In Episode 6 of the D&O Diary Podcast Series, we sit down with Dan Holloway, Head of Global Management Liability & Professional Indemnity at Allianz Commercial, to discuss the results of a recent global survey examining industry perspectives on AI and its impact on D&O liability and insurance.
The survey, conducted jointly by
As we have noted on this site, the increasing number of AI-related corporate and securities lawsuit filings is one of the most important recent developments in the world of D&O liability and insurance. Among the AI lawsuits is a particular category of claims involving allegations against AI infrastructure companies. By way of example,
Artificial intelligence was supposed to make insurance claims handling more efficient. Instead, we may be discovering one of its unintended consequences: AI can make it incredibly easy for everybody involved in a claim to create more work for everybody else. A fascinating WIRED article, 1 provided to me by San Francisco attorney Dan Veroff, reports …
The securities class action lawsuit filed against Intuit, Inc. on August 17, 2026, represents another notable development in one of the most significant securities litigation trends of the year. According to our count, the Intuit case is the 20th AI-related securities class action filed in 2026, underscoring the continued evolution of AI-related litigation beyond traditional
In the following guest post, Nessim Mezrahi and Stephen Sigrist present their view that U.S. securities litigation risk is increasing significantly, driven by geopolitical instability and weakening investor confidence in the AI investment proposition, and that growing market capitalization losses, increased shareholder scrutiny, and the potential for an AI-related market correction
Washington told claims departments that efficiency is not a substitute for investigation, software is not an explanation, and policyholders should not need a lawsuit to discover what is in their claim files. The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner adopted substantial amendments to its unfair claims settlement practices regulation. They take effect on October 18, 2026. A …
Two notable securities litigation trends over the past year have been the rise of AI-related lawsuits and claims stemming from geopolitical developments, particularly U.S.-China tensions. A securities class action complaint filed on August 4, 2026, in the Southern District of New York against Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba) and the company’s CEO combines both themes
In the following guest post, Glenn Oborne, Director at Ingen Partners, a specialist governance recruitment and consultancy firm, argues that the greatest risk of a prolonged governance vacancy is not disruption of board administration, but the loss of continuity, oversight, and accountability that connects director questions, management commitments, and emerging warning signs
In the following guest post, Ed Whitworth, the Head of Financial Lines at Inigo, Millie Refalo, Senior Underwriter at Inigo, and Yera Patel, Head of Casualty & Financial Lines Claims and Analytics at Inigo, summarize the results of a recent survey Inigo conducted of U.S. securities litigation defense counsel. The original of the survey summary
A newly filed securities class action lawsuit against AI computing company Blaize Holdings is an example of how a lawsuit involving an AI company may have little or nothing to do with artificial intelligence.
The lawsuit filed against Blaize on August 4, 2026, in the Central District of California, alleges that the company misled investors