Agenda

The landscape of Directors & Officers Liability insurance continues to evolve. This panel will explore the latest trends impacting D&O coverage including new litigation risks, regulatory developments, and a changing rate environment. Industry experts will share insights on how public companies can proactively manage their D&O programs, optimize coverage terms, and prepare for emerging trends. Whether you’re advising boards, underwriting risk, or managing corporate governance, this session will provide actionable insights to stay ahead in a complex and high-stakes environment.

Amid rising litigation and regulatory pressures, some companies are exploring redomiciling as a way to manage risk. Such moves can reshape how derivative actions are litigated while also raising broader questions around governance, disclosure and D&O exposure. This panel will discuss what’s driving these decisions, how these moves are viewed by courts and carriers, and what they could ultimately mean for future claims activity. Is the grass really greener on the other side?

This panel explores how to navigate corporate governance and the D&O insurance landscape, disclosures and liability in the age of artificial intelligence. Experts will discuss underwriting perspectives on AI-related disclosures, evolving fiduciary duties, regulatory scrutiny, and emerging litigation risks, including shareholder actions tied to “AI-washing” and volatility from AI-driven strategies. Attendees will gain insights into how boards can balance innovation with accountability in an increasingly complex risk environment.

We will delve into a worst day scenario for a public company after a disclosure and stock drop – discussing books and records demands, derivative demand investigations, securities class action and derivative litigation filings, and SEC investigations. This interactive session will include the perspectives of everyone involved and the interplay among the parties working towards resolution. We’ve included securities counsel, a D&O carrier claims adjuster, broker claims advocate, risk manager and coverage counsel to work through this challenging scenario to leave the audience with a clearer picture of the innerworkings of a public company exposure from the insurance lens.

Private companies face exposures that are no less complex than those of their public peers shaped by matters including evolving regulatory expectations, growing private equity influence, and the rapid expansion of private credit delaying the path to public markets. This panel will explore the evolving risk landscape, highlight emerging claims trends, and assess the coverage implications of what it truly means to “keep it private” in today’s environment.

The new administration has created a fast-moving environment where political, regulatory, and cultural shifts are redefining corporate risk. From tariffs and enforcement trends to DEI debates and emerging legislation such as the GENIUS Act, a wide array of developments are altering the liability landscape at lightning speed. This panel will highlight the forces reshaping the D&O world and examine what these changing exposures could mean for coverage and claims in the years ahead.

A candid debate of where US securities litigation is headed in 2026 —what’s moving in the courts and what counsel must be mindful of before the next filing hits. This esteemed panel will dissect emerging theories, judicial discretion on motions to dismiss, class certification pressures and loss causation battles against the backdrop of the latest rulings and enforcement currents, and examine the most successful paths to resolution.