Meet state insurance regulatory requirements and protect policyholder data. FrameworkMapper maps your security controls against NIST CSF v2 and CIS Controls — the frameworks state insurance commissioners and the NAIC reference in cybersecurity examinations.
Why This Matters
Insurers hold sensitive personal, financial, and health data — and face growing state regulatory examination pressure.
Have adopted the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law — requiring formal information security programs for insurers
NAIC adoption tracker
Insurance companies hold sensitive personal, financial, and health data making them high-value targets
Industry risk assessment
Average cost of an insurance sector data breach
Source: IBM 2023
State insurance departments are increasing cybersecurity examination activity — citing NIST CSF as the expected standard
State examination trend
Recommended Frameworks
FrameworkMapper supports all frameworks below, with insurance-tuned prioritization built in.
| Framework | Why It Applies | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NIST CSF v2 | Referenced by NAIC and state insurance regulators as the expected cybersecurity framework standard | Strongly Recommended |
| CIS Controls v8.1 | Practical technical safeguard implementation that satisfies state examination requirements | Strongly Recommended |
| HIPAA Security Rule | Required for insurers handling protected health information under health insurance lines | Conditional (health lines) |
How FrameworkMapper Helps
Map your tools against NIST CSF v2 to demonstrate a framework-aligned security program to state insurance department examiners.
Launch AggregatorToolMapper surfaces tools with relevant certifications and analyst coverage appropriate for insurance industry environments.
Launch ToolMapperNIST CSF and CIS assessments produce reports structured around the control domains referenced in NAIC's Insurance Data Security Model Law.
View AssessmentsThe Universal Control Prioritization Algorithm uses seven factors, each weighted to reflect the regulatory environment and threat landscape facing insurance organizations.
Insurance uses the SLTT (V06) weight profile as a proxy — state regulatory environments share similar compliance pressures. A dedicated Insurance profile (V17 equivalent) is on the FrameworkMapper roadmap.
| Factor | Insurance Weight | What This Means |
|---|---|---|
| T Threat Relevance | 0.20 | Controls targeting threats to policyholder data and insurance systems score higher |
| D Dependency Score | 0.15 | Foundation controls that enable others are prioritized across the security stack |
| E Effort-to-Value | 0.15 | High-impact controls relative to implementation effort surface first in the remediation roadmap |
| B Blast Radius | 0.15 | Controls preventing organization-wide incidents and large-scale policyholder data exposure receive a boost |
| R Regulatory Criticality | 0.20 | Highest weight — controls directly tied to NAIC model law and state insurance department examination requirements are prioritized first |
| C Coverage Breadth | 0.10 | Controls addressing multiple attack vectors and examination domains are prioritized |
| A Asset Exposure | 0.05 | Controls protecting policyholder data and critical insurance systems weighted accordingly |
Regulatory Criticality and Threat Relevance carry equal weight, reflecting both the state regulatory examination environment and the high value of policyholder data to attackers.
Read the Full UCPA MethodologyStart free with the Coverage Aggregator or run a full NIST CSF or CIS Controls assessment tailored for state insurance regulatory requirements.