Attorney Jeff Drummond writes:
News from the Cyberinsurance Market: Healthcare entities are finding that cybersecurity insurance is getting harder to find. Insurers are leaving the market, and prices are going up. Having cyberinsurance has always been a good call, from the time the insurance first hit the market, because (i) the risk is so hard to quantify, (ii) a really bad incident will undoubtedly bankrupt the company, and (iii) the prices have been so reasonable. And if you are a business associate, (i) many covered entities require cyberinsurance, and (ii) many business associates use their cyberinsurance to support indemnification and liability caps in their business associate agreements.
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