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Cyber Insurance Premiums Fall Despite Ransomware Wave
Cyber Insurance Premiums Fall Despite Ransomware Wave
July 01, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Despite a recent wave of ransomware attacks, cyber insurance premiums are declining around the globe. That’s because businesses have gotten better at dealing with losses...

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TruShield Insurance and Visa Team on Cybersecurity for Small Businesses
TruShield Insurance and Visa Team on Cybersecurity for Small Businesses
February 13, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Small business insurance provider TruShield Insurance is collaborating with Visa to give eligible businesses protection against cybersecurity threats.   “Not having adequate protection against cyberattacks could leave business owners at...

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A Proactive Strategy To The Existential Crisis Of An SMB Cyberattack
A Proactive Strategy To The Existential Crisis Of An SMB Cyberattack
June 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

News that the U.S. government recovered more than $2 million from ransomware attackers whose victim, Colonial Pipeline, paid the ransom sparked conversations yet again about...

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UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
December 26, 2019  |  International

U.K. insurers will not be covering as much digital property and data as they previously did, according to the Financial Times. Now, disasters like fires...

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Cyber Insurance Market Expected To Reach $15B By 2022
Cyber Insurance Market Expected To Reach $15B By 2022
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As data breaches and ransomware hacks escalate, cyber protection is becoming one of the fastest-growing insurance industry sectors, a Financial Times special report indicated. The...

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New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
New Strain Of Ransomware Striking US, European Firms 
August 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance claims are spiking as a new type of ransomware targets companies across the U.S. and Europe, the The Financial Times reported on Sunday...

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Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua...

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Insurers Take The Guesswork Out Of Small Business Cyber Insurance
Insurers Take The Guesswork Out Of Small Business Cyber Insurance
April 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The threat of a small business cyberattack has introduced a conundrum for the rising InsurTech market. The demand for cyber insurance is on the rise,...

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CoverHound Raises $58M For Expansion Of Insurance Platform
CoverHound Raises $58M For Expansion Of Insurance Platform
February 05, 2019  |  Investments

CoverHound, the online property and casualty insurance platform operator, announced Tuesday (Feb. 5) that it raised $58 million in venture funding. In a press release,...

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