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Too Soon for ‘All Clear’ in D&O Insurance Market as Banks Fall

D&O insurers breathed a short sigh of relief when the U.S. government pledged to protect depositors of failed Silicon Valley Bank last week. But it wasn’t necessarily business as usual for watchful underwriters in the days following the March 12 …

Liability for SPAC Flops: Waitr Could Be Test Case for Disgruntled Investor Lawsuits

Waitr Inc. never had the resources of rivals Grubhub Inc. and UberEats. Yet in November 2018 the online food ordering and delivery business went public through a merger with blank-check firm Landcadia Holdings Inc. Landcadia had some powerful names behind …

Corporate Culture, Cyber Risk Are Top of Mind for D&O Underwriters

Transparency and culture awareness were the key takeaways from a panel discussion on top directors and officers’ claims trends that took place at this year’s Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) annual conference in San Diego. An audience poll at the …

Taking Stock of D&O Insurance Market: Capacity, Coverage and Culpability

The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing trend of broader coverages, cyber risk emerging as a management …