Just before New Year’s Day, I published my top travel pictures of 2025 and I also separately published my favorite travel hacks, while at the same time I invited readers to send in their own favorite travel pictures and travel hacks, for publication on this site. I am happy to report that many readers responded to the call, and I am also happy to set out below readers’ top pictures and travel hacks. The pictures are amazing!Continue Reading Readers’ Travel Pictures and Travel Hacks
I am calling out to all readers to consider sending me their top travel pictures from 2025, as well as a description of their top travel hacks. As at least some of you will recall, over the holidays I posted my own top travel pictures from 2025 (here), as well as, separately, my top travel hacks, gripes, and likes (here). I also invited readers to send in their top 2025 travel pictures as well as their key travel hacks, with a promise to publish the pictures and hacks in a later post on this site. In response to my request, I did receive a few pictures and a few travel hack suggestions, but I would like more! So I am calling all readers who had noteworthy travel experiences during 2025 to send along their travel pictures to me, and calling on everyone to send in their favorite travel hacks. I will publish them all in a future post. Please send the pics and hacks along to me at kevin.lacroix@rtspecialty.com. Please be sure to include a short description with your pictures so that I can be sure to identify them correctly in the readers’ pictures post. I look forward to seeing your pictures!Continue Reading Calling for Readers’ Travel Pics and Travel Hacks
In a few days’ time, I will be posting my annual survey of the Top Ten D&O Stories of the year. For now, though, we are all enjoying the holidays. The last thing most of us want to think about is the latest case decision or the most recent developments in D&O insurance coverage. With that in mind, I thought I would go off-topic and turn to the lessons from my travel experiences. The fact is that I travel a lot. I have gotten pretty good at maintaining my equilibrium while traveling. But we all know that along with joy and surprise, travel can also entail a lot of bumps and bruises. I thought it might be useful for me to share some of the things I have learned to make travel easier, as well as some of my travel likes and dislikes.Continue Reading Travel Hacks, Gripes, and Likes
In just a few days’ time, I will be publishing my annual survey The Top Ten D&O Stories of the year. For now, though, we are all celebrating the holidays, and no one really wants to be reading about case law developments or insurance coverage issues. So instead, I thought I would do a post featuring my favorite travel pictures from 2025. I freely concede that this is totally self-indulgent, allowing me to bask in the delight of some of my favorite travel experiences. But just to show that this isn’t just about me, below I invite readers to send in their favorite 2025 travel pictures, which I will publish on this site over the coming weeks. Please see the instructions below on how to submit your travel pictures.Continue Reading Top Travel Pictures of 2025
In recognition of the upcoming Independence Day holiday in the U.S., and in what has become an annual tradition, I am reprising my 2012 essay about Time and Summer, which can be found here. I have added some new pictures this year, so even if you have read the essay in the past, you
The D&O Diary now has its own LinkedIn page. The goal is to use the LinkedIn page to supplement The D&O Diary’s blog posts, with further information and commentary about the world of directors’ and officers’ liability and insurance. I encourage everyone to visit and to follow the new page. The D&O Diary’s LinkedIn page
This week I was in New York for the 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium, along with a thousand or so other professionals from around the D&O insurance community. The Symposium took place at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, the bright, beating heart of NYC. No matter how many times you visit, there is still something special about being in New York. The conference was great as well, a great chance to catch up on the latest news and developments, to meet with my many friends in the industry, and to make some new friends, as well.Continue Reading PLUS D&O Symposium 2025
This past week, The D&O Diary was on assignment in Chicago to attend the 2024 PLUS Conference. Hard to believe, but this year’s version was the 37th installment in the annual series. It was as well-attended and well-organized as always. The event was held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Riverwalk, right on the Chicago River. Chicago is one of my favorite places to visit and it was great to be back again. It was also great to see so many old friends and to make some new friends as well, as reflected in the pictures below. Continue Reading Chicago PLUS Conference 2024
In recognition of the upcoming Independence Day holiday in the U.S., and in what has become an annual tradition, I am reprising my 2012 essay about Time and Summer, which can be found here. Have a great Fourth of July holiday. Thank you to all of my loyal readers.
The D&O Diary was on assignment last week in Napa Valley in California. Although I have visited Napa several times in the past, it has been a while since I have been there. I had forgotten what a beautiful place it is and how much fun it is to visit.
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