Insurance Agencies
Cybersecurity for Insurance Agencies
Insurance agencies hold extensive personal and financial data on clients. You are a prime target for identity theft, wire fraud, and ransomware. State regulators increasingly require cybersecurity programs.
Top Threats
- • Business email compromise targeting wire transfers
- • Ransomware attacks on client databases
- • Phishing impersonating carriers or clients
- • Insider data theft
- • Third-party vendor compromises
How Attacks Happen
- • Phishing emails impersonating insurance carriers
- • Compromised email accounts for wire fraud
- • Weak passwords on agency management systems
- • Unsecured remote access
- • Social engineering targeting agents
Compliance Requirements
- • State insurance data security laws
- • NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law
- • GLBA Safeguards Rule
- • State breach notification requirements
- • E&O insurance cybersecurity requirements
Is your business exposed?
Security Checklist
- 1.
Enable MFA on email and agency management systems
- 2.
Implement wire transfer verification procedures
- 3.
Back up client data daily
- 4.
Train staff on BEC and phishing scams
- 5.
Review access controls quarterly
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