior executives in the U.S., the EU and the UK including 800 respondents at...more

Carlton Fields

Ohio Supreme Court Finds Insured’s Ransomware Payment Not Covered Under Business Owners Policy

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In EMOI Services LLC v. Owners Insurance Co., No. 2021-1529 (Ohio Dec. 27, 2022), the Ohio Supreme Court found that there was no coverage for a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical loss as required under the...more

Jones Day

Four Ways to Protect Your Cyber Insurance in Today’s Challenging Market

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In Short: The Situation: The cyber insurance market is experiencing a major retrenchment, with insurers seeking to limit their exposure in a variety of ways....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Using Multi-Factor Authentication as a Prerequisite to Cyber Liability Coverage

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more than an annoying popup or text message when logging onto a company’s website or platform. Not only is using MFA a sound security practice and good business, it is frequently becoming...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Caught in the Crossfire — How will the war exclusion affect commercial policyholders?

The war exclusion has received a lot of attention over the past year, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Policyholders’ concern that insurers will assert the exclusion as a basis to deny coverage is...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Healthcare Cyber Insurance? Fortify Your Defenses

Healthcare breaches, including ransomware attacks, continue to increase. As a result, many healthcare organizations seeking cyber coverage to help defray the costs associated with a ransomware attack or other data incident...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: OnRisk: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Insurance for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks

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In this episode, partners Jeff Meagher and Lucas Tanglen, along with associate Reymond Yammine, discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict and insurance for state-sponsored cyberattacks, including lessons learned from the NotPetya...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Panic! at the Firewall: Cyber Incident Response and the Role of Insurance - May 17th, 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT

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Cyber incidents are increasing in frequency and severity across all businesses and industries. As the saying goes, it’s not a matter of IF but WHEN an incident will occur. In this webinar we will explore ways that you can...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Part Seven: Reviewing Key U.S. Insurance Decisions, Trends, & Developments

This is the seventh and final installment of our series of articles reviewing some of the key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. Some key decisions impacting the D&O and securities law...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The War Exclusion in a Time of War

The “war” exclusion has gotten more attention over the past couple of weeks in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For good reason. This exclusion, common in property and liability policies alike, typically eliminates...more

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Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?

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Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum speak on this Cyberside Chat to discuss the recent Merck & Co. cyber insurance win and how this impacts future wars fought with cyber weapons such as the conflict in Ukraine. This case sets a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Subrogation Actions Following Ransomware Claims: What Policyholders Should Expect in the Ever-Changing Cyber Insurance Market

Ransomware attacks continue to challenge U.S. companies, with cybercriminals now routinely extorting companies for multimillion-dollar payouts. A company that experiences an attack will likely seek coverage under its cyber...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

In the Know: The Lowenstein Insurance Recovery Group’s Tip of the Month - January 2022

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Cyber Insurance: Policyholder Obligations After the Claim Is Paid - Policyholders and, in turn, cyber insurers have been facing more frequent ransomware attacks. As a result, cyber insurers may try to recoup losses they...more

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New Jersey Court Rules “Acts of War” Insurance Policy Exclusion Inapplicable to Russian Malware Attack

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Pharmaceutical giant Merck won a major victory over its insurance carrier in New Jersey Superior Court recently. Merck’s victory means its carrier is liable to pay out up $1.4 billion to Merck for alleged losses arising out...more

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Reach Of Ohio Ransomware Ruling Limited To Policy At Hand

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We are still in the relatively early stages of jurisprudence addressing the insurability of loss stemming from data breaches. Compared to the more developed body of case law interpreting coverage provisions and exclusions...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Ransomware Case Signifies Shift In Cyber Insurers' Stance

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Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Lax security measures, which have become more acute in the work-from-home environment, continue to be exploited. Companies' systems are hacked into, their data is encrypted, and they face...more

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