While I was at Big Yella, we worked on a project (this has been several years), which involved Lloyd's Bank, something called "WISP." This program offered policy guidelines and insurance reductions to companies that deployed IT Sec software. Check "WISP" on Google and see what you find.
--- Nathan Ouellette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've posted my resume to this thread before, so I > won't bother with any > repeat details, but I was wondering if anyone has > any leads regarding > risk technology or specifically 'cyber policies' and > insurance related > endeavors. I'm currently looking for work in this > field. > > I have a pretty solid IT and security background, > specifically a lot of > time spent in the insurance industry. I've recently > landed a > semi-techincal role with a Risk Management firm and > deal specifically > with liability and loss mitigation. I've been > keeping abreast on the > latest insurance news and I see that more and more > carriers are > providing 'cyber policies' to their clients. From > what I gather, > premiums and revenue for this coverage is expected > to skyrocket in the > near future. I've also read that several carriers > are requiring their > clients to 'prove' they are minimizing their risk by > tightening their > systems and locking down security, this of course is > the equivelent of > leading a healthy lifestyle in order to obtain a > smaller premium on your > life insurance policies. > > The floor that I work on just happens to be divided > up between my group > and several other insurance brokerage groups. On a > daily basis I hear > clients asking the brokers to find them a policy for > this type of > coverage, but most of the sales people seem clueless > as to what's going > on in the insurance/risk marketplace with these > types of policies. This > has really piqued my interest about this new market > and I am now > actively seeking employment within it's realm. > > My query is to anyone familiar with this line of > business. This could > be a great trend for security experts as more and > more companies might > be looking for experts to audit client networks in > order to be approved > for coverage (even better, IT candidates who have an > insurance > background). Or perhaps to brokerage houses acting > as the middleman > between the carrier and the client. Does anyone > have any sort of leads > or perhaps a good resource for finding careers or > perhaps introducing > our talents to these insurance folks who might be > just now diving into > this new marketplace? > > > Respectfully, > > Nathan Ouellette, MCSE, CISSP > Sterling Heights, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
