21st Annual Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Conference

Please RSVP to pcruise@andersonkill.com or at (212) 278-1586 by December 6, 2023.

2:30-3:00 pm Registration
3:00-5:00 pm Seminar
5:00-6:30 pm Cocktail Networking Reception

In its 21st year this annual conference brings together leaders in D&O liability and insurance.  Initiatives in ESG policies hold out the promise to corporations and investment companies of doing well by doing good. While contributing to sustainability and equity, ESG initiatives are also designed to meet criteria imposed by investors and insurance companies. At the same time, risks and mis-steps associated with ESG have surfaced. The SEC has begun cracking down on companies and investment vehicles alleged not to have followed through on implementing their stated ESG commitments. In some arenas an ESG backlash has developed, as states seek to penalize certain ESG investment practices, and some shareholders challenge ESG-related policies.

In this two-hour conference, top insurance recovery experts, defense counsel, and insurance brokers will address the benefits and risks of ESG from an insurance perspective. We'll begin with a brief historical look at D&O, focusing on how ESG expectations may be transforming shareholders' expectations and demands.  We will move on to address ESG's impact on insurance companies' underwriting systems, and then to D&O coverage issues likely to arise related to liabilities arising from alleged ESG failures or from the consequences of ESG backlash. Finally, we will review recent D&O coverage developments with an eye to trends in coverage and dispute points.

 

CLE APPROVED:

NY CLE 2.0 credits
PA CLE 2.0 credits
NJ CLE 2.2 credits presumptively approved

This program is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

Speakers:

William G. Passannante, Esq.
Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Insurance Recovery Group
Anderson Kill

Joshua Gold, Esq.
Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Cyber Insurance Recovery Group
Anderson Kill

Raymond A. Mascia, Jr., Esq.
Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Financial Industry Group
Anderson Kill

Christopher J. Cavallaro, RPLU
Founder & Executive Chairman
ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC

Selvin Green
Assistant Professional Lines Practice Leader
Amwins

Carl E. Metzger, Esq.
Partner, Chair, Risk Management & Insurance
Goodwin Proctor LLP

Lawrence Fine
Management Liability Coverage Leader
FINEX North America
Willis Americas Administration, Inc. 

James A. Skarzynski, Esq.
Chairman
Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP