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EPIC Brokers & Consultant Adds Lou D’Agostino as a Principal in New York - Addition of new team deepens EPIC’s commitment to the Financial Services Industry

Jul 24, 2018 8:15:28 AM

New York, NY (July 24, 2018) – EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced today that risk management and insurance brokerage veteran Lou D'Agostino and his Iron Cove Partners team have joined the firm. D’Agostino has over 17 years of insurance brokerage experience with an expertise in serving the Financial Services industry. 

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Hedge Fund Management & Professional Liability Insurance Market Update

Jun 13, 2018 2:22:14 PM

Hedge Fund Insurance Market Update

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Can You Insure Against GDPR Fines?

May 21, 2018 10:46:34 AM

May 21st, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect this month on May 25. Better known as the GDPR, the regulation was adopted in 2016 to extend data protection and privacy people within the EU. If you do business within the EU, even if your company is based outside of it, the GDPR is set to affect you. While uniformity should, theoretically, make compliance easier, penalties are set at 4% of global turnover or €20 million, whichever is higher. That’s not even including the cost of litigation or compensating victims of a data breach.

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5 Key Coverage Elements of a Comprehensive Cyber Insurance Program for Registered Investment Advisers

Oct 31, 2017 2:31:11 PM

The following article originally appeared in Align’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Article Series. 

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Why Should Registered Investment Advisors Buy Cyber Coverage?

Oct 20, 2017 5:10:16 PM

The following article originally appeared in Align’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Article Series. 

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Iron Cove Partners Announces Launch of Revolutionary Hedge Fund Manuscript Management & Professional Liability Insurance Policy with Lloyd’s of London

Sep 6, 2017 1:54:26 PM

Garden City, NY – September 5, 2017– Iron Cove Partners, a leading national insurance brokerage specializing in the needs of the alternative asset management community, today announced the launch of its newest insurance product, the Iron Cove Hedge Fund Select Policy, made possible through a new partnership with a leading Lloyd’s Cover Holder and Financial Services Syndicate.

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