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No Duty to Defend BIPA Lawsuit Given Absence of Data Breach or Security Failure

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The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, applying Illinois law, has held that a cyber policy did not afford coverage for an underlying lawsuit alleging violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)...more

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Insured Not Entitled to a Windfall Under Cyber Policy’s Business Interruption Insuring Agreement

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, applying Arkansas law, has held that a cyber policy’s business interruption coverage should not result in a windfall for an...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Insurer Denies Coverage Under Professional Liability Policy for Lawyer’s Email Compromise

Insurance coverage for cyberattacks can be tricky for anyone to navigate, including lawyers. To illustrate this point, a case in New Jersey caught my eye that I thought would be an interesting read for our followers who are...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Caught in the Crossfire — How will the war exclusion affect commercial policyholders?

The war exclusion has received a lot of attention over the past year, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Policyholders’ concern that insurers will assert the exclusion as a basis to deny coverage is...more

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Cyber Insurance Policies May Not Cover Phishing Attack Funds Diversion

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals is considering an appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida , in which the District Court ruled that a cyber insurance policy did not cover diversion...more

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What is Hostile or Warlike?: An in-depth look at the Merck war exclusion decision and its shortfalls

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On January 13, 2022, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, held in Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. ACE Amer. Ins. Co., et al., No. UNN-L-2682-18, that the Hostile/Warlike Action Exclusion in various property policies...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York’s DFS Publishes A Cyber Insurance Risk Framework

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Keypoint: New York’s Division of Financial Services (DFS) now requires Property and Casualty Insurers writing cyber insurance to comply with the Division’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework to manage their risk. In her...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Courts Wrestle With Coverage of Cyber-Related Claims

Cyber insurance is designed to fill an enterprise's coverage gaps, where coverage under other forms of in­surance may not be triggered by these kind of losses. At the same time, and because cyber insurance is a relatively new...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Effect Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Directors And Officers (D&O) Insurance (UPDATED)

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Coronaviruses represent a large family of viruses that can cause respiratory illnesses. The 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China represented the first severe virus that resulted from a coronavirus,...more

Troutman Pepper

New Case May Signal Greater Likelihood That Insurers Are on the Hook for Coverage in Phishing Attacks

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A new Sixth Circuit decision may signal an emerging trend on whether insurers must cover claims made by policyholders who fall victim to phishing scams....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Sixth Circuit Finds Coverage Under Crime Policy for Business Email Compromise

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For the second time in ten days, a federal appeals court ruled a crime insurance policy provides coverage for losses arising from a business email compromise. In American Tooling Center, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety...more

White and Williams LLP

Second Circuit Holds Phishing Email Using PHP Script is Covered “Computer Fraud”

Scams from business compromise emails (BECs) have been labeled by the FBI as a “$5 billion” problem. Sometimes known as “CEO Fraud,” BECs are where an email, purportedly coming from a high-ranking company official or vendor,...more

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Eleventh Circuit Rules There Is No Coverage under Crime Policy’s Computer Fraud Component

Remember the “good” ol’ days when the run-of-the-mill theft involved someone physically taking something tangible? That is so 20th century. Now, thieves and fraudsters are able to use computers and the internet to carry out...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Know What’s Covered: Cyber Insurance Coverage Turns On Specific Policy Language

In an unpublished opinion issued by the Eleventh Circuit in Interactive Communications International, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co. (No. 17-11712, filed 5/10/18), the appellate court found that where an insurance policy...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Five Coverage Tips from Recent E-mail Scam Insurance Decisions

The number of decisions considering claims for insurance coverage resulting from Business Email Compromise (“BEC”) scams has been increasing, providing policyholders with some hope, and some clarity, in this muddy area....more

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District Courts Buck Trend on Fidelity Coverage for Social Engineering and Business Email Compromise Schemes

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The FBI continues to warn that losses are on the rise from business email compromise (BEC) or “social engineering” schemes, which the Bureau describes as: Carried out by transnational criminal organizations that employ...more

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