--- title: The Scoop - December 2024 description: The Scoop! A collection of notable articles from across the insurance industry including cyber, D&O, E&O Healthcare, EPLI. image: https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hubfs/The%20Scoop/December%202023.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/rt-specialty-pro-exec-the-scoop-december-2024#main-content) Search search cancel-thin [![Ryan Specialty](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hubfs/Ryan%20Specialty%20-%202022%20Logos/RyanSpecialty_RGB.svg "Ryan Specialty")](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/) cancel-thin - [Who We Are](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/) Show submenu for Who We Are - [Our Services](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#companies) - [Ryan Specialty History](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#history) - [Chairman's Letter](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#chairman) - [Leadership](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#leadership) - [Our Approach](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/) Show submenu for Our Approach - [Our Values](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/#approach) - [Our Difference](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/#difference) - [What We Offer](https://ryansg.com/what-we-offer/) Show submenu for What We Offer - [Wholesale Brokerage](https://ryansg.com/company/rt/) - [Binding Authority](https://ryansg.com/company/binding/) - [Underwriting Management](https://ryansg.com/underwriting-management/) - [News](https://ryansg.com/news/) Show submenu for News - [News & Press Releases](https://ryansg.com/news/) - [Ryan Specialty Blog](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/) - [Careers](https://ryansg.com/careers/) - [Contact](https://ryansg.com/contact/) - [Investors](https://ir.ryansg.com/) RT ProExec # The Scoop - December 2024 12.18.2024 ![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop/December%202023.jpg?width=604&height=348&name=December%202023.jpg) Share [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/rt-specialty-pro-exec-the-scoop-december-2024&textThe%20Scoop%20-%20December%202024) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/rt-specialty-pro-exec-the-scoop-december-2024) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/rt-specialty-pro-exec-the-scoop-december-2024&title=The%20Scoop%20-%20December%202024) [Mail to](mailto:?subject=The%20Scoop%20-%20December%202024&body=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/rt-specialty-pro-exec-the-scoop-december-2024) [Download PDF](https://rtspecialty.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ProExec-TheScoop_Dec2024_FINAL_121624.pdf) Read RT ProExec's collection of notable articles from across the industry. ![The Scoop Header Image - Cyber](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Cyber.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Cyber.png) - IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Brokers have long worked to help ensure their clients are covered for unexpected physical supply chain interruptions. [Now that risk extends into cyberspace.](https://www.leadersedge.com/p-c/business-interruption-goes-digital) - What happens when seeing isn’t believing? As deepfake technology becomes more accessible, [its use in cybercrime will increase.](https://axaxl.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/deepfakes_an-emerging-cyber-threat-that-combines-ai-realism-and-social-engineering) - Think small businesses are safe from cyberattacks? They aren’t—[and this is just one common myth](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/persistent-myths-about-cyber-threats-could-be-holding-back-small-businesses-510981.aspx)[that could leave businesses exposed.](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/persistent-myths-about-cyber-threats-could-be-holding-back-small-businesses-510981.aspx) ![The Scoop Header Image AI](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20AI.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20AI.png) - Do existing commercial insurance policies cover AI risks? [This article looks at what coverage may be available under D&O, cyber and other common policies.](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ai-risks-are-you-covered-7743249/) ![The Scoop Header Image Fiduciary Insurance](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20Fiduciary%20Insurance.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20Fiduciary%20Insurance.png) - How will courts rule on the new wave of lawsuits over 401(k) plan forfeitures? [This report dives into what’s happening and how cases are being defended.](https://www.chubb.com/content/dam/chubb-sites/chubb-com/us-en/business-insurance/chubb-special-report/chubbspecialreport-primer-on-401k-forfeiture-litigation.pdf) ![The Scoop Header Image - Social Inflation](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Social%20Inflation.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Social%20Inflation.png) - Nuclear verdicts and social inflation keep driving liability costs higher and higher. How much more can insurers and businesses take? [Here’s why the current trend may be unsustainable.](https://www.commercialriskonline.com/allianz-commercial-says-us-nuclear-verdicts-unsustainable/) ![The Scoop Header Image - D&O](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20D%26O.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20D%26O.png) - Is D&O insurance sufficient to cover evolving securities class action activity? [As this article explains, other policy types may be necessary for some risks.](https://www.businessinsurance.com/do-strategies-evolve-as-class-actions-rise/) - Deregulation may be on the horizon. What will that mean for the D&O market? [Here’s a look at how it could spur M&A and IPO activity and benefit private D&O.](https://www.slipcase.com/view/insider-us-in-full-trump-2-0-spurs-hope-in-private-d-o-on-regulatory-easing-ipos) - Do broadly written antitrust D&O policy exclusions go too far? [A recent case ruled that an exclusion also barred coverage for unjust enrichment and consumer protection claims.](https://www.dandodiary.com/2024/10/articles/d-o-insurance/court-holds-antitrust-exclusion-bars-coverage-for-unjust-enrichment-and-consumer-protection-claims/) ![The Scoop Header Image - Employment](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Employment.png?width=600&height=90&name=The%20Scoop%20Header%20Image%20-%20Employment.png) - Are employers violating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? Amid an increase in EEOC lawsuits, [employers are being warned about the importance of reasonable accommodations.](https://www.businessinsurance.com/spike-in-eeoc-pregnant-workers-fairness-act-lawsuits-alarms-employers/) The materials linked herein are authored by sources external to RT ProExec and its accuracy, completeness and relevance has not been independently verified by RT ProExec. 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