Cyber

Interest in cyber has grown beyond expectations -- and maybe has outstripped the ability of private insurers to underwrite the risk.

The Experian data breach is a big, timely reminder of how a robust identity theft protection plan is absolutely necessary.

Although cyber security seems to be an intractable problem, the insurance industry has unique insight that can bring it under control.

Risk managers can no longer simply react to cyber attacks. Four tactics will get you started on preventing them, or at least preparing for one.

Third parties, no matter how trivial they may seem to your everyday operations, need to be thoroughly vetted for cyber weaknesses.

Hackers love tax fraud -- e.g., submitting a fake return to the IRS and pocketing the refund -- so ID services must include coverage.

Annual gross written premiums for cyber are set to increase from around $2.5 billion today to $7.5 billion by the end of the decade.

Security officers use the equivalent of batting averages for cyber risk but can now move toward a Moneyball level of sophistication.