As long as regulators and securities action filings remain active, underwriters are willing to compete in the Directors & Officers line. Price wars show no sign of letting up as attractive loss ratios lure new players.

With plenty of capacity, a willingness on the part of underwriters to compete aggressively and brokers working hard to get good deals in place for their clients, “It's definitely a great time to be a buyer,” says Chad Berberich, president of RLI Executive Products Group. “I would say the market is about as soft as it can get.”

Below, a summary of findings on the Directors & Officers market:

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Shawn Moynihan

Shawn Moynihan is Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Property & Casualty. A St. John’s University alum, Moynihan has earned 11 Jesse H. Neal Awards, the Pulitzers of the business press; seven Azbee Awards, from the American Society of Business Press Editors; two Folio Awards; and a SABEW award, from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. Prior to joining ALM, he served as Managing Editor/Online Editor of journalism institution Editor & Publisher, the trade bible of the newspaper industry. Moynihan also has held editorial positions with AOL, Metro New York, and Newhouse Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].

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