Special Information Report – GILC D&O – Global Trends, Insurance Capacity And Pricing

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Global Insurance Law Connect's first review of  international D&O insurance markets. We decided to write this  report because of the scarcity of information on how D&O cover,  pricing and availability compares across different global markets.  In many countries D&O rates are rising, and in some places those  increases are extreme, but this is not the case everywhere. In a  few markets the green shoots of recovery are showing, as clients  reach the limits of what they are prepared to pay, and prices look  set to finally stabilise.

There are other tumultuous events impacting D&O too. The global shocks of the pandemic  have brought corporate turmoil, fuelling a huge spike in corporate M&A as the weak are bought  by the strong, and the well-positioned take advantage of changing markets to expand into  new regions through acquisitions. This in itself brings great pressure to bear on directors and  officers across the board meanwhile,