directors

The number of Fortune 1,000 board members who have been tapped to lead the companies whose boards they served on has more than tripled in the past 12 months. The reason is poor succession planning, and the results may be problematic both for those businesses and the corporate world at large.

The spike in banking litigation didn't come, protecting insurers and reinsurers from hefty claims. Look for pricing to stabilize, only a year after the crisis.

The S&P 500 fell 39% last year, but that didn't stop directors from paying themselves 11% more, according to The Corporate Library. "The median increase in total board compensation was just under 11%, while the median increase in compensation for individual directors was slightly higher,...