Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and Annmarie Giblin Discuss Cyber Law
Cracking the Code: Getting the Most Out of Your Cyber Insurance Policy
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
Cyber Insurance - An Essential Component to Your Business
London’s Nation-State Attack Exclusion: Game Changer For The Cyber Insurance Market or An Opportunity For Competition Within the Market?
The Significance of Operational Technology in Cyber Insurance Underwriting – Part 2
The Downstream Impact of Ransomware on Cyber Insurance Underwriting – Part 1
Coverage Considerations for Ransomware & Cyber Attacks
Cyber Insurance Changes in the Aftermath of Log4j
Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?
How Patching log4J Can Mitigate Regulatory and Insurance Issues
Wait, that’s covered? Insurability of Fines and Penalties Flowing From a Cybersecurity Breach
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
No Password Required: A Cyber Practice Leader and Natural Optimist Who Believes Every Day Is the Best Day
Ransomware and Cyber Insurance: The good, the bad, and why your insurance data is a target for hackers (with Jacob Ingerslev)
Debra Geroux and Scott Wrobel on Responding to Data Breaches
Cyber Insurance Coverage Market: A House of Cards or Temporary Plateau?
NGE On Demand: Insurance and Indemnity Issues for Family Offices with Angela Elbert
Nota Bene Episode 114: The New Global Business of Cyberattack, from Ransomware to a Now-Ubiquitous State of Breach with Kari Rollins
The Ransomware Attack Part 2 – How To Respond When The Enemy Overcomes The Gates
Twenty-one percent (21%) of S&P 500 companies experienced breaches in 2023, according to a report by SecurityScorecard. IBM states the average cost of a data breach globally last year was $4.45 million—a 15% increase over the...more
On 27 December 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging copyright infringement in connection with OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT technology. This lawsuit is part of the first wave of...more
The landscape for preventing, responding to, and avoiding the fines and other costs associated with data breaches has changed in the last three years. Since the beginning of the pandemic, data breaches have been on the rise...more
Cyber liability insurance coverage is not a one-size-fits-all blanket policy that can be applied to all types of businesses. Every organization has choices as to what types of cyber liability coverage it needs to protect...more
Over the past few years, there's been a dramatic rise in premiums in the venture capital liability insurance market and a steady increase in claims being submitted under those policies. We're also seeing a lot of discussion...more
Introduction - The pandemic-induced work from home culture has opened the door to increased cybersecurity breaches. Although most businesses, especially those operating in regulated industries, have a prevention and response...more
The legal cannabis industry in the U.S. is growing at an unprecedented rate and is projected to reach $73.6 billion by 2027. While federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, many states have legalized both...more
Since March 2020, over 80% of the deals McGill and Partners have advised on have been in the technology sector. Whether it is software as a service, enterprise risk management, fintech, or technology infrastructure, what is...more
Longer-term remote work impacts companies’ risk exposures and coverage under many insurance programs. Policy terms may no longer align with the “facts on the ground” of remote operations, which could lead to coverage gaps...more
Media outlets recently reported that Barbara Corcoran, one of the judges on the popular ABC show "Shark Tank," was the victim of a "spear phishing" scam....more
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Is A Complicated Technology Developed With Data. This Saddles AI It With A Host Of Potential Privacy Regulations, Including Europe’s Data Protection Law, The General Data Protection Regulation...more
With the expansion of privacy legislation—from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe to the coming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States—cyber liability insurance is taking on increased...more
Today, it seems hardly a month passes without a report of another business falling victim to a data breach. Over the past few years, some of the largest and well-known companies such as Equifax, Target, Home Depot, TJ Maxx,...more
Packed stadiums? Check. Players and teams with huge followings? Check. Massive social media appeal? Check. But here, the events that spectators are so eager to attend aren’t live basketball or football games....more
There are long lists of industries that will be disrupted by Autonomous Vehicles. Not surprisingly, Insurance is expected to be one of them. Some see tremendous opportunities arising from the increase in Autonomous Vehicles....more
2018 was the year of hearing from clients that they are convinced that they “have cyberliability insurance” to finding out that they really don’t have the coverage that they need for the most common cyber risks....more
Almost a year after Middle District Judge Mary Scriven’s instructive decision in Innovak Int’l, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co. in which she declined to hold that a traditional commercial general liability (CGL) policy, as drafted,...more
As many of our readers know, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes significant obligations and responsibilities on entities with regard to data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European...more
Issues of digital privacy are multi-faceted and extend far beyond the now-routine data breaches that make headlines. The digital collection, use, and storage of biometric information (fingerprints, retinal or iris scans,...more
With the potential addition of autonomous cars and trucks to commercial fleets, commercial insureds should reassess coverage under their commercial auto, products liability, and cyber insurance policies. Automation,...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in industries from manufacturing to the medical profession. Developments in the last ten years have delivered AI technology, once a fiction reserved for the movies, to private...more
As autonomous vehicles move toward mass implementation, businesses in this industry segment are studying product liability questions that will arise, some of which are likely to be distinctly different in character from the...more
A year ago in this space, we looked at the receding wave of coverage litigation regarding whether various cyber-related exposures were covered under traditional policies, such as CGL and professional liability policies. ...more
Private equity fund sponsors are facing increased litigation risk from regulators and private parties, including limited partners and stakeholders in portfolio companies. As a result, private equity firms should re-examine...more
As the holidays rapidly approach, it is a perfect time for retailers to review their insurance policies and understand the extent of their coverage. Seasonal hires, new products and revisions in services may expose retailers...more