QBE North America launches online cyber response tool

QBE North America, an operating division of Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Ltd., will include an online cyber response tool with all its cyber policies, the insurer said in a statement Wednesday.

Breach Plan Connect, an online, interactive cyber breach response planning tool, will be included in QBE’s Solution for Cyber Risk, the statement said.

The new tool, provided by NetDiligence will provide guidance for policyholders including response best practices and the ability for risk managers to customize solutions, the statement said.

“Responding quickly and efficiently makes all the difference to a business' reputation and bottom line," Steven Anderson, vice president, underwriting, for QBE North America, said in the statement. "Embedding this product in our cyber policies will ensure that our policyholders will have the tools they need when they are at their most vulnerable moments."