Our webinar series on cyber and privacy breaches and their insurance impacts begins on October 4, 2011 at 10:00 C.S.T. with the introductory presentation Cyber Data: If You Use It, Don’t Lose It: An Introduction to Cyber and Privacy Breaches and Their Insurance Impact. You can still register here for this complimentary webinar. See you… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Breach Notification Laws
Subscribe to Breach Notification Laws RSS FeedCalifornia Beefs Up Security Breach Notification Requirements
Posted in Breach Notification Laws, Cyber Breach, Data Breach, Privacy LegislationOn August 31, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 24 (“SB 24”) into law. The bill amends the state’s security breach notification statute requirements for breach notifications sent to California residents. SB 24 also mandates electronic notification to the state Attorney General when a breach affects mores than 500 California residents. SB 24… Continue Reading
Wellpoint Settles with Indiana AG Over Data Breach
Posted in Breach Notification Laws, Data Breach, InsuranceHealth insurer WellPoint Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the Indiana Attorney General resolving the first lawsuit the AG filed under Indiana’s breach notification statute. In February 2010, a consumer notified Wellpoint that insurance applications containing personal information were accessible on Wellpoint’s website. The consumer reportedly contacted Wellpoint again on March 8, 2010. … Continue Reading
Expert: Demand for Cyber Insurance On The Rise
Posted in Breach Notification Laws, Cyber Breach, InsuranceHiscox’s James Whetstone, senior VP and U.S. technology and privacy manager, discusses the increasing demand for cyber insurance even before the recent spate of high-profile breaches. Mr. Whetstone’s interview with My New Markets.com, sponsored by the Insurance Journal, can be found here: Expert Assesses Cyberinsurance Market: Demand, Prevention, Recovery
Connecticut AG Demands Answers from Citigroup
Posted in Breach Notification Laws, Cyber Breach, PrivacyIn what is likely the first of many state inquires to come, the Connecticut Attorney General sent a letter on June 13, 2011 to Citigroup, Inc. requesting more information about the recent data breach it announced last week. On June 9, 2011, Citigroup announced that unidentified hackers had breached its system and accessed data belonging… Continue Reading