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Fortune 500’s Insured Losses for CrowdStrike Could Reach $1 Billion: Parametrix

Insurance Journal

The total direct financial loss facing the US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, from the CrowdStrike outage on July 19 is $5.4 The portion of the loss covered under cyber insurance policies … billion, modeling and insurance services firm Parametrix estimates.

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Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Re, Insurtech Sprout Offer Parametric Cover for Kenyan Coffee Farmers Facing Climate Risk

Insurance Journal

and the Kenyan insurer Britam to launch a parametric insurance product, which aims to protect Kenyan coffee growers from financial losses due … Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has partnered with insurtech firm Sprout Inc.

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The latest reports from FBI and ITRC reveal that cyber incidents in 2023 broke records for financial loss and frequency.

Triple-I: Business Insurance

Email compromise, cryptocurrency fraud, and ransomware increase In addition to record-high financial losses from cybercrimes overall in 2023, the report revealed trends across crime methodology and targets. Meanwhile, supply-chain attacks increased, and weak notification frameworks further increased cyber risk for all stakeholders.

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UMBRELLA INSURANCE EXPLAINED FOR NJ FAMILIES

Boyle Agency Insurance

It is basically designed to protect you and your family from financial loss if you should suffer a catastrophic event and your other insurance policies don’t provide enough protection. With Umbrella Insurance you know you have greater protection from the financial losses that exceed your other insurance policies.

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Detecting and Confronting Procurement Fraud

Risk Management Monitor

It is not just about the financial loss; there are many reputational issues too. This may seem negligible, but when you consider that every purchase in an organization can include an element of fraud, the scale of the problem becomes clear. Why Procurement Fraud? There are two main reasons: greed and opportunity.

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Commercial Insurance Strategies To Protect Your Business

Paragon Independent Insurance Agencies

Protection against damage and theft shields you from financial losses that could affect your business sales. Enhance your insurance coverage to shield your business premises, equipment, and stored inventory and buffer yourself from financial losses. In essence, having comprehensive insurance coverage is indispensable.

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Top 6 Insurance Policies Every IT Business in California Should Have

Jackson & Jackson

Professional Liability Insurance protects your business against claims of negligence, errors, or omissions that result in financial losses for your clients. A misconfigured server or software bug might lead to downtime, costing your client thousands of dollars. One oversight could lead to costly lawsuits.