Computers are involved at some point in almost every business transaction—that is the reality of life in the digital age. The implications of that fact are still being worked out with respect to the interpretation of insurance contract computer fraud…
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Cyber Attacks Reach Subrogation
It was just a matter of time. As cyber-attacks rose and the data security breaches became increasingly devastating to businesses and individuals, cyber breach insurance became more prevalent. And where insurance appears, subrogation recovery follows. We have not seen an overwhelming number…
Tagged with: breach, coverage, cyber security, data breach, data security, litigation, subrogation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
Chinese Leftovers: P.F. Chang’s Not Entitled to $2 Million in Breach Costs
In what is thought to be the first published decision in a cyber insurance coverage case, popular Chinese restaurant chain, P.F. Chang’s, was denied coverage for certain costs incurred as a result of a 2014 data breach. Unfortunate as it…
Tagged with: breach, coverage, data breach, insurance, risk assessment, risk management
Posted in Data Breach, Insurance, Litigation
Posted in Data Breach, Insurance, Litigation
Insurance Company Must Defend Against Data Breach Class Action, 4th Cir. Says
On Monday, the Fourth Circuit held that Travelers must defend Portal Healthcare in a class action claim arising out of an alleged medical records data breach. The class action, filed in New York state court in April 2013, alleges that…
Tagged with: breach, coverage, cybersecurity, data breach, insurance, publication, risk management
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Insurance, Litigation
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Insurance, Litigation
