Cyber and privacy insurance

A type of insurance designed to cover consumers of technology services or products. More specifically, the policies are intended to cover a variety of both liability and property losses that may result when a business engages in various electronic activities, such as selling on the Internet or collecting data within its internal electronic network. Most notably, but not exclusively, cyber and privacy policies cover a business&#8217 liability for a data breach in which the firm&#8217s customers&#8217 personal information, such as Social Security or credit card numbers, is exposed or stolen by a hacker or other criminal who has gained access to the firm&#8217s electronic network. The policies cover a variety of expenses associated with data breaches, including notification costs, credit monitoring, costs to defend claims by state regulators, fines and penalties, and loss resulting from identity theft. In addition, the policies cover liability arising from website media content, as well as property exposures from (a) business interruption, (b) data loss/destruction, (c) computer fraud, (d) funds transfer loss, and (e) cyber extortion. Cyber and privacy insurance is often confused with technology errors and omissions (tech E&amp

Cyberspace liability

A term used to describe the liability exposures encountered when communicating or conducting business online. Potential liabilities include the Internet and e-mail. Online communication tools could result in claims alleging breaches of privacy rights, infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property, employment discrimination, violations of obscenity laws, the spreading of computer viruses, and defamation. Media liability policies are available to cover these exposures.

Cycle billing

System of billing accounts at spaced intervals during the month based on breakdown of accounts by alphabet, account number, insurance type, or date of first service. This relieves the pressure of having to get all the statements or insurance claims out at one time and allows continuous cash flow throughout the month. Also called cyclical billing .

Cyclone

A type of tropical atmospheric ‘disturbance’ characterized by masses of air rapidly circulating clockwise in the southern hemisphere, a low pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Atmospheric system of low barometric pressure (depression ) accompanied by strong winds that rotate counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Called ‘cyclone’ in the Indian ocean and southern Pacific, it is called ‘hurricane’ in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific and ‘typhoon’ in the western Pacific.