The content, agenda & speakers for each Advisen Insights Conference is planned by an Advisory Board that represents industry thought-leaders and influential marketplace participants. Each Advisory Board is unique for each conference event.
Advisory Board meetings and conference calls are led by Advisen’s Stacie Lilien, Global Head of Event Programming.
• Erin Bargate, Head of Casualty Pricing, Hiscox • Thomas C. Kocaj, Head of Management Liability, QBE • Jeff Lattmann, Executive Managing Director, Beecher • Laurie Newman, Director of Product Liability and Risk Management - US, Canada and Mexico, Risk Manager • John Passaro, Senior Vice President, IAT Insurance Group • Heather Fong Quade, Regional Head of Product Development, Allianz Global • Carolyn Rosenberg, Partner, ReedSmith • Ray Santiago EVP, Head of Financial Institutions & Commercial Management Liability, Sompo |
11:00am-11:05am
Opening Remarks by Jim Blinn, EVP, Client Solutions, Advisen
11:05am-12:05pm
D&O Market Metrics
Matching rates to the risk has been a key area of concern for the directors and officers liability insurance market in recent years. With the line leading the way out of a prolonged soft market, insurers, brokers, and buyers face challenging questions. How can risk managers better prepare for underwriting discussions? Will fresh capital from new market entrants help brokers and buyers build their coverage towers? Have prices reached adequate levels, or will emerging risks and reinsurance renewal conditions keep the upward pressure on? How are SPACs changing the game? This panel will update listeners on the latest trends in coverage, capacity, and claims affecting directors and officers, as well offer a look into the future of the market.
12:05pm-12:50pm
Exposure Evolution: Mitigating D&O Risk in a Changing World
Both public and private companies can fall victim to litigation over a range of emerging risks, as calls for organizational accountability expand. Executives at companies of any size may face breach of fiduciary duty claims and event-driven litigation over #MeToo, climate change, diversity and inclusion, and losses to cyberattacks. Organizations must also address post-pandemic uncertainties going forward. Are managers at companies of all sizes having the right conversations on this new wave of risk and how to mitigate it? How are underwriters viewing these changing exposures? This session will cover some of the newest trends affecting directors and officers and evaluate what may still be on the horizon.