A Chubb Ltd. insurer failed to convince a federal judge that companies providing data management and cybersecurity services didn’t properly prevent or mitigate a ransomware attack against policyholder CoWorx Staffing Services.
All of Ace American Insurance Co.’s claims against Congruity 360 LLC and Trustwave Holdings Inc.—except for part of a breach-of-contract claim against Congruity—were dismissed for failing to state a claim in a Wednesday order by Judge Susan D. Wigenton of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Ace issued a cyber insurance policy to CoWorx, which contracted with Congruity and Trustwave. Congruity provided virtual machines using …