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Why even cyber policies might not cover cyber losses

Policies that don’t specifically include or exclude cyber losses (“silent cyber”) have long been a concern of insurers, but you’d think a data breach loss would be covered by a cyber policy, right? Not always. The devil is sometimes in the details. Even cyber-specific policies are not always clear in their wordings, Swiss Re director […]

By Jason Contant | December 13, 2019

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Why the auditor red-flagged a government agency’s cloud computing risk management practices

Here is a textbook example of how your cyber clients should not be managing their risks, according to Alberta’ auditor general. The province’s auditor red-flagged the example of Travel Alberta Corporation, a provincial agency that moved most of its software applications and information technology infrastructure to the cloud by 2016. Earlier this year, staff with […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 12, 2019

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Canadian healthcare services provider acquires AssessMed

Lifemark Health Group (LHG) has acquired AssessMed, an independent medical examination services provider for auto insurers, as part of its strategy to diversify its medical assessment services across Canada. In particular, the acquisition allows LHG to broaden its assessment expertise in the medical legal community and expand its footprint in Quebec, LHG said in a […]

By Jason Contant | December 12, 2019

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Is there a doctor in the court? Psychologist’s evidence is not good enough for verbal threshold, court rules

Correction Notice: In an earlier version of this story, L&A Mutual was identified as the defendant’s insurer, which is the insurer identified in court documents. However, Aviva has since identified itself as the defendant’s insurer.   When a driver is sued by an accident victim, a psychologist does not qualify as a “physician” under Ontario’s […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 12, 2019

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