The Richards Group is pleased to announce that Lacey Burleson has earned the Cyber COPE Insurance Certification SM (CCIC) designation, which is awarded by Chubb and Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. Co-created by Chubb and Carnegie Mellon in 2018, the program gives commercial agents, brokers, and wholesalers the opportunity to learn and become certified in industry best practices in cybersecurity risk management, governance, and operations, as well as the ability to create a well-crafted commercial cyber insurance program to help protect and support a client in the event of a cyber incident.
“With the ever-increasing rate of cybercrime, The Richards Group identified a need to provide our clients expert advice regarding this critical topic. Lacey was the perfect choice to pursue this education and designation”, said Sharon MacEachern, Commercial Lines & Claims Manager. “Lacey demonstrated a high level of dedication by successfully completing this rigorous program. We are excited to continue to expand our unique value-added services for our clients”.
The eight-month program consisted of multi-day virtual sessions, a series of interactive webcasts, and a capstone project. Participants engaged in sessions about: origins of computer science; cyber risk resilience; cyber governance and insurance solutions; privacy and data security law; diagnostics, assessment and measurement, including presenting about exposures and subsequent coverage; and more.
The Richards Group, headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont, has provided local Insurance, Employee Benefits and Retirement Plan solutions to clients throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts since 1867. The firm currently has 140 employees and 12 locations in Vermont and New Hampshire and has expanded services to include Safety, Wellness and Human Resources consulting. For more information about the firm and its capabilities, please visit www.therichardsgrp.com.