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New attitudes have led to a costly rise in liability claims. Get the details and see what we’re doing to help protect your interests.

As organizations return to the workplace amid the coronavirus pandemic, they are facing numerous challenges and risks. Protecting employees and coping with shifts in workplace practices are immediate needs, but employers must consider others, too.

n the 1700s, mapmakers often used the phrase “Here be Dragons” to warn sailors of dangerous conditions on uncharted corners of the maps. For brokers and risk managers navigating their way through the Directors & Officers liability market, the “dragons” are growing in size and number. As a result, it’s helpful to examine several factors behind the current turbulence, including an increase in the frequency and severity of Securities Class Actions (SCAs), record settlements in derivative claims, the continued emergence of event-driven litigation, and increased claims costs.