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Seventh Circuit Ruling on Insurance Coverage for Biometric Privacy Class Actions Strays From Trend Protecting Policyholders

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In light of the continuing barrage of lawsuits brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), companies should be able to rely on their general liability (GL) insurers to defend and indemnify them from...more

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Alarming Insurance Gaps and Soaring Breach Rates Call for a United Front in Cybersecurity

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Editor's Note: The convergence of CYE's and Surfshark's analyses reveals a critical juncture in the fight against cyber threats. With the U.S. leading global data breaches and businesses facing significant insurance coverage...more

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Insuring Innovation: Protecting Your Organization in the Age of Generative AI

The decision to integrate Generative AI (“GAI”) into an organization is one that occupies significant space these days in many corporate board rooms. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the adoption of GAI...more

Cozen O'Connor

Is there CGL Coverage for Cyber Breach Claims?

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The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

“Keeping Track” of Your Cyber (and Other) Coverage Part II

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On this episode of Don't Take No for An Answer, host, Lynda A. Bennett, Partner and Chair of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, is joined by David Anderson, Vice President, Cyber Liability at Woodruff Sawyer, and Heather...more

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Cybersecurity Insurance: Circuit Courts Weigh in on Insurers’ Liability for an Insured’s Losses Stemming from a Data Breach

When a cybersecurity-related incident occurs, an insured should not automatically assume a standard commercial general liability (CGL) policy issued by an insurer will cover their losses, as CGL policies generally afford...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Continuing Use of CGL Policies to Cover Data Breach Losses

Our lives and the products and devices we use become more dependent on data by the day. As a result, cyberattacks and data breaches present everchanging risks to companies and individuals, and the importance of applicable...more

Brooks Pierce

Rethinking Your Cyber Insurance Needs as Your Workplace Evolves

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The past 20 months have created a lot of transitions in how people work. Some companies still have the majority of their employees working remotely and intend to keep it that way permanently. Other businesses have tried to...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Your CGL Policy May Provide Coverage for a Data Breach

As cybercrimes and data breaches continue to cause significant damage to companies of all types, policyholders are looking to their various insurance policies for coverage to help weather the storm and recoup losses. A recent...more

Carlton Fields

Target Data Breach Not Covered Under CGL Policy: Court Rejects “But-For” Theory for Loss of Use Damages Where There Was No...

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Following a 2013 data breach in which the credit and debit card information of more than 110 million customers was stolen or exposed, Target Corp. sought coverage from its CGL insurers for $74 million that it incurred in...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Insureds Seek Coverage For Breaches Under Traditional Policies

There have been a number of high-profile insurance coverage cases arising from losses due to cyber fraud – especially data breaches, "spoofing'' and payment instruction fraud. While cyber insurance is specifically designed to...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: Cyber Insurance

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Time to Check Your Cyber Insurance

Now that the CCPA is in effect, some companies will need to revise their policies. The cyber insurance markets are beginning to adapt to the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which went into effect on January 1. ...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Cyber Coverage by any Other Name Can Smell as Sweet. Maryland Court Rules Traditional Property Policy Covers Loss of Data and...

Cyberattacks are an increasingly frequent and costly risk faced by almost every business today. While the availability and scope of cyber-specific insurance has developed exponentially over the past few years, it is important...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Event] Privacy Please: How California’s Consumer Data Collection and Protection Laws Impact Nonprofits - February 27th, San...

Whether in connection with their marketing programs or other data-driven initiatives, nonprofit organizations are becoming more reliant on the data of their customers. Those that are collecting consumer data need to be aware...more

Butler Snow LLP

Failure to prevent a data breach is not likely to be covered by a traditional CGL insurance policy.

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In this high tech era we live in, creating, storing and using data is commonplace. The sheer quantity and scope of data has made protecting that data of paramount importance. Yet, every day we hear about another data...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Courts’ Approach to Cyber Insurance Continues to Evolve

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As more companies purchase cyber insurance to protect against the risks of computer hacking and data breaches, the body of law interpreting these policies is evolving rapidly. Risk managers and counsel should monitor these...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Limitation of Liability

I continuously confront vendors who say I am “the only” lawyer who objects to limitation of liability provisions that attempt to limit the liability of a security incident to the amount of the contract....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Is Bad Cyber Insurance Coverage Actually Good for Consumers?

The cyber insurance market continues to evolve, and major questions remain unanswered. Should policies cover regulatory fines? Should first- and third-party claims be addressed in separate policies? The list goes on....more

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Don’t Expect Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies to Protect Against Cyber Breach or Crime

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Almost a year after Middle District Judge Mary Scriven’s instructive decision in Innovak Int’l, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co. in which she declined to hold that a traditional commercial general liability (CGL) policy, as drafted,...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

First Look - Summer 2018: Insurance Newsletter

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Your company’s computer system has been compromised by a hacker. From your initial investigation, you discover that the hacker has accessed proprietary company information and customer information including Social Security...more

Blank Rome LLP

Seeking Insurance Coverage for Data Breach Claims? A Recent Case Confirms that Certain D&O Policies Potentially Provide Coverage

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Businesses are increasingly purchasing dedicated cyber insurance policies to address their cyber and data security exposures. To date, however, many of the judicial decisions addressing insurance for cyber exposures have done...more

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CGL Coverage for Cyber Data Breaches: Court Finds No Coverage unless the Policyholder Itself Publishes the Private Information

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As cybersecurity incidents continue to mount and as the issue of data security becomes increasingly important and a source of potential liability, companies should consider whether their standard commercial general liability...more

Carlton Fields

CGL Policies And Data Breaches: No Publication, No Coverage

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As cyber hacking and phishing schemes become more common, one issue that is often raised is whether, and to what extent, damages resulting from these incidents fall within the coverage afforded under a standard commercial...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Insurance Purchasers Beware: Florida Court Finds No Duty to Defend Data Breach Claim Under CGL Personal & Advertising Injury...

On November 17, 2017, a U.S. district court in Florida narrowly construed personal and advertising injury coverage for data-breach claims under a commercial general liability policy. In Innovak International, Inc., v. The...more

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