Risk & Business Magazine Benson Kearley IFG Magazine Summer 2019 | Page 29

EMAILS CYBER LIABILITY • Disaster recovery costs, which may include expenses for forensic IT professionals, accountants, attorneys, and advisors • Crisis management, to help contain any bad publicity stemming from the breach • Social engineering fraud, which can result when hackers trick trusted employees or vendors into disclosing sensitive information • Extortion, which includes threats by foreign entities that can only be satisfied through large cash payments Since cyber liability is a fairly new area of insurance and is changing every year, be sure you work with an agent that is sufficiently knowledgeable about this complex field. For more information or to discuss your specific needs, please contact Brenda Fletcher ([email protected]), Cyber Risk Specialist at Benson Kearley IFG. + We are excited to announce that Brenda Fletcher has joined our firm as our Cyber Risk Specialist. Benson Kearley IFG is committed to being a best in class insurance brokerage and promises to deliver the knowledge and coverage to protect your business in these rapidly changing times. Our experience in the past couple of years has shown us that Cyber Security issues are now the biggest threat to your business. Not just the high profile examples that we hear about on the news, but many of our clients are experiencing an increased number of claims for Data Restoration, Business Interruption, Extortion & Ransom, Cyber Theft, Privacy Breach, Social Engineering, and Reputational Damage. Brenda has an extensive background in this area having joined us from a multi-national insurance company working in the Cyber Claims Department. Her expertise in this area will allow us to identify and protect your business from the risks you are exposed to. We are committed to being an industry leader in Cyber Insurance and the expertise Brenda brings to our clients will enhance this. 29