The evolving market for cyberliability insurance coverage reveals significant differences in the scope of coverage afforded under available policies. A coverage gap that may exist under some policies is for insider cyber attacks. While external attacks receive substantial news coverage, a recent study finds that businesses may be far less equipped to stave off attacks involving insiders: employees, vendors, suppliers and others who may have authorized access to critical or sensitive data. Liability insurance protection – even under specialized cyberliability policy forms – may potentially lag behind on this important issue. Differences in policy language – including policy definitions and exclusions – may have a significant impact on the scope of coverage available for a cyberliability claim. It is therefore critical to understand the coverage provided under your company's cyberliability policy in response to insider attacks or data breaches.
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