With the growth of wire-transfer fraud schemes, it seems only fitting that banks would take steps to protect their customers from the frighteningly agile and adaptive hackers who prey on them.
According to Reuters, Los Angeles-based Grandpoint Bank appears to be the first bank to offer an insurance policy to its business customers to protect them from losses in wire transfer scams. The policy is underwritten by Hiscox Inc., and costs $30 to $70 per month for up to $1 million in coverage.