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Cyber 101: Understand the Basics of Cyber Liability Insurance

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Cyber risk has grown demonstrably in frequency and severity in the past 10 years—and, in tandem, the cyber insurance policy has grown in breadth and complexity. This past year, a record number of organizations fell victim to...more

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Privacy and Data Security in Community Associations: Navigating Risks and Compliance

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For community associations, this is especially important as these organizations often manage large amounts of PII of homeowners and residents (e.g., name, address, phone number, etc.), including certain categories of...more

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Navigating the complexities of cyber insurance: a guide for policyholders

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In today's digital age, the cyber threat landscape is changing faster than ever before. As businesses and individuals increasingly rely on technology, understanding the complexities of cyber insurance has never been more...more

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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

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AI and Insurance: Bridging Innovation and Risk

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As AI technologies like ChatGPT and other generative AI tools have gained prominence, our clients have started raising questions about their insurance coverage. Among the most frequently asked are: These questions highlight...more

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Cyber Insurance in 2025: What to Expect

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In our annual Cyber Looking Ahead Guide, we share key insurance market themes that emerged in 2024 and offer our predictions for 2025. Here are the trends we examine in the Guide: We also explore some pressing topics we...more

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Does Cyber Insurance Pay Out?

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Over the last decade, one of the most common gripes I’ve heard about cyber insurance is that policies “don’t pay out.” Cyber coverage is often perceived as being illusory and riddled with “gotcha” clauses. This isn’t the...more

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[Event] 2nd National Conference on Cybersecurity Law & Compliance - January 29th - 30th, Arlington, VA

Cyberattacks are affecting every company and sector. Meanwhile, the regulatory landscape is intensifying as the SEC continues to enforce the cyber-risk management disclosure rules. Every day presents a new compliance and...more

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[Webinar] The Healthcare Scare of Ransomware: Business Interruption - January 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

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Cyberattacks and technology disruptions in healthcare don’t just cost organizations financially — they can threaten patient safety and put organizational reputations at risk. How ready is your organization for a potential...more

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The Digital Fortress: Modern Privacy and Data Considerations to avoid Legal Malpractice

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As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the challenges surrounding privacy and data protection, particularly in the legal profession. Law firms are increasingly handling sensitive client information, creating...more

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2024 Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance

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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

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The Impact of Merck’s NotPetya Policy Claims and a Reported Settlement

By definition, insurance policies represent an exercise in planning for (and hedging against) catastrophe. Cyber insurance for the healthcare industry is no exception. But any hedge is only as good as it’s reliable. Many...more

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Looking Ahead: Cyber Liability Insurance Concerns in 2024

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Followers of the cyber insurance market over the past two years may be suffering from whiplash—that’s how dramatically the market shifted from 2022 to 2023. A perfect storm of good trends and facts combined to create a soft...more

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White House Issues First-of-its-Kind Executive Order on AI

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“Order”) that drastically increased the U.S. government’s engagement with artificial intelligence (“AI”). The sweeping Order touches on everything from bias in...more

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Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and Annmarie Giblin Discuss Cyber Law

On the latest episode of Law Brief, Cybersecurity, Data Management & Privacy Co-Chair, Annmarie Giblin joins Rich to discuss cybersecurity law. They talk about the best practices for businesses interacting with customers’...more

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[Event] Data Breach Response Workshop – Staying Calm in Crisis - November 3rd, Atlanta, GA

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Join industry leaders and legal professionals as they step through a cyber incident response scenario and give real-time perspectives from the viewpoint of forensic investigation and mitigation, legal, cyber insurance, and...more

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[Event] Data Breach Response Workshop – Staying Calm in Crisis - November 2nd, Charlotte, NC

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Join industry leaders and legal professionals as they step through a cyber incident response scenario and give real-time perspectives from the viewpoint of forensic investigation and mitigation, legal, cyber insurance, and...more

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[Event] Data Breach Response Workshop – Staying Calm in Crisis - November 1st, Raleigh, NC

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Join industry leaders and legal professionals as they step through a cyber incident response scenario and give real-time perspectives from the viewpoint of forensic investigation and mitigation, legal, cyber insurance, and...more

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[Event] Data Breach Response Workshop – Staying Calm in Crisis - October 30th, Washington, DC

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Join industry leaders and legal professionals as they step through a cyber incident response scenario and give real-time perspectives from the viewpoint of forensic investigation and mitigation, legal, cyber insurance, and...more

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Examining the Difference Between CPRA and CCPA Regulations

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) made history when it came into effect on January 1, 2020, as it was the first comprehensive data privacy law in the United States. It was designed to grant California residents...more

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Client Alert: Illinois Appellate Court Opinion Allows for BIPA Cyber Insurance Policy Claims

The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued the first-ever opinion regarding insurance coverage for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) involving a cyber insurance policy. The Court’s finding...more

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Privacy Violations: Mitigation Strategies and Cyber Insurance Considerations

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In recent years, we have seen a surge in litigation involving privacy violations in the United States. Companies that engage in activities involving the collection of user data, whether for data sharing opportunities, product...more

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What is a Data Breach? (And How Vulnerable is Your Business?)

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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

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Data Breaches Often Start with Insecure Authentication

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In today’s modern and often hybrid workplace, there is no magic bullet for preventing data breaches—they can come from a variety of angles and thus require a vigilant, multifaceted approach. Implementing a wide-reaching...more

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What Will 2023 Bring to the Cyber Liability Market? 5 Takeaways from Our Webinar

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After two years of volatility, cyber liability prices finally appear to be normalizing due to factors that include a downturn in price increases and a lower frequency of ransomware attacks in 2022—all of which have resulted...more

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