Securities Litigation Review Q1 2010: Securities Suits Ease Back to Normal Following a Frantic Two Years

April 16, 2010 at 11am EDT

Securities Litigation Review Q1 2010: Securities Suits Ease Back to Normal Following a Frantic Two Years
Slides

Advisen hosted a webinar and wrote a white paper that reviews its analysis of 2010 securities litigation and discuss the larger implications for underwriters, brokers and risk managers.

On April 16, ACE’s Scott Meyer, Willkie Farr’s Michael Young, Willis’s Ken Ross and the D&O Diary’s Kevin LaCroix discussed developments in securities litigation and the D&O market. The free, one-hour seminar was sponsored by ACE.

Panelists

The following panelists participated in the webinar:

• Kevin LaCroix, Partner –OakBridge Insurance Services and Author of Weblog The D&O Diary
• Scott Meyer, Executive Vice President –ACE Professional Risk
• Michael Young, Partner – Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
• Kenneth Ross, Executive Vice President, Willis HRH Executive Risks
• John Molka, Senior Industry Analyst, Advisen Ltd.

Webinar Topics

Topics discussed included:

• Review of securities litigation
• Case breakdown
• Jurisdiction
• Globalization of securities litigation
• Average settlements / awards
• Credit crisis and Madoff