Office of the Special Deputy Receiver v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, et al.

  1. January 02, 2023

    Cyber Coverage Cases To Watch In 2023

    Courts will once again ponder in 2023 whether hack-related credit card cancellations qualify as tangible losses under a noncyber policy and address whether cyberattacks with elements of both hacking and social engineering are covered under computer fraud insurance provisions. Here, Law360's Insurance Authority takes a look at cyber coverage cases to watch in the coming year.

  2. November 15, 2022

    $4M Wire Fraud Coverage Bid Can't Be Preserved, Court Told

    The Illinois state insurance department cannot keep its bid for coverage of a $4 million wire fraud loss alive, two insurers for the department told an Illinois federal court, asking it to grant their individual requests for the suit to be dismissed.

  3. September 23, 2022

    2nd Insurer Seeks To Nix Ill. DOI Email Fraud Coverage Bid

    A second insurer for the Illinois Department of Insurance asked a federal court to toss the department's $4 million coverage bid for a phishing scheme, saying it had provided social engineering coverage and the agency could not seek additional computer fraud coverage.

  4. September 19, 2022

    Hartford Says No Coverage For Ill. DOI Over Email Wire Fraud

    Hartford Fire Insurance Co. told an Illinois federal court Monday that it should toss claims from the state's insurance department seeking nearly $4 million in coverage for a phishing scheme, arguing an email fraud exclusion clearly bars coverage.

  5. July 19, 2022

    Ill. Insurance Department Seeks $4M In Wire Fraud Coverage

    The Illinois Department of Insurance sued Hartford and Munich Re units in federal court Tuesday, seeking $3.98 million in cyber coverage after one of its administrative offices fell victim to a wire fraud scheme last summer.