In episode 22 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard and Owen are joined by Daniel Shamah, Partner at law firm O’Melveny & Myers, and Andrew Oldis, Partner at law firm Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan.As practitioners of D&O insurance working out of

RE #21: Making Change: How can businesses drive social mobility?

Jan 7th, 2024 53m 48s

In episode 21 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard, Owen and Isabel are joined by James Wickes, partner at the law firm RPC, to discuss social mobility and what businesses in the financial services and legal sectors can do to drive change.J

RE #20: Resolving and empowering relationships: An ACAS Conciliator's perspective

Nov 5th, 2023 40m

Sarah Podro, London Senior Adviser and Collective Conciliator from the UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), speaks to Owen, Isabel and Richard about the importance of Early Dispute Resolution.Sarah shares her expertise o

RE #19: Board Effectiveness Reviews. Do you need a corporate health check?

Oct 22nd, 2023 45m 47s

Ever wondered if your board needs a corporate health check? In episode 19 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard and Owen discuss this very topic with Jeremy Irving, Partner and Head of Financial Services at law firm Browne Jacobson.Jeremy i

RE #18: Where is the Sprinkler in D&O?

Oct 9th, 2023 32m 30s

Do we talk enough about how to mitigate D&O risk? Join us for our discussion with risk and insurance expert, Julia Graham, CEO of Airmic. We delve into the intricacies of managing the constantly evolving intangible risks relevant to directors a

RE #17: Delivering best practice Corporate Governance, Part 2

Feb 5th, 2023 31m 27s

Episode 17 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast is the second instalment of Owen's discussion on corporate governance with Sarah Bell, Partner at Grant Thornton in London, and Rising Edge CEO Philippe Gouraud.For more information on Rising Edge to

RE #16: Delivering best practice Corporate Governance, Part 1

Jan 22nd, 2023 26m 59s

In episode 16 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard and Owen are joined by Sarah Bell, Partner at Grant Thornton in London with extensive experience of advising large organisations on the improvement of governance frameworks and organisationa

RE #15: Employment Disputes and Risk Mitigation, Part 2

Jan 8th, 2023 42m 32s

Responding well to an employee claim. This is part two of our discussion on employment disputes and employment practices liability (EPL) with Louise Bloomfield, Partner and Head of EPL at DAC Beachcroft LLP, Anjali Sharma, Legal Director at DAC

RE #14: Employment Disputes and Risk Mitigation, Part 1

Dec 19th, 2022 38m 25s

In episode 14 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast Richard and Owen are joined by three experts on employment disputes and employment practices liability (EPL).Louise Bloomfield, Partner and Head of EPL at DAC Beachcroft LLP, Anjali Sharma, Legal D

RE #13: Caught red-handed - fraud in the workplace

Nov 13th, 2022 43m

In episode 13 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard and Owen are joined by Tom Filby, Partner at UK law firm Mills & Reeve, who routinely advises clients on matters relating to fraud.In this episode, Tom explains what the current landscape

RE #12: Policy wordings with Francis Kean

Oct 30th, 2022 36m 5s

In episode 12 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Richard and Owen are joined by Francis Kean, Partner for Financial Lines at McGill & Partners, and Yoel Brightman, Director at Rising Edge, to discuss and debate policy wordings in D&O policies.Fr

RE #11: Kevin LaCroix on What to Watch Now in the World of D&O

Sep 22nd, 2022 38m 31s

In this special bonus episode of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast listeners hear from Kevin LaCroix, an attorney and Executive Vice President at RT ProExeca, as well as the author of the widely read blog, The D&O Diary.Kevin joins host Owen Dacey

RE #10: Litigation Part Two

Jun 5th, 2022 34m 42s

This is part two of episode 10 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, all about litigation.Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, and Richard Cutcher are joined by Yoel Brightman, Director at Rising Edge, and Ron Rossi and Ed Filusch, from the N

RE #10: Litigation Part One

May 22nd, 2022 31m 14s

In episode 10 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast we have the first half of a two parter all about litigation.Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, and Richard Cutcher are joined by Yoel Brightman, Director at Rising Edge, and two lawyers fro

RE #9: Inside Track on Claims Adjusting

May 8th, 2022 28m

In episode 9 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, the tables are turned on Owen as Richard interviews him for the Inside Track from the insurer's perspective in the event of a D&O claimOwen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, discusses the first

RE #8: The Inside Track on Broker Advocacy

Apr 25th, 2022 35m 54s

In episode 8 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, and Richard Cutcher are joined by Sarah Coutts, Head of Advocacy, FINPRO and Head of Management Liability Claims at Marsh McLennan in London.Sarah provide

RE Bonus: Sanctions risks for directors and officers

Apr 18th, 2022 14m 42s

In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this is a bonus episode of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast all about sanctions risks for organisations and their directors and officers.Regular hosts Richard Cutcher and Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at R

RE #7: The Inside Track on Litigation Funding

Apr 3rd, 2022 39m 44s

In episode 7 of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, and Richard Cutcher are joined by Jacqueline Young, isHead of Group Litigation at the litigation funder Augusta Ventures.Jacqueline provides an inside tra

RE #6: Cryptocurrency risks for directors & officers

Mar 20th, 2022 44m 21s

The Rising Edge D&O Podcast returns for a second season with Owen being joined by a stellar cast of gusts from the law firm Steptoe & Johnson to discuss the increasing prevalence of cryptocurrency in the corporate world and how this is manifest

RE #5: UK Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

Dec 19th, 2021 34m 47s

In episode five of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey is joined by Richard Burger, Partner in the Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations Group at DWF, to discuss regulatory investigation risks in the UK.Owen and Richard focus on inves

RE #4: Cyber risks and exposures for directors & officers

Dec 5th, 2021 27m 18s

In the fourth episode of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, is joined by three expert London-based lawyers from DAC Beachcroft to explore the threats of cyber incidents to directors and officers.Our three

RE #3: UK Derivative Actions

Nov 21st, 2021 25m 57s

In the third episode Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, is joined by James Cooper, a Partner and Chair of the Global Insurance Practice Group and Head of the Financial Institutions and D&O team at the law firm C

RE #2: ESG risks and exposures for directors & officers

Nov 7th, 2021 28m 51s

In the second episode of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, is joined by three expert lawyers on ESG-related issues from Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.Our guests are Neel Lane, a litigation Partner who advi

RE #1: US Securities Litigation

Oct 24th, 2021 27m 57s

In the first episode of the Rising Edge D&O Podcast, Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, is joined by Audra Soloway, Partner, and Daniel Sinnreich, Associate, both within the Paul Weiss Litigation Department, and Yoel Brightman, Director

Introducing The Rising Edge D&O Podcast

Oct 16th, 2021 6m 47s

Join Owen Dacey, Head of Claims at Rising Edge, GCP's Richard Cutcher and D&O lawyers from around the world for the first series of The Rising Edge D&O Podcast. The series will begin on Monday, 25th October.In future episodes, Owen and a para

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