Prices for primary directors’ and officers’ liability policies with the same limit and deductible rose 0.6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier, Aon reports.

The Baldwin Group’s Q2 Market Pulse ties the property downturn to falling reinsurance costs and a quiet hurricane outlook, even as litigation and tariffs keep casualty severity high.

Average premium growth slowed to just 0.2% in the first half of 2026, signaling an end to the hard market, according to Alera Group.

Leaders who manage the layoff process carefully will help the organization avoid additional exposures.

The governance failures alleged in most major D&O liability claims—the board decided wrong—have acquired a nastier companion claim: the board couldn’t help itself.

U.S. commercial insurance pricing has softened significantly from recent highs, with aggregate price increases falling to 2.5% in the first quarter of 2026, according to WTW.

Adverse loss development on accident years 2023 and 2024, combined with four consecutive years of premium declines, could compress underwriting margins, according to AM Best.

AI litigation is spreading beyond tech, M&A activity is surging, and boardrooms are reckoning with a regulatory landscape that’s rewriting what director accountability looks like. according to WTW and Reed Smith survey.

Ample capacity is keeping pricing competitive across most lines for financial institution buyers, but underwriters are tightening terms in specific high-risk area,  according to Gallagher.

Global insurance rates declined for the seventh consecutive quarter in early 2026, driven by property rate drops and persistent insurer competition, Marsh reports.

Ransomware losses, AI-driven exposures and nuclear verdicts threaten to disrupt the currently stable executive lines insurance market, according to Risk Placement Services.

Capacity, competition and favorable loss ratios signal major shift across most lines of business, according to CIAB Q4 2025 Market Index.

D&O carriers shift toward profitability as pricing pressures ease, though rising settlements and emerging risks pose challenges, according to AM Best.

Court rules insurers failed to prove settlement represented effective increase in deal consideration, reinforcing high burden on carriers to invoke exclusions in D&O policies.

Sixth consecutive quarterly rate decline signals sustained relief for commercial insurance buyers, though U.S. market shows mixed signals across coverage lines: Marsh Risk.

Record dollar losses at stake signal bigger settlements ahead despite decline in class action lawsuits, according to report from Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School.

Appeals court holds accounting fraud and misleading statements were part of single scheme, denying company access to additional policy limits.

Property rates soften amid competitive capacity while social inflation and emerging risks pressure casualty lines, creating a bifurcated market in 2026: USI.

Third-quarter pricing shows continued moderation after sharp increases in early 2025, per WTW benchmark data.

Average securities class action settlements climb 27% as boards navigate unprecedented complexity, rising insolvencies: Allianz Commercial.