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Why insurers worry about clients’ crime coverage

September 15, 2023 Alyssa Di Sabatino

As clients tighten their purse strings in anticipation of an economic downturn, they are increasingly underinsured for their crime-related losses. Crime insurers are seeing an uptick in social engineering (i.e., phishing) claims, says Katherine Gauthier, vice president of specialty solutions

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Where brokers can find opportunity in a softer D&O market

September 13, 2023 David Gambrill

After several years of a hard market, P&C industry executives report a plateau of price increases in directors and officers (D&O) lines. As fears of pandemic-fuelled losses fade, D&O lines are becoming more profitable and that’s leading to some increased

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Which coverages will lead brokers out of the hard market?

September 5, 2023 David Gambrill

For several years, Canadian P&C insurance brokers climbed through a hard market in virtually all commercial specialty lines. Now, industry analysts have told Canadian Underwriter, that climb has plateaued in both the cyber and directors and officers (D&O) lines. “Now

A price drop may be on the way for D&O and cyber insurance coverages
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Ratings reports see pricing declines for two P&C coverages

June 15, 2023 Philip Porado

New market entrants over the past year have helped ease price increases for two key property and casualty (P&C) insurance coverage segments in the U.S., according to a pair of recent reports from Fitch Ratings. Changes in the competitive landscape

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Why D&O brokers are looking at risk mitigation

May 19, 2023 Philip Porado

Amid signs the recently easing directors and officers (D&O) coverage segment may gradually become a bit tougher, brokers and insurers will be taking a closer look at companies’ risk-mitigation procedures. When writing risks, Catherine Lanctot, senior vice president and national

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Don’t let clients cheap out on cyber coverage

May 10, 2023 Philip Porado

As high-profile ransomware attacks continue to grab headlines, insurers providing directors and officers (D&O) coverage are concerned private company boards might not be managing cyber risk. “Are they allocating enough funds to cybersecurity? Are they going to have a lawsuit

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Will fragile economy make it harder for brokers to sell D&O?

March 28, 2023 Philip Porado

A double-whammy of negative pricing shifts and claims uncertainty is hitting the Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance segment in the U.S., said a recent report from Fitch Ratings. It’s happening at a time when Canadian D&O lines are seeing some

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A U.K. climate lawsuit Canadian D&O insurers may be following

March 15, 2023 by David Gambrill

A recent U.K.-based, climate lawsuit launched against Shell plc’s board of directors by NGO ClientEarth may lead to “copycat” litigation in Canada, lawyers warn, potentially affecting the D&O line of commercial insurance. “Corporate climate litigation is still in its infancy

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What might cause the softening D&O market to stall?

March 8, 2023 Philip Porado

Hard markets may come and go, but they seemed to stick around longer for Directors and Officers (D&O) coverage than for some other P&C industry segments. As of last fall, though, D&O availability and affordability have been improving. After several

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How better boards may improve cannabis companies’ D&O options

January 6, 2023 Philip Porado

Improvements in capacity in the directors and officers (D&O) insurance space, combined with a rising quality of boards of directors membership, is making coverage for cannabis producers and distributors more accessible. “We’ve seen a real shift in the experience levels

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How Canada’s P&C market shifted in 2022

November 1, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Market conditions remain complex but are stabilizing as the industry approaches its last quarter this year, Aon’s 2022 Canadian Insurance Market Report found. Increased competition, along with positive underwriting results and loss activity, marks a transition from significantly challenged market

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An expert’s guess on how long the D&O hard market will last

June 16, 2021 by Adam Malik

While things may not get any worse in the directors and officers (D&O) liability market, it’ll still be about another 18 months until things start to turn for the better, an expert in the area predicted. “I don’t see it