D&O Insurance Myths (Part 1)
Blogging made him both the Pope and the Tom Hanks of D&O insurance - Legally Contented Podcast
D&O Insurance: Better to Have it And Not Need it Than Need it And Not Have it
ESG is All The Rage, but How Does It Intersect with the D&O and RWI Insurance Markets?
Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Lessons Learned From the Early Days of SPAC Mania
Smoother Sailing or Choppy Waters: What Lies Ahead for the 2022 D&O Market?
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Wait, are we related? Well, that depends on the facts and circumstances of each Claim
Don’t Step on a Crack in the SPAC/deSPAC Insurance Claim Process
The Intersection of Insurance and Bankruptcy – Part 2
NGE On Demand: Insurance and Indemnity Issues for Family Offices with Angela Elbert
The Brave New Frontier of Securing D&O Insurance for SPACs and deSPACs
NGE On Demand: Insurance Issues in Bankruptcy with Jason Frye
The D&O Renewal Market: Will the Wild Ride of Premium Increases, Stretched Capacity and Restrictive Terms Continue?
On-Demand Webinar | Insurance Issues Faced by Employers in Times of COVID-19
Internal Investigations: The Impact of the Yates Memo, the FCPA Unit Pilot Program and Recent Legal Decisions
The Intersection of Cyber and D&O Coverage
Is Private/Non-Profit D&O Coverage Under Priced?
Halliburton: Good for the Plaintiffs’ Bar?
D&O in Brazil and Latin America
In a significant victory for policyholders, the Delaware Supreme Court rejected three insurers' attempts to apply their Directors and Officers ("D&O") liability policies' so-called "bump-up" exclusion to bar coverage for...more
On January 27, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a significant pro-policyholder decision affirming that directors and officers (“D&O”) insurers must cover a $28 million settlement paid by Harman International Industries...more
The Superior Court of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has held that there was a meaningful link between a notice of circumstances and a later claim where the circumstances described in the notice “allege[d] the same...more
On January 20, 2026, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Navigators Insurance Co. v. Under Armour Inc. that Under Armour was not entitled to access an additional $100 million directors and officers tower after finding...more
On Jan. 27, 2026, in Illinois National Insurance Co. v. Harman International Industries, Inc. (“Harman”), the Delaware Supreme Court issued a notable, pro-policyholder decision addressing the scope of directors and officers...more
The Delaware Supreme Court, applying Delaware law, held that a bump-up provision in a D&O liability program did not preclude coverage for the settlement of a proxy-related lawsuit by shareholders against the insured and its...more
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, applying South Carolina law, has held that a property damage exclusion did not bar coverage for a lawsuit filed by property owners against an insured...more
Claims-made policies have automatic extended reporting periods that last for a stated amount of time. But those extensions end if the insured purchases a new policy. What if the new policy does not cover the claim? Is the...more
In 2025, Hinshaw’s global insurance services team authored several resources on key developments and decisions that impacted the US insurance industry. From our timely commentary just published in Mealey’s to the third...more
In this episode of Don't Take No For An Answer, host Eric Jesse sits down with Matthew Kerman, a broker at ARC Excess & Surplus, to discuss the current state and trends on directors and officers (D&O) insurance. Kerman notes...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, the United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, applying Maryland law, reversed judgment on the pleadings in favor of the insured, holding that a securities class action, derivative...more
In recent years, climate change litigation has begun to impact an increasingly diverse range of businesses and their directors and officers. This trend has been highlighted in The Grantham Research Institute’s 2025 Report on...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, applying Wyoming law, held that an insured versus insured (“IvI”) exclusion barred coverage for an entire class action proceeding...more
At the beginning of this year, the Trump administration issued a series of executive orders rewriting federal policy on employment programs addressing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Executive orders 14151 and...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, upheld an arbitration award allocating 100% of amounts incurred jointly by insured individuals and non-insured entities to covered...more
The past year has been an interesting and action-packed year in the world of Directors & Officers (D&O) liability and coverage. We begin by examining some of the key trends and developments impacting directors, officers, and...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, applying Florida law, has held that a discrimination exclusion barred coverage for a lawsuit against a city chamber of commerce for allegedly interfering...more
In recent years, you may have seen an apocryphal quote that says something like: “There are decades when nothing happens, and years when decades happen.” For the legal frameworks that matter to D&O litigation risk—federal...more
A recent decision from the Southern District of New York provides D&O policyholders with favorable precedent on allocation, best-efforts obligations, and insurability. In Flextronics International Ltd. v. Allianz Global...more
With increasing frequency, at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, we find our attorneys assisting owners and developers in connection with assessing and procuring the necessary policies of insurance associated with their construction...more
Product Law Outlook: Developments, Updates, Compliance, and Trends - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in various industries since the 1940s. In recent years, growing scientific attention has prompted...more
A knowing breach of the payment prohibition under insolvency law cannot be inferred from a breach of the obligation to file for insolvency. On November 19, 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof;...more
Join Goldberg Segalla partner Dan Strick and attorney Andrew Simmers for a look into emerging risks presented by generative artificial intelligence. Dan and Andrew will discuss AI-related claims, how current policies apply,...more
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, applying federal bankruptcy law, has held that proceeds of a management and entity liability policy were not property of the entity debtor’s bankruptcy...more
The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that an insurer was not required to cover attorneys’ fees for work performed for an insured’s special committees or...more