Cyber Risks and Insurance: The Legal Principles

by Dean Armstrong KC, Thomas Steward, Shyam Thakerar

Overview

Full of tips, case studies, tables and checklists this new title sets out the parameters of liability in respect of potential and actual cyber insurance claims and examines the significant areas where such claims will have the greatest impact.

Covering First and Third party insurance, it provides the answers to questions such as:

What is the extent to which a data breach can be protected or mitigated against by having suitable insurance in place? How does having insurance interplay with obligations under the GDPR?
To what extent can insurance be used to safeguard driverless cars, drones and other AI-machines?
How can insurance companies assist when hackers hold companies to ransom after stealing data?
How can insurance assist with smart contracts on the blockchain and for potential coding errors?
How can insurance mitigate against the hacking of online systems of manned ships?

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Cyber Law online service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526514141
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/22/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	921 KB

About the Author

Dean Armstrong KC is co-Head of Chambers at 36 Group. Thomas Steward and Shyam Thakerar are barristers at 36 Group.
Dean Armstrong KC is a barrister at Maitland Chambers. He is a very experienced litigator who is widely recognised as one of the leading cyber and data lawyers in the country. Dean is ranked Band 1 in Chambers&Partners for his crypto work.
He is a regular commentator and lectures extensively on all matters relating to data and cyber and, in recent times, has advised high profile entities on the GDPR and consequences of a data breach.
He is the co-author of Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles, Cyber Risks and Insurance: The Legal Principles and Bloomsbury Professional Law Insight - Cryptocurrency in Matrimonial Finance all published by Bloomsbury Professional.
Thomas Steward is a barrister at 36 Stone, part of The 36 Group. He specialises in international trade, shipping and arbitration, and is frequently instructed on cases involving cyber fraud.
Shyam Thakerar is a barrister at 36 Commercial, part of The 36 Group where he specialises in commercial litigation and is developing a strong cyber law practice. He is regularly instructed as sole counsel in the High Court, County Court and various Tribunals.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Data Obligations and Breaches Generally
Chapter 3 Data Protection as it Applies to Insurance
Chapter 4 Insurance for Artificial Intelligence Products
Chapter 5 Cyber Extortion
Chapter 6 Responding to an Attack
Chapter 7 Cyber Insurance and the Blockchain
Chapter 8 Shipping
Chapter 9 Remedies
Chapter 10 Exclusion clauses
Chapter 11 Cyber Issues in Energy