Description
For years, various courts have considered with whether business email compromise attacks are covered by computer fraud coverage under a commercial crime policy. The Indiana Supreme Court most recently addressed the issue In G&G Oil Co. v. Continental Western Ins. Co., 2021 WL 1034982 (Ind. Mar. 18, 2021).
Listen as this experienced panel guides counsel in understanding the rapidly evolving area of law at the intersection of crime insurance coverage and cybercrime.
Presented By
Mr. Halprin represents commercial policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters with a focus on recovery strategies in relation to cyber breaches and cyber crime, COVID-19 and natural disasters, professional services, regulatory investigations, and technology disputes. Over the course of his career, he has arbitrated, litigated, and mediated claims involving a broad range of insurance policies and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for policyholders.
For more than 25 years, Ms. Selby has served as a trusted advisor to insurers across a wide variety of industries. Focused primarily on insurance coverage matters, she represents clients in all phases of large scale, complex first and third party insurance issues. Ms. Selby has extensive experience handling insurance coverage trials in the U.S. and international arbitrations in London. She also helps clients navigate insurance due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions, as well as run off and adverse development cover transactions.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Coverage under crime policies vs. under cyber liability and data security policies
- G&G Oil Co. v. Continental Western Ins. Co.
- Application of case law to policy forms
- Strategies and practical considerations
The panel will review these and other pivotal issues:
- Under what types of coverage might insureds seek coverage for losses due to ransomware, other than cyber?
- On what grounds might insurers challenge coverage under non-standalone cyber policies for ransomware and hacking related losses?
- Is the ransom payment covered?
- How have courts interpreted the clause "resulting directly from the use of a computer"?
- What facts may demonstrate that computer access was "fraudulent"?
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