PLUS Podcast

Originally posted April 4, 2020

Our PL Perspectives on Coronavirus series continues with the second installment of our D&O focused discussion. Listen to Kevin LaCroix, Carl Metzger, and Rob Yellen as they continue to look at possible effects of COVID-19 from a variety of D&O perspectives.

Kevin LaCroix, Executive Vice President at RT ProExec

Kevin LaCroix is an Executive Vice President at RT ProExec, Beachwood, Ohio, a division of R-T Specialty, LLC. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues. Kevin is also the author of the Internet weblog, The D&O Diary, which the New York Times called “influential” and the Wall Street Journal described as “widely followed.” Kevin has been involved in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance issues for more than 35 years.

Carl Metzger, Partner and Chair of Risk Management & Insurance at Goodwin Procter

Carl Metzger is a partner in Goodwin’s Financial Industry and Business Litigation practices and Chair of the firm’s Risk Management & Insurance practice and Chair of the firm’s Partnership Committee. His clients include both public and private companies, major insurance carriers and brokerages, private equity and venture capital firms and non-profit and educational institutions.

Rob Yellen, Executive Vice President, D&O and Fiduciary Liability Product Leader, FINEX at Willis Towers Watson

With over 28 years of Financial Lines industry experience, Rob Yellen is a respected leader in the management and professional liability space. He currently works with Willis Towers Watson, FINEX NA brokers and claims advocates to identify and track developments in risk, coverage and markets, and with our business partners to develop innovative, best-in-class strategies and solutions. Rob joined Willis Towers Watson in 2015 from AIG where, during his 14-year tenure, he served in several key leadership roles–including Chief Underwriting Officer, Financial Lines, U.S. and Canada and, most recently, Head of Product Development for Financial Lines–globally and for the Americas Region.

As part of our continuing series of PL Perspectives on Coronavirus, we're focusing in on EPL business lines. We have three EPL experts discussing the possible effects of COVID-19 from underwriting, risk management, and legal perspectives. Thank you to the speakers for their time and expertise! 

Four insurance leaders discuss the latest trends in the London market and abroad in this podcast. Listen to these experienced practitioners as they talk about changing London market rates, social inflation, healthcare and more.

With perspectives from all across the industry, this recording provides an excellent look at the various factors impacting the London market as well as a discussion on global trends and how markets across the world are faring as we head into 2020.

Hear from these expert speakers:

• Winsee Chung, Managing Director, Marsh
• Chris Warrior, Head of Management Liability UK and Ireland, Berkshire Hathaway
• Jason Collins, Wholesale Co-Head, Tysers
• Rachel Turk, Head of Corporate Development, Beazley
• David Nicholson, Specialist Lawyers Underwriter, Beazley (Moderator)

Throughout the next few weeks, PLUS will gather expert speakers in a variety of business lines to discuss the possible effects of COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, from an underwriting, risk management, and legal perspective. To kick this series off, we have a D&O focused discussion.