Cyber Risk News

Abram Interstate Offers HO and Dwelling Product for Calif.

Abram Interstate Insurance Services, Inc. of Rocklin, Calif. recently announced a new preferred and standard Homeowners and Dwelling Fire market with Travelers Insurance Company. This new market is an admitted market that is rated “A,” XV by A.M. Best. It …

Nationwide’s New Identity Theft Policy Also Available Through Independent Agents

Columbus, Ohio-based exclusive-agent carrier Nationwide Insurance announced that its new identity theft policy will also be available through independent agents appointed with Nationwide subsidiary Allied Insurance. Nationwide Washington D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are joining forces to offer identity theft protection …

Abram Interstate Offers New Homeowners Market

Rocklin, Calif.-based, Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. announces a new Preferred and Standard Homeowners and Dwelling Fire market with Travelers Insurance Company. The addition of this new market, A.M. Best “A”, XV rated and admitted, rounds out our ability to …

Trident Insurance Offering Identity Recovery Coverage for Employees with Schools, Public Entities

Trident Insurance Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc., has added identity recovery coverage to its offering of products designed for employees of public entities. Trident has partnered with The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and …

PCI’s Csiszar, Panelists Discuss Sarbanes-Oxley, TRIA Concerns

The Property Casualty Insurers Association’s Joint Marketing and Underwriting Seminar, held April 17 in St. Petersburg, Fla., had a baseball motif, “Hitting a Grand Slam with Marketing and Underwriting Tools and Tips.” Monday’s general session featured a “Play-by-play Commentary: The …

St. Paul Travelers Unveils Internet Basic Liability Protection Policy for Certain Tech Businesses

St. Paul Travelers has launched a basic Internet liability policy aimed at small to mid-size technology businesses at the Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS) in Philadelphia. Internet Basic Liability Protection is designed for technology businesses or firms with …

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures 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 …

ChoicePoint to Allow People Access to Personal Records

An executive of embattled data broker ChoicePoint Inc. said the company is developing a system that would allow people to review their personal information that is sold to law enforcement agencies, employers, landlords and businesses. “You will receive the reports …

NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SIGNS CREDIT LEGISLATION:

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) signed into law SB 560, the Personal Insurance Credit Information Act, according to the American Insurance Association. The bill was passed by the legislature on March 19. SB 560 will provide New Mexico with …

ACE USA Launches Network Risk Policy

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that its International & Specialty Group, in conjunction with ACE Professional Risk, has launched a new first party network risk insurance product – ACE Digital DNA(SM) …