The burgeoning multi-billion dollar cyber insurance market is expected to continue its 25%+ annual growth over the next few years. Despite this dramatic growth, the market is plagued with uncertainty over the meaning of key policy terms and scope of coverage. The lack of both uniformity in cyber policy language and judicial guidance interpreting policy language prevent companies from confidently assessing their loss exposure in the event of a major data breach.
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| 05.02.2017 |
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| 03.30.2015 |
Spencer Fane Chairman Pat Whalen was featured as a guest author in this month’s issue of BankNews magazine providing insights and updates on the protocol for handling data breach notifications. The article, titled “When to Send a Data Breach Notification,” discusses the laws surrounding security breaches and the responsibility of companies to determine when notification of customers is both necessary and required by law. |
| 12.01.2014 |
Cyber attacks are not only increasingly prominent, but are also increasingly costly. The financial impact of a data breach averages $10 million per occurrence. Data breach insurance coverage may help ameliorate these financial consequences and constitutes a vital part of a comprehensive data security strategy. |
| 11.20.2014 |
In our last post, we discussed how to minimize your risk of a data breach. But what do you do if and when a data breach occurs? How will you know when to send a notification? Today, we’ll discuss just that. |
| 11.13.2014 |
You’ve been hearing about data breaches for quite some time now. It seems like there’s a new one every day. Most of the news focuses on credit card transactions, but regardless of your industry and the safeguards you use to protect your data, if you collect any type of information about your customers, you’re at risk. |