Cybersecurity and data privacy due diligence

Tim Francis, enterprise cyber lead at Travelers, spoke with Digital Insurance about cybersecurity and steps businesses can take to reduce potential exposures.

Understanding what factors lead insurers to deny claims can help businesses avoid problems that could undermine their coverage.

Health insurer had a varied range of applications to protect

Progress on cybersecurity measures lowers insurance market risks and stresses.

Market pressures, increasing threats and low awareness dragging on efforts

It's in insurers’ and insurtechs’ interest to ensure their mobile apps.

Not only is digital technology changing but so is the regulatory landscape. Some U.S. states have passed laws that will lead the insurance industry to take a fresh look at technology such as Bluetooth and navigation because they capture significant amounts of personal information from drivers and occupants.

Many insurers are focused on ransomware risk protection even though other new vulnerabilities are emerging from remote work. Recent statistics point to a troubling increase in ransomware and phishing, web application attacks and other emerging cybercrime tactics.