When Risk Reaches the Boardroom: Emerging D&O Pressure Points

Directors are navigating a risk environment in which an operational disruption, disclosure decision, or shareholder challenge can quickly become a governance, litigation, and D&O insurance issue. Join fellow NACD members for a practical conversation about where these risks intersect—and what directors should consider before and after a claim emerges.

Meredith Little, Senior Vice President and Senior Client Advisor in Marsh’s FINPRO Practice, and Ryan Roman, Litigation Partner at Akerman, will bring complementary insurance and legal perspectives to the discussion, moderated by Evelyn D’An, Independent Board Director.

Drawing on claims experience and litigation involving companies, directors, and officers, they will explore how board oversight and decision-making can come under scrutiny, how disputes develop, and how defense strategy and insurance coverage can influence the response.

Cyber moves the boardroom

How cyber events become D&O events — fast. We will unpack where the exposure starts, how it travels, and what directors should watch before the headline hits. 

The reporting debate is back 

A sharp look at the SEC's semiannual vs. quarterly reporting discussion and why the cadence question matters for transparency, governance, and litigation risk. 

When activists knock, boards listen

What shareholder activism can mean for strategy, capital allocation, board composition, and the pressure points that often follow.

Claims in the real world

Battle-tested examples from actual claims scenarios — the kind that show how decisions, defense strategy, and coverage can shift the outcome.