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Moody's Ratings: Cyber Insurance Competition Up, Prices Down

Data Breach Today

Credit Rating Business Says Cyber Insurance Market 'Poised for Significant Growth' Competition has been increasing in the cyber insurance market, leading to a "moderate" decrease in insurance premiums after several years of rate increases.

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Hackers Sell U.S. Lawmaker Data Stolen From Insurance Market

Data Breach Today

Target Does Not Appear to Have Deliberately Targeted Members of Congress A hacker has been selling data stolen from an online health insurance marketplace used by members of Congress and residents of Washington, D.C. The cause size and scope of the breach are still unknown.

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Ransomware Hackers Steal Medical Insurance Data of 1M People

Data Breach Today

Young Consulting Says Health Data Exposed; Ransomware Group Leaked Stolen Data Young Consulting, which develops software for the stop-loss insurance market, is notifying 1 million individuals that their personal information was stolen earlier this year in a hack attack.

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Cyber Insurance: Higher Premiums, Limited Coverage

Data Breach Today

GAO Report Summarizes Market Trends The increasing number of cyberthreats, especially ransomware attacks, is leading some cyber insurers to raise premiums and limit some coverage in hard-hit sectors, such as healthcare and education, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

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News Alert: QBE North America launches new cyber insurance program with Converge

The Last Watchdog

New York, NY, July 27, 2023 – QBE North America today announced the launch of a cyber insurance program with new MGA, Converge, acting as program administrator. Tom Kang, CEO, Converge, added, “We’re thrilled to partner with QBE North America given their experience and reputation in the cyber insurance market.

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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers have received considerable criticism for facilitating ransom payments to cybercriminals.

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Cyber Insurance: Important Lessons for New Markets

Data Breach Today

One of the major challenges for CISOs is on deciding the indemnity limit for cyber insurance, says Bhishma Maheshwari, executive vice president at Marsh India.

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