Alliant Insurance Services

How should an organization respond to a cyber incident? 

Brendan Hall speaks with Jennifer Coughlin, Founding Partner, Mullen Coughlin, about how cyber threats and incident response have changed over the past decade. They discuss today’s organized threat actors, ransomware and repeat extortion, and why incident response plans and tabletop exercises help leaders work through difficult decisions before a breach. Coughlin also outlines key first steps, including notifying the cyber insurer, engaging experienced breach counsel, coordinating forensic support and preparing communications. The conversation closes with AI-related cyber risks, from employee use of public AI tools to protecting sensitive data.

How should a delayed stock-price decline affect a securities class action, and how can broad cyber exclusions create gaps in D&O coverage for investor-loss claims?

Peter Kelly and David Finz, Alliant Specialty Claims & Legal, break down key legal developments shaping executive liability and cyber risk. Peter examines a securities class action in which the court found loss causation was not plausibly pled after an alleged corrective disclosure was followed by an initial stock increase and a later decline. The complaint did not explain the delayed market reaction or distinguish the decline from broader market forces. He also discusses a related claims dispute in which an unreported, pre-policy administrative complaint barred coverage for a later EPL lawsuit under a D&O policy endorsement. David analyzes Boston Scientific’s cyberattack-related guidance miss and explains how broad cyber exclusions can create D&O coverage gaps for investor-loss claims.

Can movement help sales professionals build stronger business relationships?

In this episode of Women in Sales, Jenni Lee Crocker talks with Kelly Crossman, The Hartford, and Julie Rison, Alliant Private Client, about using walks, yoga, Pilates, tennis and golf to connect with prospects and centers of influence (COIs).

They share how shared activities can make conversations feel less formal, create space for personal connection and offer practical ways to invite clients and referral partners to meet in motion, even when the idea feels intimidating.