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Cybersecurity

The SEC is Focused on Public Company Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risks

While new data privacy rules in the European Union have dominated the news lately, the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not so quietly been making waves of its own in the regulation of cybersecurity. In February ,the SEC issued fresh guidance to public companies on the disclosure of cybersecurity issues, both in identifying risks prospectively and in disclosing breaches quickly. It then followed up that guidance in April with its first ever fine of a public company for failing to promptly disclose a… Continue Reading
Cyber Risk / Cybersecurity / Insurance

ACE Group and The Institutes Launch Dedicated Cyber Risk Programs

This week, two major industry players announced the launch of dedicated cyber risk programs. ACE Group, one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers, announced the launch of its new dedicated cyber risk business unit in response to internal research showing that cyber risk is a “top three” emerging issue among European risk managers.  ACE first established its global cyber practice in 2014, and is seeking to strengthen its leadership in this new risk area with the addition of full-time dedicated cyber underwriting… Continue Reading