Program updated this year to reflect industry fluctuation and financial overhaul. Here’s a sampling of what’s new:
- The success of shareholder derivative claims and implications on coverage: How D&O defendants and insurers are responding to the increasing challenges posed by such claims
- Understanding the key issues surrounding the separate representation of individual directors & officers
- The impact of financial institution litigation on the D&O market
- Concerns of the insured: What do companies expect from their D&O policy and what are the foremost concerns of directors & officers?
Plus, up-to-the minute practical information on:
- The latest trends and developments affecting the D&O marketplace
- Assessing the current state of securities litigation and how it’s impacting D&O overage and claims
- Corporate indemnification rights: Overcoming the increasing challenges facing
- defendants and insurers
- The impact of increased regulatory scrutiny, including the latest on where
- the SEC is setting it’s focus
- Managing coverage and costs, including concerns regarding the reasonableness
- of defense costs
- Settlement negotiations in the D&O context: Attaining a favorable result for your client
- Side-A and Excess Coverage: How to ensure your policies work as intended
- D&O Activity Abroad: Assessing risk and coordinating policies in a time of increased
- global litigation and enforcement
For the past 15 years, American Conference Institute’s Annual D&O Liability forum has been the premier event for leading brokers, underwriters, claims counsel, and litigators to come together in a collaborative and collegial setting to benchmark coverage, underwriting, and claims strategies. No other event can match the practical and detailed analysis of the entire D&O landscape, including the impact of litigation, regulatory action, and market conditions in today’s tumultuous environment.
“Anti-corporate” sentiment is at an all time high. Over the course of the past few years, the public has witnessed egregious corporate scandals, ranging from Enron to the Madoff Ponzi Scheme. Wall Street has faced unprecedented volatility, thanks in large part to the after affects of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and subsequent credit crisis. In the wake of these problems, major financial institutions have found themselves facing increasing concerns over litigation and, in some instances, bankruptcy.
As the public’s trust has been shaken, directors & officers have come under fire more and more. With such turmoil, D&O Liability coverage is a necessity in the face of these “bet-the-company” claims. Defendant companies, and their directors & officers, will often find themselves fighting legal battles on multiple fronts. Regulatory bodies have become increasingly aggressive in investigating, examining, and prosecuting corporate misdeeds. These actions most often will be followed by private plaintiffs bringing suit, most often in the form of securities class actions, as well as increasingly common shareholder derivative suits - not to mention the criminal charges which may be filed against these same directors & officers.
ACI’s 16th Annual D&O Liability forum is the only event that provides you with the opportunity to hear from the industry’s top experts, including D&O professionals from ACE, Aon, Chartis, Chicago Underwriting Group, Chubb & Son, General Re, Marsh, Navigators, Oakbridge Insurance Services, Travelers, Ullico Casualty, Woodruff- Sawyer, XL Insurance, and Zurich. In a year of continued market volatility, you cannot afford to miss this timely event which offers the unique opportunity to learn from the best in the field and network with senior practitioners. Benchmark your ability to assess, manage,
and defend against the rising tide of D&O lawsuits.
Plus, be sure to also register for the Pre and Post Conference Workshops:
Pre-Conference Workshop:
A. The Fundamentals of D&O Liability Coverage
Monday, November 29, 2010: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Post-Conference Workshop:
B. Crafting D&O Policies, Conducting Renewals, and Negotiating Favorable Terms
Wednesday, December 1, 2010: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Register now by calling 888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to 877-927-1563 or registering
online
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