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In today’s digital age, cyber threats are a constant reality for businesses of all sizes. A single data breach can have devastating financial consequences, from lost revenue and customer trust to hefty fines and legal fees. That’s why cyber insurance is more important than ever before. A recent survey by Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor, found … Read more
Consumer brands are known for their efforts to convert young people with the intent of making them life-time customers. BOXX appears to be doing something similar with start-ups. As the cyber insurance market for small-and-medium businesses becomes more competitive, BOXX’s strategy apparently includes signing emerging companies at their early stages. The provider of fused cyber-security … Read more
We’ve written extensively about the SEC regulations requiring public companies to disclose material cyber events (see full regs and legal analysis of it here.) Analysis of the legal and business ramifications of the disclosure regime have raised a number of issues, including potential conflicts between the cyber and D&O or other policies of insureds hit … Read more
We’ve reported extensively on the new SEC rules requiring disclosure of material cyber events by US public companies (see the full reg and legal analysis of it and its implications here.) The new regulatory regime is just starting. A couple recent examples are the 8K disclosures file by Caesars, relatively detailed and with what we … Read more
The downside of blended insurance policies that include cyber with other coverage is well known. Blended policies can complicate underwriting and diversification and even create confusion and conflict between different types of insurance. Here’s a recent report of ours about potential conflicts between D&O and cyber insurance in light of new SEC cyber regs. Standalone … Read more