Kari Timm was quoted today in Business Insurance’s article “Cyber breaches a particular risk for law firms: PLUS panel.” Please click here to read the article.
Category Archives: Reinsurance
Subscribe to Reinsurance RSS FeedBehind the Curtain: Just whose risks are being insured?
Posted in Business Practices, Coverage, Cyber Breach, Data Breach, Insurance, ReinsuranceIn today’s challenging economy, it is hard to turn away new business, whether from a client who provides a law firm with steady work, or a broker who contracts for investment services or a health care organization that contracts with a nursing registry. But what happens when the new client demands that as part of… Continue Reading
Reinsuring Cyber Risks
Posted in Cyber Breach, Damages, ReinsuranceMany of the underwriting and wording considerations that direct insurers bring to cyber risks apply to reinsurers as well. But there are also issues that are unique to reinsurers. We will explore some of these issues in periodic postings. Click here for Reinsuring Cyber Risks: Be Careful Out There , our analysis of reinsurance wording issues and… Continue Reading
Privacy of Pharmaceutical Records Challenged
Posted in Breach Notification Laws, Cloud Computing, Coverage, Cyber Breach, Health Records Privacy, HIPPA, Insurance, Privacy, Privacy Legislation, ReinsuranceWhen a pharmacy fills a prescription, it records the drug, dosage, prescribing physician, age and gender of the patient. The pharmacy sells this information to “data miners” who compile reports about the physician’s prescription habits. The data miners then sell their research to pharmaceutical companies, who use the data for target marketing to doctors most likely to… Continue Reading