Conn. High Court Data Breach Ruling Is Victory For Insurers

Law360, New York (May 29, 2015, 8:32 AM EDT) -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has warned that commercial insurance policies providing general liability coverage do not apply to many cyber-risks.[1] The Connecticut Supreme Court recently confirmed that point in one of the first state appellate court decisions construing the scope of coverage for data breaches under commercial general liability policies. Recall Total Info. Mgmt. v. Fed. Ins. Co., SC 19291 (officially released May 26, 2015). The state supreme court adopted and affirmed a ruling that Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company had no coverage obligations for losses arising from a significant data breach....

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