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Greg Hedges
President and Chief Executive Officer
GregHedges@ChicagoNACD.org
312-480-7030

NACD Chicago Chapter
5400 West Elm Street
McHenry, IL 60050

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About The Event

This session provided directors with a candid, practical examination of today’s D&O insurance landscape. Attendees gained a clearer understanding of what D&O coverage includes—and excludes—where boards are often caught off guard, how claims typically unfold, and which coverage gaps, process missteps, and market dynamics directors should be actively monitoring.

 
 
Dennis Chookaszian

Seasoned Director & Professor of Corporate Governance

Dennis Chookaszian

Dennis Chookaszian served as Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, which advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), from January 2007 to December 2011. Mr. Chookaszian was formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Financial Corporation...

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Senior Vice President and Team Leader, Financial Services Group, Aon

Ryan O'Hare

Ryan co‑leads a team of ten brokers focused on management liability insurance for publicly traded companies, large private companies, and financial institutions...

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Partner, Co-leader of Securities and Shareholder Litigation Practice, Sidley

John Skakun

John Skakun is co-leader of the Sidley’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation practice, advising companies, boards, and executives in high-stakes litigation and corporate crises...

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NACD Chicago Chapter
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Greg Hedges
President and Chief Executive Officer
GregHedges@ChicagoNACD.org
312-480-7030

NACD Chicago Chapter
5400 West Elm Street
McHenry, IL 60050

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