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Europe’s Fledgling Cyber Insurance Market Stands to Gain From New Privacy Rules
Data privacy rules coming into force this week are giving Europe's fledgling cyber insurance market a boost as they make companies more aware of the risks caused by customer information breaches. ...
U.S. Cyber Insurance Prices Dipped in Q1 as Capacity, Competition Grew: Marsh
Average U.S. cyber insurance prices dipped 1.7 percent in the 2018 first quarter, Marsh said in its Global Insurance Market Index for the quarter. This is the fourth time a decrease has happened in ...
Hackers Target Mexico Banks; $15M Reportedly Siphoned From Five Companies
Mexico's central bank said on Wednesday that a cyberattack had sucked around 300 million pesos ($15.33 million) in fraudulent transfers from five companies, but it was unclear how much thieves had ...
Beware of New Capacity Even as Cyber Insurance Market Soars: Fitch Ratings
The cyber insurance market continues to display both tremendous growth and enormous opportunity for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry as demand continues to soar, according to a new Fitch ...
At-Bay Secures $13M Financing; Money Will Fuel Launch of Cyber Insurance Products, Services
At-Bay pulled in a $13 million round of new funding. Plans call for using the cash infusion to propel a debut of its cyber insurance products and quicken development of a proactive cybersecurity ...
Executive Viewpoint: Insurers Must Raise Their Own Cybersecurity Standards Before They Can Credibly Protect Others
Business owners, particularly those with small-to-medium-size businesses, often think of cyber risks as an information technology problem, not a management problem. They believe their IT staff or ...
Warren Buffett Preaches Caution on Cyber Insurance Because Risks Are Unknown
Warren Buffett said he doesn't want Berkshire Hathaway Inc. being a leader on cyber insurance because neither he nor others in the industry really know the risk. "I don't think we or anybody else ...
U.S. Energy Industry’s Cyber Security Measures Are Woefully Lacking
How much is cyber security worth to the U.S. energy industry? Not a whole lot apparently. Two prominent security consultant firms estimate that energy companies, ranging from drillers to pipeline ...