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SAN DIEGO – Climate change-related risks are a growing area of exposure for directors and officers and their insurers, panelists said at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s 35th annual conference last month.

SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits

SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits

Below are high-level takeaways on each topic. Securities Filings Remain Elevated Despite the Pandemic Despite unprecedented disruptions to the court system from the COVID-19 pandemic, plaintiffs continued to bring securities class actions at elevated levels in 2020 — a sign that filings will remain high in the year ahead. Based on data from Cornerstone Research through September 30, 2020, plaintiffs were on pace to file approximately 375 federal and state securities class actions through the ...