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France: Changes to insurability of cyber losses

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

LOPMI introduces amendments to the insurability of losses and damages paid in response to cyber-attacks, including in relation to ransom payments – requiring that the payment of insurance compensation be conditional on the filing of a complaint, within a 72 hour time frame, to competent authorities.

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New York Regulators Call on Insurers to Strengthen the Cyber Underwriting Process

Hunton Privacy

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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Ohio Adopts National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law

Data Matters

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”.

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Michigan Adopts National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law

Data Matters

On December 28, 2018, Michigan adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law in the form of Michigan H.B. The Act defines licensees as persons authorized, registered, or licensed under Michigan insurance laws or required to be so. 6491 (Act). MCL § 500.550.

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How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. Insured companies often will not have options. Eliminate attacker access.

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Data analytics – how should insurers look to the future?

CGI

Data analytics – how should insurers look to the future? With a plethora of new data sources across the property and casualty (P&C) general insurance lifecycle now becoming available, how do insurers create an all-encompassing data analytics policy for the future? Tue, 09/12/2017 - 03:00. Connected and monitored energy usage.

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Inrupt’s Solid Announcement

Schneier on Security

You authorize granular access to that pod to whoever you want for whatever reason you want. If you want your insurance company to have access to your fitness data, you grant it through your pod. If you want your friends to have access to your vacation photos, you grant it through your pod. It’s yours.

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