Latest Data Privacy Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Privacy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
What to Know About Red Flags, Notification Laws and the Hi Tech Act
Sep 21 2009 // Data breaches have hit an all time high and with that have been a dramatic increase in new data security and privacy laws and regulations. Both state and federal regulations have been in place for several years with...
Zurich Expands Cyber Security Coverage
Jul 6 2009 // Zurich North America Commercial enhanced and expanded a product that helps businesses manage the financial and reputational risks of cyberspace – the Zurich Security and Privacy Protection Policy. The consequence of...
DarwinPro Insurance Covers Firms’ Data Privacy, Network Security Liability
Jul 21 2008 // Connecticut-based Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. is offering insurance coverage for health care organizations, financial institutions, and other businesses that utilize data as part of their daily business...
Privacy Lawsuits Against Maine Grocer Consolidated by Federal Court
Jun 11 2008 // More than 20 lawsuits stemming from a massive security breach of Hannaford Bros. Co.’s computer system have been consolidated and assigned to a federal court in Maine. The case will be heard by U.S. District Judge D....
OneBeacon Technology Product Now Covers Data Privacy,Communications
Nov 13 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group has enhanced its professional liability coverages for information technology businesses. The company’s @vantage for Information Technology product now combines technology errors and...
Handle customer data with care — it’s the law
Apr 9 2007 // Insurance agents and brokers constantly deal with customers’ personal information. Yet many in the industry may not be aware of the legal requirements for handling or storing this information. How should agents and...
Handle customer data with care – it’s the law
Mar 26 2007 // Insurance agents and brokers constantly deal with customers’ personal information. Yet many in the industry may not be aware of the legal requirements for handling or storing this information. How should agents and...
Handle customer data with care — it’s the law
Mar 26 2007 // Insurance agents and brokers constantly deal with customers’ personal information. Yet many in the industry may not be aware of the legal requirements for handling or storing this information. How should agents and...
Protecting customer data under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Mar 12 2007 // Insurance agents and brokers constantly deal with customers’ personal information. Yet many in the industry may not be aware of the legal requirements for handling or storing this information. How should agents and...
Cyber liability market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing
Jan 28 2007 // The need for cyber coverage is growing. More companies are growing their revenue through online sales. As a result, they are becoming more exposed. Beginning a New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on challenges and...
JLT Expands Lloyd’s Security/Privacy; Adds U.S. E&O Tech Coverage
Apr 4 2006 // JLT Risk Solutions Ltd;, part of London-based global broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, announced a significantly expanded insurance program within the Lloyd’s of London market “to provide security and...
Insurers Happy with Utah Privacy Bills
Mar 13 2006 // In its just-concluded session, the Utah Legislature passed legislation to protect consumers from unauthorized access to their credit-related information, while preserving insurers’ access to credit data, Property...
Justice Dept. Limits Prosecutions Under Medical Privacy Law
Jun 9 2005 // The Justice Department has decided that most health care employees can’t be prosecuted for stealing personal data under a privacy law intended to protect medical information. The ruling could jeopardize the lone...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Secures Lloyd’s of London Protection for Financial, Healthcare Sectors
Mar 9 2005 // JLT Risk Solutions Ltd. and Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, reported insurance capacity has been secured within the Lloyd’s of London market to provide new insurance protection...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Secures Lloyds of London Ins Protection to Financial & Healthcare Sectors as Identity Theft Grows
Mar 3 2005 // London: JLT Risk Solutions Ltd and Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT.LN) said today insurance capacity has been secured within the Lloyd’s of London market to provide new...
New Agents Council for Technology Report Outlines Recommendations for Privacy Policies
Dec 7 2004 // As Americans become increasingly concerned about the privacy of their health and personal information, independent insurance agents and brokers must make safeguarding private client information a specific focus within...
Mich. Privacy Rules Take Effect
Aug 26 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters announced that new rules designed to help protect the security and confidentiality of insurance companies’ customer information...
The Intersection of Privacy Legislation and Insurance Related Litigation
Jun 14 2004 // Privacy legislation has affected almost all consumers of goods and services in the United States. Most notably, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) passed by the federal government in November of 1999 sets forth a complex...
PCI Urges Rejection of N.J. Privacy Law Proposals
Feb 6 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urged New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee members to reject proposed legislation regarding the privacy of financial information, indicating that the current proposals...
Calif. Legislative Session Adjourns With New Privacy Law, WC Reform
Oct 6 2003 // New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty industry during the 2003...
