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Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance: What Every Director Needs to Know
30 April 2026 9:30am
Join us for our upcoming webinar, 'D&O Insurance Demystified’. Taking place from 9:30am - 10:30am on Thursday, 30th April 2026. As part of our remit to make Ireland an exemplar of corporate governance, booking for this webinar is open to members and non-members.
Directors today operate in an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment, where personal accountability and scrutiny have never been higher. Understanding how Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance works – and what protection it truly provides – is essential for anyone serving on a board.
Our expert speakers Edwina Ryan, Managing Director, Aon Ireland, and Kieran Dillon, Director, Financial & Professional Services, Aon Ireland, will provide directors with a clear understanding of the purpose, structure and real-world implications of D&O insurance. The session will explain how D&O insurance interacts with directors’ legal duties, where protections exist, and where potential gaps may leave directors personally exposed.
During this webinar, directors will learn:
- The legal basis and rationale for D&O insurance and how it differs from company indemnification and personal liability
- What D&O insurance covers and why it is essential for protecting directors personally
- The key elements, terminology and cost drivers of D&O policies
- Important policy features, exclusions and limitations that affect real-world protection
- Common misunderstandings and pitfalls when reviewing or purchasing D&O cover
- How the claims process works, including notification duties and common mistakes to avoid
- The impact of regulatory developments on D&O policies and coverage considerations
This session is designed for current and aspiring directors, board members and senior executives who want to ensure they understand the protections available to them - and the areas where careful attention is required.
Edwina Ryan Managing Director Aon Ireland
Edwina brings over 17 years of expertise in financial lines to her role as the leader of Aon Ireland’s Professional Services practice, the largest of its kind in Ireland. She and her team are dedicated to delivering the most competitively priced and well-structured risk transfer solutions across a range of financial lines products, including Directors & Officers (D&O), Professional Indemnity (PI), Cyber, Crime, Employment Practices Liability (EPL), and Pension Trustee Liability (PTL). Edwina offers specialised risk management advice and broking services to organisations across various industry sectors, such as financial and professional services, investment and advisory, aviation, construction, technology, energy and utilities, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences. She has extensive experience in structuring complex multinational Professional Indemnity and Directors and Officers insurance programs.
Kieran Dillon Director Financial & Professional Services, Aon Ireland
Kieran has over 13 years of experience in the financial lines insurance sector, with both an underwriting and broking background. Within Aon’s Financial and Professional Services in Dublin, Kieran maintains strong insurer and client relationships with a focus on D&O, EPL and Crime insurance for clients domiciled in Ireland. His responsibilities include structuring, broking and placing financial lines insurance programmes, along with providing clients with optimised and cost-effective risk-transfer solutions.
Is this eligible for CPD?
- Dimension Covered:Governance
- Eligible Hours: 1 hour of Chartered Director CPD
- This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.
How do I attend?
- To reserve your space, click the ‘Book Now’ button.
- Once registered, we’ll send an email to confirm your booking with the option to add the event to your calendar. We’ll also send a reminder with the link to access the session the day before the event.
- The event will take place on Zoom. Download it on Zoom if you don’t have it already.
Questions?
- Get in touch with Anna Hannigan, Events Manager, IoD Ireland.
