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In this article I share my thoughts on the role of insurance due diligence in transactions and to W&I insurance cover - happy reading!

Hot off the press for those of you avidly following WTW's thought leadership series, my colleagues Alexandra Barraclough and Angus Dahl have taken a look into the interplay between insurance due diligence and warranty & indemnity insurance on a M&A deal. If you are considering a transaction and would like to discuss how WTW might be able to assist, please do reach out to a member of the team!

To better understand how you can mitigate risk during a transaction read Angus Dahl's and Alexandra Barraclough's latest article which outlines the role of Warranty and Indemnity and Insurance Due Diligence in an M&A transaction: https://ow.ly/iOV650RH39p #MergersandAcquisitions #TransactionalRisk #WTWRisk #ASmarterWayToRisk

Get your Woodruff Sawyer 2024 Guide to Transactional Risk: Insurance Due Diligence for Private Equity & M&A here along with a post providing highlights taken from the Guide:

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Directors and Officers Federal Securities Class Action Claims increased in 2023 for the first time in six years. The average D&O settlement size in 2023 was $47.3 million, an increase of 25% over the 2022 average of $37.9 million. There’s good reason to give our Executive Risk Solutions quarterly update a few minutes of your time; information about SEC regulatory updates, cases of interest – including a significant expansion of insider trading law, details about D&O filings, settlements and pricing that all executive leaderships team and boards would benefit from knowing and updates about transactional liability showing that 1 out of 5 Reps and Warranties policies placed (20%) resulted in notice of claim.  

This quarterly update covers a wealth of valuable information, ranging from regulatory updates to cases involving D&O coverage disputes. One key point I've gathered is the highly favorable pricing compared to previous years, thanks to the expanding capacity within the market.

IMA's Executive Risk Solutions quarterly update is now available. Learn about the latest SEC regulations and trends in the D&O insurance market in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/ez8xwV2D

A favoured transactional risk mitigation tool, warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance has become instrumental in protecting against potential losses from breaches of warranty in an M&A transaction. Read our latest article to find out more: https://ow.ly/YfQa50RMBO6 #MergersandAcquisitions #TransactionalRisk #WTWRisk #ASmarterWayToRisk

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