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13 12, 2023

2024 PLUS Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Additions Announced
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2024 PLUS Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Additions Announced

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2024 PLUS Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Additions Announced

By PLUS|2023-12-13T16:10:30-06:00December 13, 2023|PLUS News|0 Comments

The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) announced its new board of trustees and executive committee during the 2023 PLUS Conference in Las Vegas. The PLUS Board of Trustees acts on behalf of the membership to fulfill the mission of and set the vision for PLUS. Trustees plays a vital role in establishing the strategic objectives for PLUS, electing the executive committee, and acting as ambassadors of PLUS. PLUS members elected as new trustees for three-year terms are Victoria Edmonds, Senior Director, Markel Bermuda Limited & John Van Decker, Head of Global Financial Lines and U.S. Retail, AXIS Capital. Elected to [...]

A Balancing Act: Navigating the Corporate Landscape and ESG Litigation in a Changing World Webinar Recap

By PLUS|2023-12-12T10:57:15-06:00December 12, 2023|@PLUS, PL Insurance, Webinars|0 Comments

With increased regulations in Europe and litigation on the rise in North America ESG continues to be an important topic in Canada and around the world. This webinar will dive into why everyone is talking about ESG, why ESG is important, and what professional liability insurance professionals should know about disclosures, regulations, and litigation trends. In addition, attendees will learn what companies are currently doing like decarbonizing strategies and what the consequences will be for a lack of ESG commitment. The moderator from this webinar, Robyn Campbell, provided some commentary on this session, sharing key takeaways in the Professional Liability [...]

ERISA Fiduciary Concerns Relating To Cybersecurity: Part I – Theft Of Plan Assets

By PLUS|2023-12-11T12:20:08-06:00December 11, 2023|@PLUS, Cyber, Fiduciary, Guest Blog, PL Insurance|0 Comments

The 1920s and 1930s were infamous for bank robberies, where robbers disguised themselves as Santa Claus[i] and answered questions by stating that banks are robbed “because that’s where the monies at.”[ii] Fast forward about 100 years, cybercriminals do not need to disguise themselves as Santa Claus, and as to where the monies at – well, U.S. retirement plan assets totaled $36.7 trillion as of the second quarter of the 2023.[iii] Since a cyber breach is not a matter of if it will occur, but a matter of when, fiduciaries of retirement plans should be addressing this risk. This blog will [...]