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The Economic Case for Cyberinsurance


Jay P. Kesan


University of Illinois College of Law

Ruperto P. Majuca


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics

William J. Yurcik


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)


SECURING PRIVACY IN THE INTERNET AGE, Stanford University Press, 2005

Abstract:     
We present three economic arguments for cyberinsurance. First, cyberinsurance results in higher security investment, increasing the level of safety for information technology (IT) infrastructure. Second, cyberinsurance facilitates standards for best practices as cyberinsurers seek benchmark security levels for risk management decision-making. Third, the creation of an IT security insurance market redresses IT security market failure resulting in higher overall societal welfare. We conclude that this is a significant theoretical foundation, in addition to market-based evidence, to support the assertion that cyberinsurance is the preferred market solution to managing IT security risks.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 32

Keywords: Cyberinsurance, liability, internet security

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Date posted: August 18, 2004  

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Kesan, Jay P., Majuca, Ruperto P. and Yurcik, William J., The Economic Case for Cyberinsurance. SECURING PRIVACY IN THE INTERNET AGE, Stanford University Press, 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=577862

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Jay P. Kesan (Contact Author)
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Ruperto P. Majuca
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics ( email )
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United States
William J. Yurcik
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) ( email )
605 E. Springfield Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
United States
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