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1 03, 2023

2023 PLUS Symposium Series Break Attendance Records
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2023 PLUS Symposium Series Break Attendance Records

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2023 PLUS Symposium Series Break Attendance Records

By PLUS|2023-03-03T13:54:00-06:00March 1, 2023|@PLUS, Cyber Liability Symposium, D&O, D&O Symposium, EPL Symposium, Transactional Risk, Transactional Risk Symposium|0 Comments

The Professional Liability Underwriting Society recently held its Symposium Series in New York at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. This annual event this year consisted of four educational events over the course of 3 days focusing on D&O, Cyber, Employment Practices Liability, and Transactional Risk. This year’s Symposium Series was the largest PLUS event ever with over 2,100 PLUS members in attendance across the 4 events. Attendees came from 38 states and more than 14 countries. With almost 1,100 in attendance, this year’s D&O Symposium was the largest since 2016. The Cyber Symposium sold out the week before the event [...]

Transactional Risk Insurance Boot Camp

By PLUS|2023-01-27T10:29:14-06:00January 30, 2023|@PLUS, M&A, Transactional Risk|0 Comments

This session reviews the structure of a deal term sheet including general and fundamental representations and explains term sheet definitions such as materiality scrape, sandbagging, etc. The speakers also discuss the impact of insurance on escrow and indemnity packages, the implications to R&W insurance of asset deals versus mergers, and how the R&W insurance exposure differs between strategic and private equity buyers. Don’t miss out on learning more about this topic. Login to the PLUS website and listen to the recording here. PLUS webinars and on-demand recordings are only available to PLUS members so if you haven’t become a member [...]

The Importance of Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

By PLUS|2022-12-14T09:27:51-06:00December 19, 2022|@PLUS, Cyber, M&A, Transactional Risk|0 Comments

Mergers and acquisitions give organizations the potential to increase capabilities, diversify offerings and expand market share, but they also present considerable risks. And while companies usually review financial, strategic, legal and operational details before completing an M&A transaction, another important concern is often overlooked: cybersecurity. When organizations don’t complete a detailed cyber evaluation of target companies before a merger or acquisition, it creates an unnecessary risk – one that can result in significant financial and legal challenges. A data breach could not only threaten a company’s business assets and functions, but also could lower its profits, market value and brand [...]