Coverage now includes insured's unintentional and unauthorized tampering and intentional actions by rogue employees KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Media/Professional Insurance announced today the release of CyberLiability Plus(TM), an enhanced policy form that addresses the rapidly evolving risks and exposures of organizations that are dependent on the Internet for all or part of their business. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO ) Media/Professional Insurance's original CyberLiability Plus(TM) policy form was introduced in 1999 and was one of the first of its kind to provide coverage for services provided, and content created, by firms that are web- based, doing business on the Internet or using other technologies. Now, Media/Professional Insurance, in partnership with the AXIS U.S. Insurance companies, has refined, improved and expanded the coverage provided by this premier product to include significant enhancements, including: -- Expanded coverage for claims resulting from the insured's unintentional and unauthorized tampering with or introduction of malicious code into data or systems; -- Expanded coverage for claims resulting from the intentional wrongful conduct of "rogue" employees; -- Defense provided for allegations of criminal, fraudulent, malicious or intentionally wrongful conduct; -- Coverage for claims made by entities that own an interest in the insured (such as minority shareholders) but who are not a parent, affiliate, subsidiary, joint venturer, co-venturer or partner of the insured. Said Mary Schust, chief underwriting officer, Media/Professional Insurance: "As reliance on technology continues to increase, companies' exposures become more varied and complex. Our new CyberLiability Plus(TM) product addresses the issues brokers and insureds have told us are the most critical -- and are not covered by their general liability or errors and omissions policies." This enhanced form now covers what has become an increasingly large gap between traditional insurance coverage and the risks associated with providing technology services or even simply maintaining a company website. Said Michael Born, vice president of claims, Media/Professional Insurance: "The security measures a company takes to protect its own and its clients' data and systems, while very important, can never be perfect. No amount of security can prevent unauthorized access by a company's own 'rogue' employee, nor can it always prevent the accidental introduction of a virus or other loss of data. Our policy is now designed to protect the insured for claims arising out of these unavoidable risks." As with prior versions of the policy, CyberLiability Plus(TM) provides coverage for the content of the insured's website or other electronically published materials, an exposure typically excluded by other insurance. About Aon Aon Corporation ( http://www.aon.com/ ) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. There are 47,000 employees working in Aon's 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Media/Professional Insurance is a recognized technology and cyber liability insurance leader. Please visit http://www.mediaprof.com/ for downloads of policies and applications, or contact Roxanne Westfall, vice president of underwriting, at (816) 471-6118. For more information, contact: Thaddeus Woosley, 312.381.2446, This press release contains certain statements related to future results, or states our intentions, beliefs and expectations or predictions for the future which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results depending on a variety of factors. Potential factors that could impact results include: general economic conditions in different countries in which we do business around the world, changes in global equity and fixed income markets that could affect the return on invested assets, fluctuations in exchange and interest rates that could influence revenue and expense, rating agency actions that could affect our ability to borrow funds, funding of our various pension plans, changes in the competitive environment, our ability to implement restructuring initiatives and other initiatives intended to yield cost savings, changes in commercial property and casualty markets and commercial premium rates that could impact revenues, changes in revenues and earnings due to the elimination of contingent commissions, other uncertainties surrounding a new compensation model, the impact of investigations brought by state attorneys general, state insurance regulators, federal prosecutors, and federal regulators, the impact of class actions and individual lawsuits including client class actions, securities class actions, derivative actions, and ERISA class actions, the cost of resolution of other contingent liabilities and loss contingencies, and the difference in ultimate paid claims in our underwriting companies from actuarial estimates. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including factors that potentially could materially affect the Company's financial results, is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aon Corporation CONTACT: Thaddeus Woosley of Aon Corporation, +1-312-381-2446, Web site: http://www.mediaprof.com/ http://www.aon.com/

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