D&O Liability Insurance Forum

Agenda

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 17, 2018

8:30	Registration and Coffee
9:00	Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:15	The Current State of the D&O Market, Macro- Trends, Developments and Global Threats for Directors and Officers
10:15	The Evolution of Terms and Conditions: Does Your D&O Policy Capture All Your Needs?
11:00	Morning Refreshments
11:30	Evolution of Employment Practices Issues and its Impact on D&O Liability
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:30	The Rise of Class Actions: A Comparative View of Class Actions in Europe and the US
2:30	Afternoon Refreshments
3:00	International Claims Roundup
4:15	Evolving Corporate Activities
5:00	Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Day One
5:30	Networking Drinks

Day 2 - Wednesday, April 18, 2018

8:30	Registration and Coffee
9:00	Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:15	Risk Manager Cross-Industry Panel Discussion: Leading Considerations for D&O Policies in 2018
10:15	Regulatory Developments and the Challenges for D&Os
11:00	Morning Refreshments
11:30	Climate Change and its Impact on D&O liability
12:15	Change title to A Comparison of Italian and English D&O Liability Insurance law
1:00	Networking Lunch

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 17, 2018

8:30	Registration and Coffee
9:00	Opening Remarks from the Chair Michael Rieger-Goroncy Head of Global Corporates Marsh GmbH Cristiana Baez-Safa Head of European Financial & Speciality Markets QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited
9:15	The Current State of the D&O Market, Macro- Trends, Developments and Global Threats for Directors and Officers Moderator Guillaume Deschamps Director, Head of FINEX France Willis Towers Watson George Melides* Head of Management Liability, Europe, Middle East, Africa Zurich Global Corporate EMEA David Nayler UK Financial Institutions Industry Practice Leader Marsh Mark Smith Senior Underwriter, Management Liability Probitas 1492 Tracy-Lee Kus Managing Director AON Risk Solutions Overview of the current state of the D&O liability insurance market: The challenges of overcapacity and the impact of aggressive pricing strategies Who are the new players? Established vs non-traditional insurers Overview of the impact of the US market on the European and UK Market: How are new presidential judicial appointments from Trump impacting D&O cases? What are the ramifications of the US Supreme Court’s increased interest in securities cases? Brexit: latest developments and impact on the D&O insurance market
10:15	The Evolution of Terms and Conditions: Does Your D&O Policy Capture All Your Needs? Francis Kean Executive Director Willis Leslie Kurshan Leader Innovative Client Solutions – Marsh Sacha Harber-Kelly Partner Gibson Dunn Coverage for investigations: pinning down the focus of an investigation to one individual can be a challenge. Does your policy cover the ‘business as usual’ stages? How can current wording cause your company problems in the future and how can you overcome this? What is the policy limit available on your D&O insurance? Disputes arising from unclear wording The effect of the Insurance Act on policy wording Consent, connivance and neglect: Personal liability for GDPR non-compliance
11:00	Morning Refreshments
11:30	Evolution of Employment Practices Issues and its Impact on D&O Liability Eleni Petros Senior Vice President Marsh FINPRO Joan Gilbride Partner Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP How can mismanagement lead to claims against enablers rather than perpetrators and what will the impact be on D&O liability? How sexual harassment can impact organisations on a reputational level, and how this can create further D&O liability Just weeks after the UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting deadline, how can companies ensure they are protected against exposure? What is the risk of a reputational impact on organisations and what actions must be taken? Right to Disconnect in France
12:30	Networking Lunch
1:30	The Rise of Class Actions: A Comparative View of Class Actions in Europe and the US Kevin LaCroix Executive Vice President RT ProExec Ann M. Longmore Managing Director Marsh FINPRO As more and more countries adopt traits and similarities with the US system, how great is the threat to D&O exposure? As we see a significant upsurge in class actions in the US, will the UK/EU follow suit? Will the rise in US federal court mergers and acquisition litigation cases be mirrored in the UK/EU? Are highly publicised scandals becoming the driving force for significant legislative change? How to ensure preparedness for a class action suit: policy wording and D&O liability
2:30	Afternoon Refreshments
3:00	International Claims Roundup Nilam Sharma Managing Director/Consultant Solicitor Nilam Sharma Ltd./Keystone Law Moshe Abady Partner Levitan, Sharon & Co. Dr. Oliver Sieg Partner Noerr LLP Victoria Smith Head of Financial and Speciality Markets Claims QBE European Operations 15.00 Key Cases from Around the World Nilam Sharma Managing Director/Consultant Solicitor Nilam Sharma Ltd./Keystone Law Victoria Smith Head of Financial and Speciality Markets Claims QBE European Operations An essential roundup of some key cases from around the world and lessons that can be learnt from them 15.45 Focus Session: Derivative Action in Israel Moshe Abady Partner Levitan, Sharon & Co. Derivative Actions in Israel- a significant risk
4:15	Evolving Corporate Activities Michael Rieger-Goroncy Head of Global Corporates Marsh GmbH Frederik von Barnekow Partner Risk point Dr. Philipp Giessen Transactional Risk Consultant & Legal Counsel Marsh D&O risks related to M&A activities; challenges to include the merged company into an existing D&O programme D&O risks related to divestures of parts of a company; Carve-out agreements; Implementation of a mirrored insurance programmes for the divested company Equity and bond offerings related to M&A activities or divestures; POSI insurance solutions M&A / W&I insurance solutions
5:00	Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Day One
5:30	Networking Drinks

Day 2 - Wednesday, April 18, 2018

8:30	Registration and Coffee
9:00	Opening Remarks from the Chair Guillaume Deschamps Director, Head of FINEX France Willis Towers Watson
9:15	Risk Manager Cross-Industry Panel Discussion: Leading Considerations for D&O Policies in 2018 Moderator Cristiana Baez-Safa Head of European Financial & Speciality Markets QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited Dirk Wegener Global Head of Corporate Insurance Deutsche Bank Julia Graham Deputy CEO & Technical Director Airmic An overview of industry specific considerations for the year ahead Changing trends over the past two years Claim considerations Wording considerations
10:15	Regulatory Developments and the Challenges for D&Os Patrick Doris Partner Gibson Dunn Anti-bribery Sanctions
11:00	Morning Refreshments
11:30	Climate Change and its Impact on D&O liability Stephanie Morton Insurance Industry Lawyer Client Earth As the significance of climate change grows for D&Os, how are policies evolving regarding exclusions of cover for climate liability? How are outside pressure points impacting D&O liability in climate issues? What will be the impact of the Macron summit in which numerous French insurers have announced policy changes regarding coal? What will be the knock-on effect for D&O insurance and will oil and gas be next?
12:15	Change title to A Comparison of Italian and English D&O Liability Insurance law Felix Zimmermann Partner Simmons & Simmons Leonardo Giani Partner Simmons & Simmons
1:00	Networking Lunch

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