Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally as businesses become more adept in curbing their losses from cyber crime, even as ransomware attacks are rising, broker Howden said in a report on Monday.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed its first financial penalty of the year, with Montefiore Medical Center agreeing to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by paying a $4.75 million penalty.
Cyber insurance rates dropped around 10% in June compared with a year earlier, reversing recent sharp rate rises, as claims proved smaller than expected, broker Howden said in a report on Wednesday.
Australia’s largest private health insurance provider Medibank Private has been asked by the banking regulator to set aside A$250 million (£131.2 million) in extra capital to identify weaknesses in its information security after it suffered a significant breach last year.