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2025 PLUS D&O Symposium

Date(s):
March 4 — 5, 2025
Venue:
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036 
Website:
Not available
Fee(s):
This event has a fee
Description:
The PLUS D&O Symposium is a 2-day annual event geared for professionals who work in in the professional liability industry focusing on Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance. The symposium serves as a platform for networking, education, and discussion on emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities within the D&O insurance sector.
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  • Individual Registration
  • 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM Registration - D&O
    Type: Registration

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 7:45 AM - 7:15 PM Coat Check - D&O
    Type: Other

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM D&O Symposium Attendee Breakfast 1
    Type: Meal

    Start your day with other D&O Symposium attendees with a continental breakfast buffet on the 6th floor. ...

  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM State of the D&O Insurance Market
    Type: Education Session

    D&O buyers continue to benefit from strong competition, with pricing remaining favorable for both public and private company purchasers through the fourth quarter of 2024....

  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM International D&O Update
    Type: Education Session

    This presentation will consider the growing risk to directors and officers of international companies headquartered outside the U.S....

  • 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM D&O Symposium Networking Lunch
    Type: Meal

    Join us for a networking buffet luncheon with your D&O peers and colleagues. Luncheon is located on the 9th floor of the Marquis....

  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Year One of the SEC's 8-K Cyber Rule Filings
    Type: Education Session

    This presentation will focus on cybersecurity incident reporting in the past year under the SEC’s new rule, which requires public companies to report certain cybersecurity incidents using a Form 8-K....

  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM P&C Market Executive Leadership
    Type: Education Session

    This panel will feature top leaders from the P&C insurance industry, who will share their strategies for navigating the challenges of 2025 and beyond....

  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM D&O Welcome Reception
    Type: Reception

    Come and celebrate with your peers and colleagues. This reception is for all those attending PLUS Symposia events Mar 3-5. Location: 9th Floor Marriott Marquis....

  • 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM Coat Check - D&O
    Type: Other

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM Registration - D&O
    Type: Registration

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM D&O Symposium Attendee Breakfast 2
    Type: Meal

    Jump start the 2nd day of the D&O Symposium with coffee and a continental breakfast with your peers. Location: Shubert & Majestic Complexes, 6th floor....

  • 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM Hot Topics in D&O 2025
    Type: Education Session

    A discussion of the most important topics and develops in the world of D&O Liability and Insurance. ...

  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Private Eye: A Peek Inside Private Management Liability
    Type: Education Session

    We will discuss the current pricing and capacity in the Private D&O Insurance market....

  • 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Luncheon: A Conversation with Preet Bharara
    Type: Meal

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM AI and the D&O Risks
    Type: Education Session

    As AI evolves, directors and officers must maneuver through a complex landscape of regulatory and legal risks. Implementing best practices around the use of AI and risk mitigation....

  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Securities Litigation Update
    Type: Education Session

    A discussion focused on new and evolving securities litigation issues. Topics will range from class certification to disclosure rules to escalating settlements to predictions for the future.  ...

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Ackerman, David
Organization: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty


David Ackerman is Global Practice Leader for Commercial Management Liability and Financial Institutions Claims for Allianz Commercial. He is currently located in Hong Kong. David has nearly 35 years of experience in Financial Lines insurance. He has served as Underwriting Counsel and Claims Counsel for several major as well as start-up Financial Lines Insurance markets, and he has managed claims


Barlow, Noona
Organization: McGill and Partners


Noona Barlow is the Head of Financial Lines Claims at boutique insurance broker McGill and Partners. Noona practised law in Toronto for a number of years before moving into insurance. Prior to joining MGP, Noona was the Head of International Financial Lines Claims at AIG in London.


Beigel, Lainee
Organization: EPIC Brokers


Lainee Beigel is a Principal with EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants based in the Northeast Region. She currently serves as the Sports and Entertainment Vertical Lead for the Professional, Executive & Cyber Solutions team within the Insurance Capital Solutions Group. Lainee has over 17 years of industry experience and brings a depth of knowledge to Commercial and Financial Lines clients. S


Bethlehem, Keith


Keith Bethlehem leads the complex coverage team at Colin Biggers & Paisley, with a focus on financial institutions and D&O insurance. Keith has a reputation for pragmatic and industry-aware advice. He has been ranked in Chambers as a leading insurance lawyer since 2014. In the 2022 edition, a client notes that Keith "is quick to identify issues of contention and obstacles in the resolution of


Bharara, Preet
Organization: WilmerHale


Preet Bharara, a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), is a renowned and highly regarded lawyer who focuses on investigations and criminal litigation matters. Dubbed “one of the most consequential prosecutors in American history” by The New Yorker, Mr. Bharara led some of the most significant criminal and civil litigations brought in the SDNY on behalf of the


Davey, Claire
Organization: Relm Insurance


Claire Davey is an experienced insurance professional, specializing in cyber and professional and financial lines. As Head of Product Innovation and Emerging Risk at Relm Insurance, Claire leads the research and development of Relm’s strategic product innovation while identifying and managing potential risks associated with emerging sectors and technologies. Claire is both CISSP and ACII qualifie


Dean, Bill
Organization: Berkley Group


Bill is a Senior Vice President and head of the Private/Non-Profit Division at Berkley Professional Liability. Prior to starting the private company book at Berkley Pro, Bill held senior management roles at both the Hartford and CorPro where he led high performing private/non-profit underwriting teams.


