DocumentCode
1528329
Title
The cold realities of software insurance
Author
Voas, Jeffrey
Author_Institution
Reliable Software Technol. Corp., USA
Volume
1
Issue
1
fYear
1999
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
72
Abstract
Is your company scrambling to assess its legal and financial vulnerability from online transactions or the Y2K problem? If so, you should know that insurance companies are now tentatively dipping into the waters of software liability. Amidst predictions of huge corporate liabilities and despite reports to the contrary, insurers are offering some coverage. Often, however, the coverage either does not completely protect business holdings or comes with hefty premiums. The availability of even limited, expensive coverage is a trend worth watching. To provide insurance, insurers must be able to accurately predict future disasters
Keywords
DP industry; Internet; data integrity; database management systems; electronic commerce; insurance; integrated software; product liability; business holdings protection; corporate liability; financial vulnerability; legal vulnerability; online transactions; software insurance; software liability; year 2000 problem; Calendars; Companies; Cost function; Information systems; Insurance; Internet; Law; Legal factors; Marketing and sales; Protection;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IT Professional
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1520-9202
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6294.774795
Filename
774795
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