AIG offers insurance against cyber loss and injury
AIG offers Cyber Insurance. American Insurance Group, aka AIG, has announced that it is now offering a new type of insurance policy, one that will compensate companies and individuals, that have suffered losses due to cyber attacks that damage property and harm people. Tracey Alloway, writing from New York Financial Times, reports that this new insurance policy is the first of its kind from a major international insurer and offers a level of cover beyond that previously available. In the past policies were available but they only covered corporate losses arising from data breaches. At the....
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The number of hacking attacks on various companies, irrespective of their business have been on a rise across the world. The increasing frequency and the extent of such attacks have driven the costs of obtaining a cyber insurance cover upwards. The premium for such insurance policies vary from business to business, based on the factor of risk associated with them. Among all the businesses, banking, finance and especially cryptocurrency based businesses are the worst affected due to drastic increase in rates and deductibles. Over that, insurers in some cases are also setting a cap to....
San Francisco-based Coinbase has published an interesting blog post on Wednesday, which essentially serves a means of comforting its users. In short: the company announced that it holds insurance against both theft and loss of the bitcoin they hold - much of which belongs to its over one million users. Interestingly enough, however, they say that they have been insured since November of 2013, adding that "given the recent claims of insurance in the industry," felt it appropriate to inform its user base. They write: Coinbase is insured against theft and hacking in an amount that exceeds the....
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has tailored coverage for bitcoin exchanges facing the risks of rampant cyber attacks. This sense of assurance may boost consumers’ confidence — but what else should they know about such coverage? Together with bitFlyer, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSIG) aims to provide protection to exchanges and their consumers, regardless of....
Crypto needs insurance too. Digital asset exchange Bitstamp has beefed up its insurance measures to combat the inherent uncertainties associated with the crypto space."The policy covers an array of crime-related cases, such as employee theft, loss while the assets are stored at any premises, loss in transit, loss caused by computer fraud or funds transfer fraud, and loss related to legal fees and expenses," an Oct. 15 statement from Bitstamp detailed with regard to the firm's updated insurance measures. Cryptocurrency offers added freedom when compared to traditional finance, allowing....
In a surprise post on Coinbase's blog today, Coinbase revealed that they have "been insured for almost a year." Coinbase insurance was secured through worldwide insurance broker, Aon. Aon has over 60,000 colleagues worldwide and provides services for clients in over 120 countries. That Coinbase is securing insurance from a potentially worldwide network of underwriters is no small fact to look over. Coinbase's insurance policy "covers losses due to breaches in physical or cyber security and employee theft." Pointedly, Coinbase insurance does not help any individuals that lose their bitcoins....