Policyholder Perspective, Spring 2008

Liability Insurance for Data Security Breaches and Consumer Privacy Litigation

Every week, the business pages seem to offer some fresh report of consumers’ private financial or medical information being compromised by lax security. Whether it is the theft of an employee’s laptop containing thousands of private records, a retailer’s website leaving customer credit card numbers exposed, or a company throwing confidential documents in the dumpster instead of shredding them, public awareness of information security and the risk of identity theft has never been greater.

Policyholder Perspective, Spring 2008