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Landscape of Standalone Cybersecurity Policies Has Changed Due to Increased Risk and Scrutiny Image

Landscape of Standalone Cybersecurity Policies Has Changed Due to Increased Risk and Scrutiny

Walter Andrews, Andrea DeField & Sima Kazmir

Because the market is rapidly changing, policyholders should not expect that they'll be offered the same coverage at renewal. Policyholders should start their renewal process earlier going into this year's renewal so they have time to analyze new pricing, as well as new endorsements that may limit coverage and consider alternative forms, insurers, and policies to maximize coverage.

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Insurance Fraud Remains Key Area of Government Focus Image

Insurance Fraud Remains Key Area of Government Focus

Michael A. Sirignano

During the past year, there were important government reports examining the defrauding of health insurance programs, new trends and government initiatives relating to fraud, and insurance fraud cases involving significant numbers of defendants. When added together, it is not difficult to understand why insurance fraud remains such a key area of focus for government officials, carriers and attorneys.

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Why Commercial Insurance Prices Are Rising Image

Why Commercial Insurance Prices Are Rising

Ted Knutson

Commercial insurance prices are rising as increased costs from climate change, the supply chain crisis and inflation take hold, Westchester, a commercial property, and casualty insurance underwriter, said in a new report.

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Tenth Circuit: Government COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Coverage for Loss of Business Income Image

Tenth Circuit: Government COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Coverage for Loss of Business Income

Stephen Masciocchi & Tina Van Bockern

In a recent case, the Tenth Circuit joined other circuits in holding that government closure orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not trigger insurance coverage for loss of business income, reasoning that the temporary inability to use property caused by COVID shutdown orders doesn't involve a covered physical loss of property.

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Growth of Cyber Attacks Leading Insurers to Drop the Unprepared Image

Growth of Cyber Attacks Leading Insurers to Drop the Unprepared

Victoria Hudgins

Securing cyber insurance is becoming more difficult. Law firms are facing insurance carriers that are placing a heavier emphasis on proactive cybersecurity measures, dropping clients, and even exiting the cyber insurance space when the risk outweighs the premium.

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Ransomware Insurance: Understanding the Developing Legal & Regulatory Landscape Image

Ransomware Insurance: Understanding the Developing Legal & Regulatory Landscape

J. Andrew Moss, David M. Cummings & Jessica E. Gopiao

In light of the ever-growing ransomware threat, it is important to understand the developing legal and regulatory landscape in order to take the proper steps at the first sign of an attack, including getting the insurance company involved immediately.

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COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Casualty Provisions Image

COVID-19 and Lease Negotiations: Casualty Provisions

Ann E. Ryan & Adrienne B. Koch

First in series of articles that will examine specific aspects of the COVID shift in which commercial lease negotiations are seeking protection against unlikely events. Part 1 focuses on casualty provisions.

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Key Issues In Cyber Insurance Policies Image

Key Issues In Cyber Insurance Policies

John Palmeri, Danielle Gardiner & Carlos Rivera

The surge in ransomware attacks has made familiarity with the provisions of cyber insurance essential for professionals in the entertainment industry, which is among prime targets of ransomware operatives.

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Work from Home Could Lead to Higher Cyber Insurance Claims Image

Work from Home Could Lead to Higher Cyber Insurance Claims

Yakir Golan

A look at the main software and application categories that increased during remote work and the vast implications for user privacy, corporate cybersecurity and cyber insurance.

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Drafting a Fair Force Majeure Provision In the Wake of COVID-19 Image

Drafting a Fair Force Majeure Provision In the Wake of COVID-19

Scott R. Lippert & Darcy Baboulis-Gyscek

Only a handful cases have addressed force majeure clauses in commercial real estate agreements in the wake of the pandemic, which has produced conflicting views as to whether performance was excused.

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