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A&O Shearman

Insuring data breach liabilities – how different policies can stack up and the problem of late notification

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An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit of indemnity. While the...more

Carlton Fields

Square Peg, Round Hole: 6th Circuit Affirms Finding That Cyber Claims Are Not Covered by CGL Policies

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In Home Depot Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Co., Home Depot learned the hard way a rule every DIY enthusiast knows: measure twice, cut once. It appears Home Depot’s measurements were off when it sized up its insurance needs,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

February 2025 Insurance Update

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The 2014 Home Depot data breach was one of the more notorious cyberattacks. A decade later, litigation over that incident continues. The Sixth Circuit recently decided whether an electronic data exclusion cleared insurers...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

2025 Outlook: What to Expect from Your Insurance Carriers

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Lynda A. Bennett, Heather Weaver, and Josh Weisberg of SterlingRisk  continue their year-end conversation about what changed in the insurance recovery space in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.  Lynda, Heather, and Josh...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Cyber Insurance for Operational Technology: Where Computers Touch the Real World

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On this episode of “Don’t Take No for An Answer,” Lynda A. Bennett, Chair of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, speaks with David Anderson, Vice President of Cyber at Woodruff Sawyer, about the difference between...more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Duty to Defend BIPA Lawsuit Given Absence of Data Breach or Security Failure

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The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, applying Illinois law, has held that a cyber policy did not afford coverage for an underlying lawsuit alleging violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Delaware Court Dismisses Insurers’ Subrogation Action Against Software Provider Over Ransomware Payouts

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The Superior Court of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has dismissed two lawsuits filed by nine insurance companies seeking to recover amounts they paid under cyber liability policies from a software company whose customers...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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

“Keeping Track” of Your Cyber (and Other) Coverage Part I

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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

Zelle  LLP

How Ohio Software Ruling Implicates Crypto Insurance Claims

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In the last week of December 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court published a much-anticipated decision in the EMOI Services LLC v. Owners Insurance Co. case. The decision was bold, and the court made no attempt to limit its holding...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

First Look - Summer 2022: Insurance Newsletter

Change is a constant in the world today. This is particularly true of the past two tumultuous years, which saw a worldwide pandemic that impacted nearly every aspect of everyday life. Rapidly advancing technology and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Continuing Use of CGL Policies to Cover Data Breach Losses

Our lives and the products and devices we use become more dependent on data by the day. As a result, cyberattacks and data breaches present everchanging risks to companies and individuals, and the importance of applicable...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Cyber Insurance Policies May Not Cover Phishing Attack Funds Diversion

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals is considering an appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida , in which the District Court ruled that a cyber insurance policy did not cover diversion...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

Epiq

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

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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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 30th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance Conference - January 25th - 26th, New York, NY

ACI’s Forum on Employment Practices Liability Insurance is returning to New York City on January 25 – 26, 2022! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. This annual conference is the one-stop, must-attend meeting place...more

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COVID Rulings May Support Ransomware Insurance Denials

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Ransomware attacks were already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the prevalence of such cyberattacks substantially increased during the pandemic due, in part, to additional security risks associated with the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Hacked Tech Company Not Entitled to Cyber Coverage for Debt Payment Wired by Client to Hackers' Bank Account

Alorica Inc., a technology services company, was the victim of an apparent phishing attack in October 2017. After gaining access to Alorica's email system, hackers created rules to prevent Alorica from seeing their...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - Emerging Issues in Coverage for Cyber and...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York’s DFS Publishes A Cyber Insurance Risk Framework

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Keypoint: New York’s Division of Financial Services (DFS) now requires Property and Casualty Insurers writing cyber insurance to comply with the Division’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework to manage their risk. In her...more

Carlton Fields

Missouri Federal Court Finds New York Choice-of-Law Provision Does Not Inhibit Insured’s Assertion of Missouri-Specific Public...

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In Maritz Holdings Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, a federal court in Missouri denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss the insured’s assertion of a vexatious refusal to pay claim based on an obscure...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance - January 26th - 28th, 10:15 am - 4:15 pm EST

29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance - ACI’s 29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance conference returns on January 26-28, 2021 in an interactive, virtual format! This yearly conference is the...more

Blank Rome LLP

Is There a Glitch in Insurance Coverage for Social Engineering Scams?

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Social engineering scams seeking to deceive companies into making wire transfers to fraudulent bank accounts continue to plague companies. According to the FBI, social engineering fraud costs businesses billions of dollars...more

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