Sarah Abrams

On September 19, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order entitled “Restriction on Entry of Nonimmigrant Workers” (here), which placed new restrictions, costs, and conditions on H-1B visas. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the new H-1B visa provisions and considers the potential implications for D&O risk exposure. 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 the 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: H-1B Visa D&O Problem?

Rising geopolitical tensions are having an impact across a wide variety of issues, including, in particular, issues having to do with the cross-border movement of people. These issues include changes within respect to immigration and visa policies. These changes not only affect the individuals involved but also companies whose business operations are connected in some way to immigration and visa issues. A recently filed securities lawsuit against a company whose money transfer business is directly linked to the cross-border movement of students for education and study shows not only how changing visa policies, for example, can not only affect companies’ operations and financial results but can also translate into securities litigation.Continue Reading Geopolitical Developments, Visa Policies, and D&O Risk