Making Cyber Insurance Clear: New Guidance for Consumers and Businesses.
This law establishes an expert working group tasked with analyzing and simplifying the complex language of cyber insurance policies, making them understandable for everyday customers and small businesses. The goal is to develop and publicly disseminate clear resources that help citizens consciously evaluate whether their policy truly protects them against hacking, data loss, or ransomware demands. This initiative aims to enable better decision-making regarding digital risk management.
Key points
Establishment of a working group to analyze and simplify the complex legal and technical language used in cyber policies so customers can better understand the scope of coverage.
Development and public dissemination of guides to help customers (including small businesses) evaluate the types and levels of coverage they need and what their policy actually covers.
Analysis of how policies handle ransomware attacks and exclusions related to cyberterrorism or acts of war.
Expired
Additional Information
Print number: 118_S_513
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Process start date: 2023-02-16