HIPAA Violations For Profit: Why Cyber Liability Teams Should Worry

A research paper raises a direct question about HIPAA: How much money would it take for someone to break privacy rules? The findings should concern cyber liability teams. Researchers discovered that 58% of participants named a price they would accept to violate HIPAA. While many cyber incidents start with mistakes, this study highlights a different … Read more

Brit Launches FI Cyber Max to Tackle Cyber Risk for Financial Institutions

Brit Group Holdings Limited has introduced FI Cyber Max, a consortium designed specifically to address cyber risks faced by large financial institutions. The offering streamlines insurance for complex cyber exposures, meaning it makes it easier for institutions to get coverage for incidents like data breaches and system disruptions. Brit said the structure aims to simplify … Read more

Commvault Expands Google Cloud Collaboration For Cyber Resilience

Commvault expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to enhance cyber resilience for cloud workloads. Enterprises face tighter recovery windows, rising regulatory demands, and more advanced ransomware and insider threats. SentinelOne notes 80% of companies report more frequent cloud attacks. Industry data shows an average downtime of 24 days after ransomware, creating costly operational gaps. “Organizations … Read more

Beazley Rejects Zurich’s $10B Bid for Leader in Cyber Cat Bonds, ILS and Specialty Insurance Businesses

Beazley plc’s board has unanimously rejected a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) takeover proposal from the Zurich Insurance Group. The offer, announced on January 19, 2026 for 1,280 pence per Beazley share, is lower than a bid from Zurich last year, but still reflects a substantial premium on Beazley’s public valuation. That was not enough to … Read more

NEW PODCAST – Cyber Risk In 2026: AI Fraud, Cybercrime Scale, And What Cyber Insurers Want Next

On the latest episode of The Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast, we explore cyber risk in 2026 with Jason Makevich. He urgently warns that the threat landscape is shifting at an unprecedented pace. Makevich links AI, fraud, and the explosive scale of cybercrime directly to daily business risk. He stresses that these risks now … Read more

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