Alliant Insurance Services

Like every year prior to 2020, the past year was another tumultuous year in the world of cyber liability. Considerable movement in the market and the cyber landscape has changed exponentially – and not for the better. Threat actors have become more sophisticated, resulting in an increase in data breaches, phishing attacks and more. Understandably, there was increased pressure put on the markets from a claims perspective.

Brian Dunphy and David Finz, Alliant, sit down to discuss the ever-changing landscape in the regulatory world, both at the state and, at the federal level as other states ramp up consumer data privacy protection.

How does the industry attract, train and retain the next generation to pursue careers in risk and insurance? Eric Seaborg and Karen Caterino, Alliant, cover the varied and rewarding job opportunities that are available, and how to get started with your own career growth and development.

Securities class action lawsuits may have declined in 2021 compared to the number filed in 2020, but a growing trend of M&A-related lawsuits involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is on the rise. Ron Borys and Ryan Farnsworth sit down with Matia Marks and Abbe Darr, Alliant Claims and Legal, to discuss the recent and upcoming court decisions impacting M&A litigation as well as the implications of D&O insurance policy language.

From ransomware to "killware". This Is the future of cyber attacks. Carleen Patterson and Susan Leung, Alliant, discuss this next big threat in cyber security, how it might affect Public Entities and Municipalities, as well as what can be done to prevent damages to critical infrastructure or even loss of human life.

Bruce Droz and Roberto Rivera discuss the advantages of alternative risk transfer and the types of solutions available for organizations looking for different means of transferring, as well as financing risk.

Alex Littlejohn and Al Tobin, Alliant welcome Duncan Ellis, Head of Retail Property, AIG, North America General Insurance, to discuss trends for 2022 and how 2021 will shape up for retail and wholesale property.

Alex Littlejohn and Al Tobin sit down with Brett Borelli and Thomas Franzoni, Alliant, recently featured in Business Insurance, to continue the discussion around the recent influx of smash and grab robberies and what measures retailers can take to minimize their risk.

Recently, federal bank regulatory agencies issued the final rule requiring a banking organization to notify its primary federal regulator of any significant “computer-security incident” no later than 36 hours after the banking organization determines that a cyber incident has occurred. The Financial R&R team, Ron Borys and Ryan Farnsworth sit down with David Finz, Alliant, to discuss what plans, policies and procedures banking organizations and service providers should have in place in order to comply with the new requirement set to take effect on April 1, 2022.

Carleen Patterson, Alliant, speaks with Colin Daigle and Hunter Williams, Imperium Consulting, about claim preparation services and the steps public entities should take to best recover financial losses from complex claims and catastrophic events.

Dan Howell sits down with Phil Williams and Kaci Snyder to discuss how their expertise, knowledge and understanding of public entities enables them to provide clients with innovative programs that meet their specialized needs.