Businesses of all sizes are experiencing cyber incidents at an alarming rate. Cyber-related losses like fraudulent wire transfers, phishing and ransomware attacks have become the focus of cyber criminals. Therefore, the need for cyber insurance (for businesses of all sizes) has never been greater. Cyber insurers look carefully at each potential client to make sure...Read More

THE SINGLE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST RANSOMWARE MFA can Save your Business from Malicious Ransomware and other Cyber Attacks   Small businesses are exposed According to the department of Homeland Security approximately 50 – 75% of all ransomware breaches were against small businesses. With the rise in successful ransomware breaches, the associated costs of a ransomware...Read More

Cyber Insurance Threats and Underwriting Requirements   Cyber insurance premiums are continuing to rise drastically in 2022. Insureds have seen premium increases from 50% to 400%.  Premiums have increased due to a spike in claim frequency and severity.  In the last 18 months, there have been many cyber breaches, but there are three that stand...Read More

September 2021 The worlds of Healthcare and Life Sciences are complex. Both are experiencing unprecedented change and innovation due to personalized medicine, emerging technologies, and the surge in telehealth. Medicine is constantly evolving, but there’s presently a public microscope focused on practitioners, scientists, and government agencies due to the ongoing pandemic.   No one could...Read More

LAW FIRMS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD The global pandemic changed everything. Even being a lawyer. By Jaimee Williams-Caldwell | Broker | Founders Professional   Over the past year life has changed drastically. From our societal issues, to our healthcare, schooling for our children, to the shakeup of our workplaces and our life routines. Nothing is...Read More

Class Action COVID Prior to COVID-19, the D&O insurance market was already undergoing a period of remedial correction in terms of both pricing and carrier appetite, following years of soft market trading conditions and heavy losses. However, the initial impact of the pandemic alongside some of the longer-term effects is already being realized, such as...Read More

Why are Premiums Going Up? March 2020 A private company, with no claims history and no cannabis or crypto currency exposure, gets their management liability renewal quote and the premium is up 20%.  The CFO says, “Our company is the same as it was a year ago, why did my premium increase?” The current premium...Read More

Why Buy Cyber Liability? 10 Reasons Healthcare Entities Need to Buy Now   1  | PRIVACY LAWS Federal laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Account- ability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act require prompt notification if protected health information (PHI) that is not encrypted is lost,...Read More

Today, companies would never think of operating without property and casualty insurance. Yet, everyday companies are ignoring a risk that has the potential to cause just as much financial damage and even impact future viability. Small businesses are much more likely to be hit by a cyber attack, and are less resourced to deal with...Read More

Why Buy Cyber Liability? 10 REASONS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS NEED TO BUY CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE NOW   1 | PRIVACY LAWS Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have privacy laws requiring prompt notification if personally identifiable information (“PII”) that is not encrypted is lost, stolen or disclosed. Cyber coverage will...Read More