Dinallo, Eric


Eric Dinallo is Chair of Debevoise & Plimpton’s insurance regulatory practice and a member of its Financial Institutions and White Collar & Regulatory Defense Groups in New York. Mr. Dinallo is a broad-gauged financial services lawyer who focuses on developing and executing regulatory strategies for clients involved in transactions in the insurance sector. He also counsels financial institut



Feldman, Boris
Organization: Freshfields US LLP


Boris Feldman specializes in securities litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and fiduciary duty and disclosure counselling. Boris has represented many of the leading technology companies: Google, Genentech, Salesforce, Instacart, Rivian and Palantir (complete list here). Boris has also represented legendary entrepreneurs, including Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Herb Boyer, Sergey Brin, Vi


Fine, Larry
Organization: Willis Towers Watson


Role at Willis Towers Watson Lawrence Fine is the Management Liability Coverage Leader for Willis Towers Watson’s FINEX North America division, with prior experience at law firms and an insurance carrier. He has more than 30 years’ legal and insurance industry experience, particularly in relation to Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability, and Fid


Giliberto, Paul
Organization: Zurich North America


Paul is the Head of Private/Non-Profit Management Liability at Zurich Insurance. He has been with Zurich for 15 years, spending the first 11 in the public company space before moving over to run private in 2021. Paul began his carrier as a General Partnership Liability underwriter and also has experience in Transactional Risk Liability. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a maj


Godhwani, Sanjay
Organization: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance


Sanjay Godhwani is Head of North America at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. Sanjay has been in the insurance industry for over 25 years. Prior to joining BHSI, he was President of AIG Latin America and Caribbean and Property Product Line Leader, AIG Property Casualty in the U.S. and Canada. Sanjay holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a fel


Graham, Natalie
Organization: Mosaic Insurance Alliance, LLC


With her background in law, underwriting, and broking, Natalie brings a 360-degree understanding of claims and the fundamental importance of fair outcomes to her role at Mosaic. She qualified as an insurance lawyer in 2001 and worked in private practice in the City of London before joining Ironshore/Pembroke Syndicate 4000 as a claims manager in 2010, where she managed a broad spectrum of claims


Hakki, Adam
Organization: Shearman & Sterling


Adam is Co-Chair of the Global Executive Committee and Board and U.S. Chair at A&O Shearman. With decades of experience defending companies and their directors and officers in high-stakes matters, Adam is described as “the best of the best” in securities litigation in Chambers USA, and The American Lawyer named Adam a “Litigator of the Year” in 2023 and 2021. Uniquely versatile, Adam is also the


Harrod, Jim
Organization: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP


With two decades of experience prosecuting complex litigation in federal courts, Jim Harrod’s practice focuses on representing the firm’s institutional investor clients in securities fraud-related matters. He also leads the firm’s Global Securities and Litigation Monitoring Team, which monitors securities class and group actions around the world, and advises BLB&G’s institutional clients on poten


Hunter, Jaimie


Jaimie Hunter is a Senior Broker at Lockton Re in the New York and Stamford area. She has 20+ years of experience in the Reinsurance Industry working across the Casualty spectrum with a focus on Auto and Professional Lines. Jaimie specializes in a range of client solutions including treaty, facultative and hybrid facilities. After graduating from Penn State University (B.S. Finance, B.A. Sculp


Huskins, Priya Cherian
Organization: Woodruff-Sawyer & Company


Priya Cherian Huskins is a partner at Woodruff Sawyer, a full-service insurance brokerage that services clients worldwide. She is a recognized expert in D&O liability risk and its mitigation. In addition to consulting on D&O insurance matters, she counsels clients on corporate governance, including ways to reduce their exposure to shareholder lawsuits and regulatory investigations. Priya is a


Hwang, Renny


Renny is Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation and Regulatory for OpenAI. He was previously Head of Litigation for Google, and practiced IP litigation in Los Angeles at a global law firm. He also has experience in product management and software development, leading product and engineering teams in building Internet software technologies. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, an


Isler, Nick


Nick has 20 years of insurance experience in selling, creating and underwriting a comprehensive suite of Management & Professional Liability products including Cyber Liability, Kidnap and Ransom, and Representations and Warranty Insurance. His experience includes placements for organizations of all sizes and structures, publicly traded or privately held, and includes government entities, educatio


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  • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Platinum
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  • Ambridge Partners LLC Gold
  • AmTrust North America Platinum
  • AmWINS Brokerage Group Silver
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  • Ascot Group Silver
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  • Berkley Group Gold
  • Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Gold
  • Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc. Platinum
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  • Clyde & Company Gold

 

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