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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Does Your Cyber Insurance Cover Social Engineering Fraud?

Most policyholders are aware of the danger of losses from fraudulent instructions and invoices accomplished through what is known as “social engineering” or related methods. Often this is carried out by an email claiming to...more

J.S. Held

Strategies to Avoid Cyber Insurance Claim Challenges: Part I

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Cyber risk is now a normal part of our personal and professional lives. When companies suffer a cyber incident, they often look to their insurance policy for coverage to help mitigate the financial exposure. Additional...more

K&L Gates LLP

CrowdStrike IT Outage: Wave of Business Interruption Claims Expected

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Businesses, public services, and computer users across the world faced disruption as a result of the major CrowdStrike information technology (IT) outage, which is being coined by many as one of the largest and worst cyber...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Struck by CrowdStrike Outage? Your Business Loss Could Be Covered

Over the last week, organizations around the globe have struggled to bring operations back online following a botched software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. As the dust settles, affected organizations should...more

Woodruff Sawyer

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

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

Woodruff Sawyer

Q1 2024 Commercial Insurance Market: Competitive Cyber and D&O, Higher Casualty Premiums, and More Capacity in Property

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Commercial insurance pricing trends in the first quarter of 2024 followed many of the same patterns as last year. Insurance buyers can still expect competitive premiums in D&O and Cyber despite several insurers publicly...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Insured Not Entitled to a Windfall Under Cyber Policy’s Business Interruption Insuring Agreement

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, applying Arkansas law, has held that a cyber policy’s business interruption coverage should not result in a windfall for an...more

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Alarming Insurance Gaps and Soaring Breach Rates Call for a United Front in Cybersecurity

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Editor's Note: The convergence of CYE's and Surfshark's analyses reveals a critical juncture in the fight against cyber threats. With the U.S. leading global data breaches and businesses facing significant insurance coverage...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

One Phrase, Multiple Interpretations – How Your Scope of Cyber Coverage Can Vary Depending on Your Jurisdiction

This is a deceptively simple question — risk managers rightfully expect to know the scope of their coverages when they build their insurance programs. Unfortunately, judicial interpretation of common policy terms can turn...more

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Insuring Innovation: Protecting Your Organization in the Age of Generative AI

The decision to integrate Generative AI (“GAI”) into an organization is one that occupies significant space these days in many corporate board rooms. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the adoption of GAI...more

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Be Sure to Insure: 10 Types of Business Insurance Coverage to Consider

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When it comes to protecting your business, having the right insurance coverage is crucial, but how do you know what types of coverage you need? The first step is understanding some of the key different types of insurance...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

K&L Gates LLP

Navigating the New Frontier: Insurance for Artificial Intelligence Risks

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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

Cozen O'Connor

Is there CGL Coverage for Cyber Breach Claims?

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The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The State of the Insurance Market for Cyber Incidents — Important Developments from 2023 and Looking Ahead in 2024

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As businesses have increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining insurance coverage specific to cyber incidents, so too have insurers increasingly recognized the risks inherent in providing such coverage - particularly...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

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

Woodruff Sawyer

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

McGuireWoods LLP

Merck-Settlement of $1.4 Billion Coverage Dispute Over NotPetya Cyberattack Places Renewed Spotlight on War Exclusions in 2024

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Last week, Merck & Co. filed documents with the Supreme Court of New Jersey indicating that it reached a settlement with its “all risk” property insurers in a long-running coverage dispute involving over $1.4 billion in...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Violation-of-Law Exclusion Defeats Duty to Defend BIPA Lawsuit

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The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, applying Illinois law, has held that two general liability insurers do not owe a duty to defend an insured in a lawsuit alleging Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)...more

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US Treasury Department announces initiatives for further study of a federal insurance backstop for catastrophic cyber events

On November 17, 2023, the United States Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Volatility and Risk Institute at the NYU Stern School of Business jointly hosted a conference on Catastrophic Cyber Risk and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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

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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

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Healthy Financial Planning: Factoring in the Rising Costs of Insurance Premiums

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As part of their financial planning and risk-management practices, business owners should regularly take stock of their insurance to ensure that they have the right types and amounts of coverage. In doing so, business owners...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

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No Cyber Insurance Coverage for Vehicle Thefts Purchased Online Using Fake Identities

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In a win for Wiley’s clients, a Louisiana federal court, applying Louisiana law, has held that an insured’s contractual obligation to remit funds to a lender did not constitute a Claim under a cyber policy, and that vehicle...more

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