The State of the European D&O Market: 2013
Slides
Advisen hosted a webinar and wrote a white paper that discuss the factors influencing D&O claims as well as the drivers of pricing, capacity and coverage terms.
On March 7, Zurich’s Paul Schiavone and Glaucia Smithson, Aon’s Enrico Nanni, DAC Beachcroft’s Graham Ludlam, and Advisen’s Rebecca Bole discussed the European D&O market, the rating environment, and the notable coverage and claims trends.The free, one-hour webinar is sponsored by Zurich.
Panelists
The following panelists participated in the webinar:
- Paul Schiavone, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Specialty Lines, Zurich General Insurance
- Glaucia Smithson, Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial Executive Risks Europe, Zurich General Insurance
- Enrico Nanni, Managing Director, Aon
- Graham Ludlam, Associate, DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Rebecca Bole, Director of Strategy and Senior Editor, Research & Editorial Division, Advisen Ltd. (moderator)
Webinar Topics
Topics discussed included:
- What is the European D&O market?
- Is the buyer market growing? What about insurer capacity?
- Is the market at the bottom of the cycle?
- Are there pockets of hardening markets?
- Is European D&O still profitable?
- What coverage trends are most notable?
- What trends are being seem in frequency and severity of European D&O claims?
- What is driving these claims?
