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Terri Mason-Benjamin

Author: Terri Mason-Benjamin

AVP, Cyber and Professional Liability

Terri Mason-Benjamin is the AVP, Cyber and Professional Liability for CNA Canada, where she is responsible for leading and developing CNA’s Cyber Risk and Professional Liability portfolio in Canada, including product and portfolio management, growth strategy and underwriting team leadership.

Prior to joining CNA, Terri was the Head of Professional Indemnity and Cyber Risk for the Canadian operations within Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty, where she launched their Professional Liability and Cyber practices in Canada. In addition to underwriting, her experience includes claims administration and account management with a large international insurance brokerage. In addition to her many speaking engagements and presentations across the cyber/tech industry, she has served on several Global Expert Teams spanning various Professional Liability segments including Cyber Risk and Technology E&O, and is a Past Advisory Board Member with the NetDiligence Cyber Summit.

Terri attended York University in Toronto, is a certified Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), and is currently working toward the Canadian Securities Course certification as well as the Certified Information Privacy Professional designation.

Published October 18, 2019
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The majority of cyber-attacks are opportunistic; cyber hackers are searching for websites with security vulnerabilities and outdated web applications that allow them access to exploit an organization’s processes and data.
Published April 11, 2019
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As cyber insurance becomes a mainstream product, the insurance industry needs to consider how we prepare for large losses and ensure that we are cognisant of where claims are likely to come from.
Published May 21, 2018
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There is no question that the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will bring with it big changes to organisations; but change is not necessarily a bad thing, and GDPR should be viewed as an opportunity rather than something to be feared.
Published May 7, 2018
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A new cornerstone of the GDPR is the obligation to not only comply with, but to also demonstrate this compliance.
Published April 20, 2018
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The GDPR enhances existing data subject rights previously provided for under the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, while also introducing new rights, which will have large implications for business that gather or process personal data.
Published April 19, 2018
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Multinationals that have some form of operations within the European Union will be majorly affected by the GDPR, making it not too much of a surprise that almost 40% of multinationals saw regulatory risk as one of the biggest rising risks in CNA’s latest Risk and Confidence Survey.
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