Data security

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America said it suffered a system breach on July 16 that affected a majority of its 1.4 million customers.

Investigating a company's security posture can highlight unknown cyber vulnerabilities or possible risks affecting its future value.

A look at insurer innovations and strategies

Jennifer Wilson, cyber leader at Newfront, explains how AI is changing the risk landscape for businesses and its impact on the cyber insurance space.

Zurich Insurance Group AG agreed to buy BOXX Insurance Inc, a Canadian cyber risk management firm.

Aflac Inc. said a recent cybersecurity breach could have given intruders unauthorized access to customers' personal information

The threat actors utilize a variety of social engineering tactics to gain access to carrier systems and information.

Third-party vulnerabilities are an understated cybersecurity opening facing insurers in 2025, pushing many to take a new approach to defense planning.

Addressing the risks from increasing cyberattacks requires more than cyber insurance.

Plan sponsors can turn to narrow fiduciary liability coverage rather than broader cyber risk insurance, according to a bond and insurance firm executive.

Governance, risk and compliance programs are an under-utilized risk mitigation tool for cyber insurance.

Cybersecurity is a top challenge for business leaders, according to The Hartford's 2025 Risk Monitor.

Cybersecurity requires combating misinformation and empowering employees with critical fact-checking strategies to guard against bad actors.

Ransom demands decreased 22% in 2024, according to new Coalition data.

Insurers should proactively quantify and mitigate internal cyber exposure.

What happens when conventional risk assessment models face modern security challenges?

Half of U.S. states allow the method of marketing to cyber security policyholders and clients, which has potential to reduce the impact of cyber incidents, according to research by The Institute for Security and Technology (IST).

A majority of the insurance industry has strong cybersecurity practices, but is lacking in some areas.

Three areas for insurance leaders to explore related to the role of tech in risk management.

Growth in premiums flattened in the past two years after steep growth, but new MGA entrants in the space could fuel another rise.