MGM Has $200M Cyber Insurance Policy – Report

In a widely reported research note on MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), JMP Securities analyst Jordan Bender wrote that he believes the company has a $200 million cyber insurance policy that covers business interruptions and payments to bad actors. If that’s accurate, the resort operator isn’t likely to incur significant costs attributable to the data … Read more

Cyber Insurance Claims Soar in 2023: Alarming Trends

In a startling revelation, Coalition, the pioneer in Active Insurance aimed at thwarting digital risks, has released its 2023 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-year Update. The report exposes a harrowing picture of the evolving cyber landscape in the first half of 2023. According to the data collected, cyber insurance claims have surged by a significant 12% … Read more

New SEC Rules: Impact on Cyber Insurance Industry

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, and the recent SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules have added a new layer of complexity for public companies. Jeremy King of Olshan Frome Wolosky has delved into the crucial issues surrounding cyber risk management and the implications of these rules. Below we explore the insights shared by Bloomberg … Read more

A Tale of Two Disclosures: SEC Cyber Filings from MGM and Caesars After Their Recent Hacks

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

Potential Insurance Conflicts Exposed by New SEC Cybersecurity Reporting Rules

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

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