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Shabnam Karim
Simon Lamb

The current conflict in Iran has enormous implications for the global and regional Middle East economy. The conflict also has important insurance implications, including with respect to D&O insurance in the Middle East region. In the following guest post, Shabnam Karim and Simon Lamb examine the ways that the current military, political, and diplomatic circumstances in the region are affecting both corporate risk exposure and the D&O insurance underwriting and claims environment. Shabnam is a partner and Simon is an associate at the Norton Rose Fulbright law firm’s Dubai office. We would like to thank Shabham and Simon for allowing us to publish their article on this site. Here is Shabnam and Simon’s article.

Continue Reading Guest Post: Middle East D&O Claims Exposures in a Time of Tension

Rachel Soich

As I have noted in prior posts on this site, cybersecurity issues can lead to D&O claims. In the following guest post, Rachel Soich, FCAS, MAAA. Consulting Actuary at Milliman, considers steps that companies can take to avoid cyber-related D&O costs. A prior version of this article previously was published in Milliman Insight. I would like to thank Rachel 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 blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Rachel’s article.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Three Ways to Avoid Cyber-Related D&O Costs

Paul Ferrillo

In the following guest post, Paul Ferrillo takes a look at the current state of the D&O insurance market and provides his views on the importance of a healthy D&O market for corporate America. Paul is a shareholder in the Greenberg Traurig law firm’s Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Crisis Management Practice. I would like to thank Paul for his willingness to allow me to publish his article on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Paul’s article.
Continue Reading Why Corporate America Needs a Strong D&O Insurance Market

Paul A. Ferrillo

Christophe Veltsos

The threats to data security are substantial. Every organization faces some level of cyber risk. So how do we get better at cybersecurity? That is the question that Paul Ferrillo and Christophe Veltsos ask in the following guest post. Paul is a shareholder in the Greenberg Traurig law firm’s Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Crisis Management Practice. Chris is is a professor in the Department of Computer Information Science at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he regularly teaches Information Security and Information Warfare classes. I would like to thank Paul and Chris for their willingness to allow me to publish their article as a guest post. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Paul and Chris’s article is set out below. Please be sure to also see the item at the end of the post about International Women’s Day.
Continue Reading Guest Post: The Missing Link of Cybersecurity — Time for a Cyber Risk Check-Up