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MIRIS, a “mutual insurer, a structure in which the company is owned by its customer members, is looking to meet increasing demand for cyber cover due to rising attacks…The new insurer is also talking to some 40 others about joining…” MIRIS is owned by its customer members (all European). MIRIS FAQs are here. Source: BASF, … Read more
Morley Companies settled for $4.3 million in relation to its August 2021 hack. The company did not report the data theft to the public until early 2022, apparently running further afoul of California and HIPAA regulations. “The Michigan-based third-party vendor provides process outsourcing for a range of U.S. companies, including healthcare. A little more than … Read more
“Whatever the motive and means, the cyberattack on the Met is a warning to other cultural institutions. Anyone is a potential target. ‘I am always cautioning clients that everyone is a target, regardless of their size and industry. It should not take an incident such as this to make other cultural institutions realize they are … Read more
American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s response to the federal government’s request for comment on cyber insurance issues: “We believe it is premature to explore the details of a federal insurance response without conducting a thorough study of the threshold questions raised above to determine where, if at all, such a response is needed. Nevertheless, experience … Read more
“…39% of the survey respondents currently have a personal cyber insurance policy, and that percentage increases greatly with household income. In fact, 83% of high net worth report having a cyber policy. However, there is still work to be done. With 39% saying they are unfamiliar with personal cyber insurance, including 19% saying they are … Read more