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Kevin M. LaCroix is an attorney and Executive Vice President, RT ProExec, a division of RT Specialty. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues.

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In my recent roundup of the top current stories in the world of D&O, I noted the increasing importance of geopolitical issues as a source of D&O claims risk. Among the factors supporting this trend is the rising relevance of cross-border enforcement initiatives, which in many instances had led to D&O claims. In the latest sign of the importance of cross-border enforcement issues, the SEC has announced the formation of a cross-border task force to “identify and combat cross-border fraud harming U.S. investors.” The SEC’s September 5, 2025, press release about the task force can be found here.  A September 10, 2025, post on TheCorporateCounsel.net blog about the new task force’s formation can be found here.Continue Reading SEC Forms Task Force to Combat Cross-Border Fraud

Sarah Abrams

In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the new whistleblower program that the DOJ’s antitrust division recently announced in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service, and considers the D&O liability and insurance implications. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Going Postal

It is frequently the case that securities class action lawsuits are accompanied by a parallel shareholder derivative lawsuit involving substantially similar allegations. But what happens to the derivative lawsuits when the related securities class action lawsuit is settled? An August 2025 study from Cornerstone Research analyzes the settlements of these parallel derivative lawsuits during the period 2019 through 2024. The Cornerstone Research report can be found here.Continue Reading Settlement of Parallel Derivative Actions

Sarah Abrams

Through several different regulatory and legislative actions, including through Executive Orders and the passage of the GENIUS ACT, the current administration has created a favorable environment for cryptocurrency. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, examines the recently adopted legislation and regulatory…

The D&O Diary was on assignment Down Under last week, visiting the beautiful country of Australia during the late Southern Hemisphere winter. It was great to be able to return to one of my favorite places to visit.Continue Reading Australia

Jack Keilty

In the following guest post, Jack Keilty, Head of Management Liability, New Dawn Risk, examines the growing problem of social engineering fraud, and considers the problems losses from this type of fraud can present from an insurance standpoint. I would like to thank Jack for allowing me to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Jack’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: The Social Engineering Fraud-Shaped Hole in Insurance Cover

Sarah Abrams

In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams takes a look at a recent settlement of a securities class action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant company had failed to disclose its use in its haircare products of certain banned chemicals, and then considers whether the current Make America Health Again initiatives could expose companies to future claims that they allegedly failed to disclose their continued use of banned chemicals. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: If Looks Could Kill

Since the outset of President Trump’s efforts to conduct trade policy through an active use of tariffs, I have been concerned about the possibility of tariff-related corporate and securities litigation. Inevitably, I have been concerned, investors will say that companies tried to soft-pedal the likely impact of tariffs on the companies’ financial results. But while…

Sarah Abrams

In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at President Trump’s recent Executive Order designed to expand the investment options available in 401(k) and other defined-contribution retirement plans, and considers the Order’s potential implications for ERISA liability and insurance. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post contributions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Will I Ever Retire?