Policy Wording Risks & Rising Data Breach Liability: D&O vs. E&O Coordination & Claims Trends

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of D&O and E&O insurance coverage on claims and risk management in the context of rising data breach liabilities.

D&O and E&O insurance coverage, professional services exclusions and cyber liability trends are reshaping how organizations manage claims and risk in today’s financial lines landscape. In this episode, Mike Radak and David Finz, Alliant Specialty Claims and Legal, analyze a Delaware court decision on D&O vs. E&O coordination and safeguarding your company against cyber litigation tied to data breaches and geopolitical threats. They share key insights on policy wording, coverage gaps and data breach liability, while highlighting strategies for insurance coverage alignment and cyber preparedness.

People in this episode

Guests: Mike Radak, David Finz

Topics covered

• D&O insurance
• E&O insurance
• cyber liability
• data breach
• claims trends
• policy wording
• risk management

Keywords

• D&O vs. E&O
• insurance coverage
• professional services exclusions
• cyber litigation
• geopolitical threats
• coverage gaps
• cyber preparedness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alliant Insurance Services

Places: Delaware

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