Cyber Risk News

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau and Javelin …

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau and Javelin …

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau and Javelin …

Protecting Agency Security Takes Center Stage

High profile cases of identity theft have been all over the general press in recent weeks. We have seen from these cases just how devastating an impact these security breaches can have on the reputations of the firms involved. Some …

For Agents Facing Evil Internet Wizards, Security is a Matter of Liability as Well as Downtime

Viruses, Worms and Hackers, Oh My! In 2001, Boston-area independent agent Peter Anderson noticed that his agency’s network server was dramatically losing hard disk space. The last time he’d checked it, there were 16 gigabytes available. Two weeks later, he …

Hylant Group Adds Lash as VP of Financial Products

Cincinnati-based broker Hylant Group announced the addition of Jim Lash to its growing risk management practice in Columbus and Cincinnati. Jim joins Hylant Group after 10 years of employment with Chubb Insurance Co. as the Ohio Valley regional manager for …

With No Major Surprises, Iowa Legislature Ends on Positive Note

Pleased with no last minute surprises to insurers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has commended the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Thomas Vilsack for taking positive and progressive steps on this year’s insurance-related bills. “During this year’s legislative …

AIA Testifies at N.Y. Security Breach Hearing; Steps Taken for Customers

Any new laws to prevent identity theft and mandate notification of data security breaches need to be uniform and consistent with procedures in other states, and flexible enough to allow compliance, said the American Insurance Association (AIA) Tuesday in testimony …

New Markets

Internet Basic Liability Policy for Small, Mid-Size Tech Firms Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers launched a basic Internet liability policy aimed at small to mid-size technology firms. Internet basic liability protection is designed for technology businesses or firms with …

Fla. Matrix Database Would Tap Into Insurance Records

Florida insurance companies could be required to provide customer information if Florida law officials implement a comprehensive Multi-state Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange, or Matrix database, now being contemplated. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is seeking proposals and taking bids to …