Insurance Coverage for CISO Liability: Analyzing New Options for Cybersecurity Professionals and Their Companies
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide insurance counsel with the knowledge to analyze the availability of coverage for claims against Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) under new CISO policies as well as reassess the challenges of finding coverage under traditional company policies such as D&O or E&O policies. The program will analyze the types of claims and liabilities to which CISOs are increasingly vulnerable after a data breach or alleged privacy violation, the impact of this increased risk on companies, how they are responding, and the current and emerging coverage disputes that the new policies are designed to respond to.
Outline
- Claims and potential CISO liability
- Private litigation
- SEC enforcement
- Challenges of finding coverage for CISOs under company policies
- E&O
- D&O
- EPL
- Cyber policies
- CISO policies
- Coverages
- Exclusions
- Gaps and open questions
- Recent case law and litigation trends
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Potential implications of a cyber incident for CISOs
- What is the overlap of or interplay between D&O and cyber policies?
- Can D&O and cyber policies work together to protect the CISO?
- What are the coverages, limits, and advantages of specific CISO policies?
Faculty

Nick Economidis
Vice President
Crum & Forster
Mr. Economidis is Vice President in the professional liability department for Crum & Forster, responsible for... | Read More
Mr. Economidis is Vice President in the professional liability department for Crum & Forster, responsible for eRisk, including cyber insurance products and technology errors and omissions. He has over 30 years of total underwriting experience and 20 years of experience underwriting cyber risk exposures. Prior to joining Crum & Forster, Mr. Economidis was an underwriter with Beazley from 2008 to 2018 and Vice President and product manager for media, technology and network security with AIG Executive Liability from 2001 to 2008.
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Darren S. Teshima
Partner
Covington & Burling
Mr. Teshima helps corporate policyholders resolve their most complex insurance coverage disputes by providing both... | Read More
Mr. Teshima helps corporate policyholders resolve their most complex insurance coverage disputes by providing both creative business solutions and strategic representation in litigation. He serves as a true partner to technology and financial services clients, working closely with in-house risk management and legal departments to guide them through their cutting-edge issues, including complex claims under D&O, E&O, cyber, and reps & warranties insurance policies. Mr. Teshima serves as a General Counsel of the firm. He also is deeply committed to pro bono work and community involvement. Mr. Teshima has handled administrative trials and hearings on behalf of asylum seekers and represented vulnerable communities in civil rights lawsuits. For his efforts, Legal Services for Children honored him with the Pro Bono Advocate Award twice. Mr. Teshima currently serves on the board of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF). He previously served five years as the Chair of the Board of the Asian Law Caucus and served on the boards of Legal Services for Children and the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA).
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