D&O Claims Trends: Q3 2016

October 2016

Advisen wrote a report that examines all sources of securities-related suits that impact thq3-do-paper-2016-250x324e underwriting and placement of management liability insurance other than ERISA liability suits. In addition to securities class action suits, the report encompasses a much broader set of suits, including securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, derivative actions, collective actions, and Ponzi scheme cases.

The free, 8-page paper is sponsored by Allianz.

Read and download the free, 8-page paper @ http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/10/12/do-claims-trends-q3-2016/

Advisen Ltd. (October 2016). D&O Claims Trends: Q3 2016 [White Paper]. Retrieved from www.AdvisenLtd.com

D&O Insurance Needs are Growing for Small & Medium Enterprises

June 2016

While companies of all sizes have faced increasing exposure to Directors and Officers (D&O) losses in the past decade, research shows that small Private and Non-profit businesses have had the largest share of D&O losses and loss increase in terms of company size.

Are small and mediums enterprises (SMEs) ready to face this increasing exposure?

This infographic, which forms part of a series of infographics released by Advisen and Hiscox, shows the different claims types for private and not-for-profit SMEs. It also highlights the importance of D&O insurance in protecting an organization.

Click the link to view the full infographic: http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/06/13/do-insurance-needs-are-growing-for-small-medium-enterprises/

"D&O Insurance Needs are Growing for Small & Medium Enterprises [Infographic]". Hiscox | Advisen. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Jun. 2016.

High Defense Costs and Increased Litigation Make D&O Market One to Watch

According to experts participating in Advisen’s Executive Risk Insights Conference in Chicago, the directors and officers insurance sector has been anything but business as usual in recent years.

Securities class action litigation offers one example of activity.

“In 2015, securities class actions lawsuits were at their highest level in six years,” said Kevin LaCroix, executive vice president for RT ProExec and conference chair. “But even more importantly, the number of class action lawsuits relative to the number of public companies was at its highest level in modern times.”

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/05/23/high-defense-costs-and-increased-litigation-make-do-market-one-to-watch/

Josh Bradford, High defense costs and increased litigation make D&O market one to watch (May 23, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Professional Front Page News.

Hot Topics in Public Company D&O

February 2016

Advisen wrote a white paper that examines merger objection litigation and shareholder derivative actions – two hot button topics that generated interesting activity in 2015 and have the potential to reshape the D&O claims landscape. The free, 8-page paper is sponsored by Allied World.

Reshaping the D&O claims landscape

In recent years, from a macro level, the D&O claims trends environment has been steady and relatively predictable. In fact, according to Advisen data, which examines all sources of securities-related suits that could impact underwriting and the placement of management liability insurance, the number of new securities and business litigation filings and enforcement actions remained flat in 2015.  Although still above pre-financial crisis levels, there has been an overall downward trend in securities suits filed since the peak of financial crisis-related litigation in 2011.

This content originally appeared in Advisen Ltd. To read the full story, you must download the Hot Topics in Public Company D&O White Paper