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Whose Risk Is It Anyway? New Revenue Ruling Provides Guidance for Employee Benefits Captives

The IRS recently provided guidance in the rapidly expanding area of insuring or reinsuring employee benefits with captives, reaffirming current rules on the issue.

Social Media Invaluable In Bank Anti-Fraud Efforts

Alerting customers to emerging cyberthreats via social media is becoming crucial, one bank’s fraud prevention officer says. Alerts on Facebook […]

A CTO’s Views On How To Combat Hackers & Cybercriminals

An interview with James Dechiaro, Cohere Communications, LLC’s Chief Technology Officer, on minimizing risks, white hats versus black, and tech available to combat threats.

Employee Identity Theft – Responses and Obligations

If an employee is believed to be working under a false identity, a series of steps that must be taken quickly to protect the firm from penalties, or worse.

Coming This Spring to an Insurance Policy Near You: Cybersecurity Data Breach Exclusions

The average data breach has an organizational cost of $5.4 million. A review of new data breach exclusionary endorsements, and specialized cybersecurity insurance every firm should be sure to hold.

Don’t Become a Target: 11 Tips to Improve Data Management and Security Measures in Outsourcing Agreements

With the Target data breach claiming another executive this week – its CEO, a 35-year veteran of the company – firms should take heed to a few operational issues to consider when negotiating an outsourcing agreement to ensure greater security and increased consumer confidence.

Five Things Every Company’s Data Security Program Should Include

A survey of cybersecurity experts reveals things every company should be doing to prevent a breach, including a shifting set of priorities and appropriate policies for third-party vendors.

Employer Loses WARN Affirmative Defenses In Class Action Due To Insufficient Description In Notice

Beleaguered law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf won’t be able to assert “faltering company” or “unforseeable circumstances” in a class action brought by former employees, the judge overseeing the firm’s bankruptcy ruled.

4th Circuit Unmasks Company Doe & Unseals Entire Record in CPSC Database Case

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rips mask off “Company Doe,” overturning Maryland District Court judge’s ruling that would have kept company anonymous in litigation.

Tenth Circuit Holds That Two-And-One-Half Years And Two-And-One-Half Million Dollars Do Not Constitute Prejudice

The Tenth Circuit recently underscored how difficult it can be for an insurer to demonstrate prejudice as a result of late notice, even if a policy holder waits years, and spends millions, before filing.

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