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ThinkRisk Launches Comprehensive Content, Data Security, Privacy Program

Ryan Specialty Group’s Think Risk has launched [in]TELLIGENCE to address evolving and often overlooked operational exposures coming from technology and its effect on businesses. Recent surveys have reported that more than half of small to mid-size U.S. firms have already …

Wisconsin Woman Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Google

A federal appeals court has dismissed a Wisconsin woman’s lawsuit against Google Inc. alleging that it was using her name to generate revenue through online advertising. Beverly Stayart, of Elkhorn, alleged that if someone started typing in a Google search …

ACE USA Expands Privacy Protection with Data Breach Fund Sidecar

ACE USA has introduced a new option for ACE privacy protection policyholders through enhancements to its data breach team endorsement. The new data breach fund sidecar endorsement eliminates tiered sub-limits and provides a single data breach fund limit, one that …

CloudInsure, Lockton to Offer Cloud Risk Insurance Coverage

CloudInsure, a cloud insurance platform designed to specifically address privacy and security liabilities within the cloud environment, has formed an agreement with independent (re)insurance broker Lockton to provide risk management products for clients exposed to hazards associated with cloud technologies. …

Travelers Adds Cyber Protection Tailored to Small Businesses

Small businesses may not think they are at risk for cybercrime, but almost 72 percent of the 855 data breaches worldwide analyzed by Verizon’s forensic analysis unit were at companies with 100 employees or less*. However, a questionnaire by Travelers …

ThinkRisk, Aspen U.S. Partner to Offer Media, Technology, Privacy E&O Program

Ryan Specialty Group’s (RSG) ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency and Aspen US Insurance have entered into a new underwriting partnership. ThinkRisk will transition its existing converging risk program –specialized errors and omissions insurance for media, advertising, technology, privacy and network and security …

Evolution of Cyber Coverage: How to Sell to Today’s Businesses

The insurance industry has wrestled with the best way to respond to all the different privacy and security exposures businesses face in the current tech-heavy world. Since it first came out in the late ’90s, cyber coverage has evolved from …

AmWINS to Offer Network Security Privacy Liability Program for Hospitals

AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas, through its partnership with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS) and Beazley plc, is now offering a data privacy and network security insurance product for hospitals. The product is tailored to hospitals for privacy breaches, …

Ex-Minnesota Cop Agrees to $665K Over Privacy Claims

A former Minnesota police officer who accused other law enforcement of illegally accessing her driver’s license information to see her photo has reached tentative settlements with St. Paul and other cities worth $665,000. Anne Marie Rasmusson, 38, alleged that 144 …

Markel Updates IT Professional Policy

Markel has launched a revamped IT professional policy, with a complete overhaul of the existing form. In addition to basic professional liability, the policy now includes configurable first and third party data privacy and security coverage, general liability and media …