Speaking Engagement

Business Interruption Coverages and Contingencies in Cyber Policies

Blank Rome Partner Linda Kornfeld will be speaking at the American Conference Institute’s (“ACI”) Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Cyber Risk & Data Security, taking place April 10 through 12, 2018, at The Metropolitan in Chicago, IL. 

Linda will speak on the “Business Interruption Coverages and Contingencies in Cyber Policies” panel on Thursday, April 12 at 10:15 a.m. with co-presenters Robert Parisi (Director, Marsh, New York, NY) and Ken Suh (Technology Media and Business Services, Beazley, Chicago, IL).

The panel will cover:

• Broadening triggers for business interruption claims
• Identifying the differences between cyber coverage for business interruption claims vs. business interruption for property damage
  • Examining how policies are triggered
• Understanding what carriers are willing to cover for business interruption claims
  • Determining the factors underwriters are looking for when underwriting business interruption
• Analyzing the recent surge in contingent business interruption claims
  • Evaluating third party risks, resulting claims coverage, and underwriting challenges
• Realizing the need for more data and modeling to interpret risks for business interruption/contingent business interruption

The conference as a whole will provide insights from representatives from leading government agencies, in-house counsel, insurance professionals, and top litigators who are in the data breach and cyber risk trenches daily, including the latest developments in cyber risk and data security.