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Regan Miller, RPLU on Cyber Risk
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - NYDFS Releases Circular Letter on Use of AI in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing - On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a proposed...more
As 2024 rapidly approaches, we look back at some of the key decisions, trends, and developments impacting the U.S. insurance industry in 2023 and look ahead at some trends and cases to watch in 2024. Insurers continue to...more
On this episode of Don't Take No for An Answer, host, Lynda A. Bennett, Partner and Chair of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, is joined by David Anderson, Vice President, Cyber Liability at Woodruff Sawyer, and Heather...more
In this episode of “Don't Take No for an Answer,” host Lynda A. Bennett is joined by David Anderson, Vice President of Cyber at Woodruff Sawyer, and Heather Weaver, counsel in Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, to discuss...more
Representations and Warranties Insurance (RWI) has increasingly become a tool employed by both Buyers and Sellers to shift away from the traditional indemnification model of escrows or other mechanisms that could tie up...more
While the early days of cyber insurance were often marked by rapid expansion and low losses, recent years have seen the industry weather a vast increase in not just the number of claims but also the severity. The growing...more
In this episode of “Don’t Take No for an Answer,” Robert DiRico, National Cyber Liability Practice Leader at ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC, and Shiraz Saeed, Vice President and Cyber Risk Product Leader at Arch Insurance Group,...more
Host Lynda A. Bennett is joined by Robert DiRico, National Cyber Liability Practice Leader at ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC, and Shiraz Saeed, Vice President and Cyber Risk Product Leader at Arch Insurance Group, for a deep dive...more
The Lloyd’s Market Association (the “LMA”) recently released four model clauses to exclude coverage for “war” from cyber insurance policies. The exclusions align with the requirement that all insurance policies written at...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2021 Fall National Meeting from December 11 to 16 in San Diego, California. The meeting was held in a hybrid in-person and remote format due to the ongoing...more
Continued widespread cyber attacks have leaders in just about every industry wary and watchful, and insurance underwriters are no exception. Given the increase in claims from recent ransomware attacks, cyber insurers are...more
Ransomware threats and attacks dominated the cyber news cycle in 2020 and into 2021. With the global pandemic and the uptick in remote work and learning, cybercriminals and nation-state hackers have seized on vulnerabilities...more
We join the nation in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over her 20-year career before appointment to the D.C. circuit court, Justice Ginsburg fought for equal rights in the workplace, among...more
Among the many dramatic changes to Americans’ personal and professional lives during the past few weeks has been the noticeable absence of established guidelines and information on how to conduct business in this...more
Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more
Focus areas included FCRA, Fair Lending, ancillary fees and services (such as lender placed flood insurance), TCPA, privacy and data security and other topics. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Director Kathleen...more
On October 1st, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the Fiscal Year 2020 Bank Supervision Operating Plan (“FY 2020 Plan”). ...more
In a recent letter, the New York Department of Financial Services provided guidance for insurers who use third party data to help with their underwriting decisions. The letter was drafted in response to reports that insurers...more
The IPO market produced 142 IPOs in 2017, a total that was 45% higher than the 98 IPOs in 2016 and just shy of the 152 IPOs in 2015, but still lower than the annual average of 155 IPOs over the five-year period from 2011 to...more
On February 7, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its 2018 examination priorities. This year’s priorities comprise five principal areas: (1)...more
Nearly 30 years ago the Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) first introduced its metric for measuring creditworthiness. Since then, the FICO Score has become a default metric used by countless market participants to facilitate...more
In January, we hosted an event with the Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on cyber security. Matt Field, an a cyber insurance expert, participated on the panel, and we are thrilled to offer you a...more
On December 16, 2015, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semiannual Risk Perspectives report for the fall of 2015. The OCC’s Semiannual Risk Perspective report “addresses key issues facing banks,...more
Regan Miller, RPLU, Managing Director, Wortham Insurance & Risk Management and Moderator for the 2015 Professional Risk Symposium panel “The Wild, Wild, Future: Privacy & Data Security Exposures” talks about cyber risks and...more
Why it matters - The OCC’s most recent report on current key risks should be read by all banks, regardless of size or regulator, as a road map in preparing for the next examination. Few banks would ever admit they may...more