insurance

Hackers Begin Publishing Data Of Oakland City Workers

After a ransomware attack last month on the city of Oakland in California, hackers have begun leaking stolen data online

2 years ago

Ransomware Hackers Ask Victims For Cyber Insurance Details

Varonis warns that HardBit ransomware asks victims to share their cyber insurance details, to help achieve their extortion aims

2 years ago

Cyber-Attacks Set To Become ‘Uninsurable’, Warns Insurance Boss

Chief executive of Zurich Insurance warns that cyber-attacks, rather than natural disasters, will quickly become “uninsurable”

2 years ago

Amazon Enters UK Insurance Market With Comparison Site

Financial services push sees Amazon enter UK insurance market, with challenge to four established price comparison websites

2 years ago

Australia’s Top Health Insurer Hacked

Hacker steals customer data from Australia's leading health insurer Medibank Private, in latest data breach down under

2 years ago

Lloyd’s of London To End Insurance For Nation State Cyberattacks

Lloyd's of London instructs its insurers to stop coverage for nation state cyberattacks, in its cyber insurance policies

2 years ago

Most Common Ways Brits Damage Their Phones Revealed

Ewww. Research from phone insurance specialist, insurance2go, reveals at least 739 people per year drop their phone down toilet

3 years ago

Ransomware Attack Costs Norsk Hydro $40m

Ouch! Hefty cost of ransomware attack prompts experts to warn companies to check their insurance policies

6 years ago

US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials

The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories

6 years ago

Lloyds of London: Cyber Attack Could Cause £40bn In Damage Worldwide

The costs incurred by a major cyber-attack could be on par with the havoc caused by a major natural disaster,…

7 years ago

Bupa Global Admits Data Breach Of Health Insurance Information

Firm admits employee action resulted in breach of customer data including names and date of births

7 years ago

IBM And AIG Build Blockchain Insurance Policy For London Bank

IBM-built Blockchain project completed to tackle complex insurance policies for London bank

7 years ago

Hacking Insurance ‘Surges’ Amid Cyber Crime Fears

Company fears over cybercrime stokes rise in cyber insurance policies, as European hack reporting rules loom

8 years ago

O2 Expands Into Car Insurance With O2 Drive

Sidewise move? O2 launches car insurance product includes black box system for young drivers

8 years ago

FCA Approves Big Data Use By Insurance Industry

But the financial watchdog warns insurers not to use Big Data to penalise certain customers with higher premiums

8 years ago

Business Cyber Insurance To Rise In Face Of Evolving Threats

Business take-up of cyber insurance set to rise dramatically as next generation threats present fresh challenges

9 years ago

Only Two Percent Of UK Big Businesses Have Insurance Against Cyber-Attacks

Government report says the UK should aim to be a global centre for cyber security insurance

10 years ago

Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?

Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you…

10 years ago

Teradata Aims To Help Admiral Group Sail Through Its Business Transformation

One of the UK’s largest car insurance providers invests in a new data analytics platform to boost operational performance

10 years ago

Insurance Risk Firm Models Catastrophes – In Iceland

Iceland is a development site for a giant cloud, built to prepare insurance firms for disasters

11 years ago

More Companies Adopting Cyber-Security Insurance

While less than one-third of companies are currently insured against data breaches, that figure is growing, according to a new…

11 years ago

Business Intelligence for Financial Services

A key lesson emerging from the recent turmoil in Financial Services (FS) is the importance of information – the need…

13 years ago