John Orr Email & Phone Number

I am the D&O Liability Product Leader for WTW’s Financial, Executive & Professional risks (FINEX) practice and a former practicing executive liability coverage attorney. Over the course of my career, I have worked with insurers and policyholders on virtually every aspect of executive risk and insurance, including securities class actions and derivative litigation, corporate indemnification, distressed risk, traditional and alternative program structures, M&A, IPOs and SPACs.Current and recent roles include:• Coverage and program structure strategy and consultation• Policy and program auditing, language negotiation and manuscripting• Product innovation and development• Production and growth leadership support• Complex claims consultation and advocacy• Chair, WTW’s FINEX Advisory Committee• FINEX North America and Global FINEX Thought & Product Leadership teams, including writing, speaking, director education and risk management training • Founder, IPO & SPAC Risk Services task force• Co-founder, Strategic Solutions Group (distressed risk task force)Areas of specialty include:• Public and private company Directors & Officers liability insurance• Securities litigation, including shareholder class actions and derivative litigation• Corporate indemnification• Professional liability• Cyber, network security, and privacy liability• Related financial lines, including Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, and Commercial CrimeAs an attorney, I represented D&O and professional liability insurers as coverage and monitoring counsel. I also litigated declaratory relief and bad faith matters.

Listed skills include Employment Practices Liability, D&O, Commercial Litigation, Directors And Officers Liability, and 32 others.