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It’s been a year since public companies had to start complying with new SEC cyber incident disclosure rules requiring Form 8-Ks for “material” cyber events. Law firm Paul Hastings has now released a study of 75 disclosures from 45 companies between December 2023 and October 2024. It shows a 60% increase in the number of … Read more
Actuaries get teased for what some outsiders see as a boring job. But a new report makes clear that actuaries are increasingly part of the interesting, sometimes even exciting, world of cybersecurity. Nowadays actuaries and cyber insurance increasingly go together, details the report from the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Entitled “Actuaries Managing … Read more
The “2024 Report on the State of Cybersecurity in the (European) Union” is the first report from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) that provides an overall index of cybersecurity among its member nations. “The EU Cybersecurity Index scored an average of 62.65/100, reflecting progress but highlighting gaps, particularly in vulnerability disclosure and R&D … Read more
Coverdash, the insurtech broker, is now offering cyber insurance, and other covers, to start ups and SMBs via LendingTree, the large market place for business and other loans. “This strategic collaboration expands LendingTree’s suite of financial products for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), providing them with an efficient and streamlined way to obtain business insurance … Read more
You’ve seen plenty of reports on how hackers are leveraging AI to commit cyber crimes while insurers are using the technology to improve underwriting and customer service. Now experts report risks from AI are prompting stand-alone cyber insurance policies covering losses by users of the evolving technology, a market Deloitte predicts could grow at a … Read more