In recognition of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S., and in what has become an annual tradition, we are reprising Kevin’s 2012 essay about Time and Summer, which can be found here. Have a great Fourth of July holiday. Thank you to all of our loyal readers.
It was 20 years ago this week – on May 6, 2006 – that The D&O Diary published its first blog post. Two decades and literally thousands of blog posts later, The D&O Diary is still at it, still a “Periodic Journal,” still publishing “Items of Interest from the World of Directors and Officers Liability, With Occasional Commentary.”
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The D&O Diary was on assignment this past week in New York City for the Professional Underwriting Liability Society (PLUS)’s annual D&O Symposium, held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. It was great to once again see and meet with so many of our industry friends, who conveniently for us were all gathered together briefly in one place.
Continue Reading PLUS D&O Symposium in NYCFor nearly 20 years, The D&O Diary has brought you timely articles discussing important topics from the world of corporate directors’ and officers’ liability and insurance. After nearly two decades, the time for a change has come. The D&O Diary is proud to announce the first-time ever appointment of a blog Co-Author. The new Co-Author — Sarah Abrams — has in fact been a frequent guest contributor to this site. Going forward, you will see articles from Sarah written as Co-Author appearing on this site on a regular basis.
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It was with a great deal of sadness that I heard the news last week that industry legend Joe Monteleone had passed away. Many of you knew Joe; even if didn’t know him, you should know about Joe. Joe was one of the good ones.
Continue Reading In Memoriam: Joseph P. Monteleone
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!
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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!
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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