Marsh Offers e-Business Security Assessments, Insurance through Web.

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Marsh Inc., one of FEI's Strategic Partners, has announced the availability of e-business security assessments and the opportunity to apply for related insurance coverage over the Internet through a dedicated Web site at http://www.netsecuresite.com.

Available free of charge, the e-business security assessments gauge a company's responses to 67 multiplechoice questions, covering such areas as security policy and organization, assets and related controls, personnel, third-parry relationships, physical and environmental security; systems, networks and applications, business continuity planning and compliance.

Results of the assessment are provided instantly through the Web site, and can be subsequently included in an e-business insurance application that may be completed and submitted online at the site as well. Applicants may receive quotations for up to $10 million of insurance coverage by email, often in significantly less time than through traditional underwriting processes.

"In some instances, applying for e-business insurance over the Internet can reduce to one week the underwriting process for this coverage," said Emily Q. Freeman, Practice Leader for e-Business Risk Solutions at Marsh. "In addition the self-assessments give all firms the opportunity to spot weaknesses in their e-business security practices and to correct them before applying for insurance.

Marsh has teamed with major e-business experts and leading insurance companies to offer a...