Viewpoint: The five D&O trends to watch in 2021

The claims landscape for directors’ and officers’ (D&O) insurance is shifting. The cost of claims is rising, driven primarily by a combination of an increase in bribery and corruption investigations, US securities litigation against foreign-domiciled firms reaching an all-time high and a greater number of regulatory investigations. In the past decade or so defence costs have doubled – total claim payouts of $10m to $15m for defence costs are now not uncommon.