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During my panel, “Shifting Ground: D&O in a Changing World,” at the Professional Underwriting Liability Society (PLUS)’s annual D&O Symposium, I noted the potential for emerging risks stemming from the U.S. government’s recent role as a shareholder in publicly traded companies, including Intel Corp. (Intel).

On March 5, 2026, an Intel investor filed his Verified Stockholder Derivative Complaint in Delaware Court of Chancery against, among others, Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (Intel Derivative). Certain exhibits to the Intel Derivative were initially made public, with the lawsuit unsealed days later. The following discusses the Intel Derivative and potential corporate governance challenges that increased government equity ownership may raise for U.S. companies.Continue Reading Intel Derivative Suit Tests Governance Implications of Government Equity Stakes

Sarah Abrams

In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a closer look at the civil and criminal litigation filed against casual dining company Fat Brands and considers the implication of the litigation for Sides A and B coverage under a D&O insurance policy. 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: Fat Chance