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When Bob and Alice get hacked: Some Practical Guidance on the Operation and Limits of Cyber Risks Insurance

November 2022InsuranceInsurance

Abstract

This article summarises the risks to which Cyber Insurance responds and identifies some limits and potential pitfalls of the policy wordings. It also touches on the legal and public policy considerations affecting some aspects of the coverage. There is also comparison of the effects of ameliorative legislation on potentially onerous policy terms under the respective laws of Australia and the United Kingdom.

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Fred Hawke

Consultant, Clayton Utz, Australia

Guy Boyd

Chief Compliance Officer, Anz, Australia

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