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Study Downplays Cyber Insurance As Incentive to Pay Ransom

Data Breach Today

RUSI Study Finds 'No Smoking Gun' Suggesting Insureds Pay Extortion More Readily Fears that cyber insurance coverage drives companies into paying ransomware demands more easily than not appear unfounded, concludes a British think tank study that also suggests insurers should do more to enact corporate discipline.

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US Government to Study Cyber Insurance Backstop

Data Breach Today

Cyber Insurers Limit Financial Exposure While Risk Grows The Department of Treasury and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are soliciting comments on whether risks to critical infrastructure from a catastrophic cyber attack - and the concurrent potential for ruinous financial exposure by insurers - should lead to a new federal approach.

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NYDFS issues significant guidance on insurers using AI or external data

Data Protection Report

On January 17, 2024 the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published a Proposed Insurance Circular Letter (“Proposed Circular”) regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data and information sources (“ECDIS”) in insurance underwriting and pricing. Actual Actuarial Validity.

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Cyber insurance: A guide for businesses

IT Governance

That’s why they organisations increasingly relying on cyber insurance policies to cover the costs when data breaches and cyber attacks occur. But just how helpful is cyber insurance? What is cyber insurance? How does cyber insurance work? What does a cyber insurance policy cover? Who needs cyber insurance?

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In the fragmented insurance landscape, let’s unify customer experience

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the fragmented insurance landscape, let’s unify customer experience divya Mon, 03/06/2023 - 06:13 You may think of an insurance company as a singularly-focused entity, offering protection for one product. However, the insurance business reaches across a disparate range of consumer products. To add to the challenge, a.s.r.

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[Podcast] Transforming How Mortgage Insurance Applications Are Processed

AIIM

On this episode of the AIIM on Air Podcast , Kevin Craine explores an interesting case study about how Zia Consulting helped a large U.S. mortgage firm fundamentally transform the way mortgage insurance applications are processed, eliminating paper in favor of a completely digital workflow.

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Examples of IBM assisting insurance companies in implementing generative AI-based solutions  

IBM Big Data Hub

IBM can help insurance companies insert generative AI into their business processes IBM is one of a few companies globally that can bring together the range of capabilities needed to completely transform the way insurance is marketed, sold, underwritten, serviced and paid for.