Risk Management

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Dangerous Hybrid: “Psychological” Cyber Crime

Sophisticated cyber-engineering skills are not required. At work here is a new iteration of an old archetype, the con artist who “cajoles, flatters, feigns […]

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Lloyd’s Bulletin Y5381 Has The Market In A Tizzy

Issued on August 16, with the title “State backed cyber-attack exclusions,” Lloyd’s Market Bulletin Ref: Y5381 says in part that all cyber-attack policies falling […]

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ADA “Shakedown” Lawsuit Dismissed In CA

A lawsuit filed earlier this year by the district attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco accused a San Diego law firm of making […]

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Are Biometric Privacy Liability Risks Covered By Insurance?

When taking surveys, general counsel rank privacy liability at the top of their list of concerns, and rightly so. Privacy litigation presents a growing […]

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Solid Win For A Shipyard In A Covid Business Interruption Case

The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled on the side of a policy holder in a coverage dispute involving a Covid business interruption claim. This […]

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Online-Shopper Tracking Lawsuits, Thwarted Elsewhere, Are Heading For Pennsylvania

Lawsuit alleging privacy violations by way of website tracking software have not fared well. The generic name for these applications is “session-replay software,” and […]

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Why “Cats” Are Not Insurers’ Biggest Problem

Catastrophic events like wildfires and hurricanes – “cats” in trade parlance – are packing more punch than ever, but by some measures they have […]

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The Grammar Of Risk: Autonomous Vehicles, Covid, And “The Narrative Of Exceptions”

Arguments in favor of limited regulation and rapid deployment of autonomous vehicles are strikingly similar to arguments that were made for rapid deployment of […]

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ESG On The Carpet

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement has produced “an opaque and perverse system in which some financial companies no longer make decisions in […]

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Contract Data Models: A Modern Framework for Digitization

Contracts possess vital data that can supercharge the business by improving revenue, reducing risk and increasing efficiency. Law departments are turning to technology, often […]