SignOn Once
In this June 2014 ACT article, the authors Teresa Addy and Jim Rogers share more background on SignOn Once; as an industry standard, the benefits, and guidance for carrier and…
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Combat Cybercrime and Protect Your Agency With Simple Security Steps
What is Cybercrime? Like traditional crime, cybercrime covers a broad scope of criminal activity and can occur anytime and anyplace. What makes it different is that the crime is committed…
“Bring Your Own Device” Opportunities & Risks
By Danielle Johnson, Director of IT, InsurBanc The consumerization of IT revolution — sparked by the iPhone — has shifted the IT culture so that the users are the ones…
Agency Strategies to Send & Receive Personal Data Securely
By Jeff Yates, ACT Executive Director The Internet and mobility revolutions have enabled agents and their clients to live in an electronic world where the parties can work and communicate…
Protecting Agency Customer Information from Identity Theft
by Bill Murray, CISSP IT Risk, Security & Compliance Manager Westfield Group Highlights of Report The federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires independent agencies and brokers to proactively implement administrative, technical, and…
Information Security Concerns in Hotels and Hotspots
More and more of us are using our computers while we are on trips and are making use of the ever increasing number of wireless hotspots that are popping up…
Agency E&O Considerations When Using Social Media
by Sabrena Sally, CPCU Not a day goes by without my email containing an invitation to join a social networking site. Whether used for business contacts, maintaining contact with friends…
Don’t Get Caught in the Web!
by Sabrena Sally, CPCU Over 40% of agencies insured through the IIABA-Swiss Re E&O program now have their own website, having grown from 19% in 2006. Having a good website,…
Insurance Agents Fined for Not Having Written Security Plans
by Jeff Yates, ACT Executive Director Recent headlines have underscored the importance of agents having written security plans to protect the privacy of their clients’ personal information. Not only could…
Specific Carrier TLS Email Encryption Information
The matrix below lists insurance carriers that have reported to ACT that they support TLS email encryption for their agencies provided the agency has also enabled TLS on their mail…
