A recording of the One Word, Big Impact: Understanding "Occurrence" webinar presented on March 25, 2026.

An overview of the new Colorado bulletin regarding required notices to property insureds and applicants.

A discussion of a bulletin published by the SC DOI announcing the reopening of the program.

A summary of the ISO Circular for April 7, 2026. Circulars provide a wide variety of information from form changes to rules, loss costs, experience reviews, and other information.

The U.S. Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance market in 2026 is stabilizing after a period of softening. Increased capacity has kept competition strong, resulting in flat or modestly decreased premiums for many insureds. This article examines the competitive equilibrium as underlying risks evolve rapidly.

From late 2025 to early 2026, D&O liability and coverage law saw major changes, with Delaware continuing to play a leading role. These developments highlight Delaware's tendency to interpret D&O policy exclusions in a manner beneficial to insureds, setting important precedents for future litigation.

Artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies are rapidly changing liability risks, with traditional insurance policies struggling to cover these new exposures. Insurers are responding with new exclusions and specialized products, and policyholders must review their coverage, consult insurers about dedicated AI solutions, and negotiate endorsements for emerging risks.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as "forever chemicals" due to their extreme persistence in the environment and human body—continue to fuel one of the largest and most complex mass tort waves in U.S. history. While water contamination settlements have advanced, personal injury outcomes remain uncertain, placing significant pressure on umbrella and excess liability programs.

Directors and Officers (D&O) liability exposures continue to evolve at an accelerated pace. Traditional securities class actions (SCAs) now intersect with new technological, regulatory, and global pressures, placing heightened personal accountability on boards and executives. The core driver is still the obligation to implement reasonable oversight systems for material risks—with courts increasingly willing to scrutinize whether directors adequately monitored emerging threats like artificial intelligence (AI), cyber incidents, and geopolitical disruptions.

Few issues carry as much potential for catastrophic financial surprises as the bankruptcy or insolvency of either the insured or — more commonly and insidiously — one or more underlying insurers in an umbrella or excess liability program. Persistent inflation in jury verdicts, rising defense costs, and a series of high-profile insurer financial dislocations have once again cast sunlight on the adequacy (or inadequacy) of policy language designed to address insolvency scenarios.