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Beazley Launches Suite of Financial Lines Products in Spain

Oct 31 2017 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a comprehensive suite of financial lines products in Spain, designed for the needs of a broad range of commercial and financial organizations.Led by Lorena Segovia, Beazley’s...

PIANY Elects Holender President, Names Directors and Officers

Sep 14 2017 // Professional Insurance Agents of New York Inc. has elected Fred Holender as president at an annual meeting of the association’s board of directors in Glenmont, N.Y. Holender is director of administration for Lawley...

Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections

Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1.Larry Wilson of S.T....

XL Catlin Adds Technology, Excess D&O Coverage for Design Professionals

Aug 31 2017 // XL Catlin has added two new enhancements to its professional liability insurance for architects, engineers and other design professionals in the US, including an expanded professional services definition and Principal...

Neon Taps Boorman from Probitas Syndicate 1492 as Head of Financial Lines

Aug 2 2017 // Neon has appointed Charles Boorman as head of Financial Lines and Ian West as director of Major Client Relations.Boorman brings 25 years of experience in the industry, most recently at Probitas Syndicate 1492 as head of...

New Side ‘A’ D&O Policy Available from Starr Companies

Jul 31 2017 // Starr Companies has introduced an enhanced Directors & Officers policy, providing additional protection for directors, officers, trustees, governors, management committee members or board of managers members for...

EXIN Buys 75% Stake in Ethniki Insurance from National Bank of Greece for $819M

Jun 30 2017 // EXIN Financial Services Holding B.V. has purchased a 75 percent stake in insurer Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance S.A. from the National Bank of Greece (NBG) for €718 million (US$819.2 million).Amsterdam-based EXIN...

Designing D&O Coverage for a Growth Environment

Jun 5 2017 // There is a seemingly ever-growing legal threat being faced by corporate executives, fueled by the multitude of entry points with which risks can penetrate and give rise to a severe loss. Whether a board is faced with...

Realities of Today’s Commercial Insurance Market: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 26 2017 // Fluid capital and ample capacity has kept the commercial insurance sector stable overall and also a buyers’ market. That reality holds despite potential regulatory and monetary policies pending in Washington, D.C....

Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O

Apr 24 2017 // Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents, can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more...

D&O Liability Insurance Could Feel Effects of New York’s Cyber Regulation

Apr 6 2017 // While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, many are...

Broad Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O

Apr 3 2017 // Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more...

Texas High Court Finds for Insurer in D&O Coverage Dispute

Mar 20 2017 // The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of an insurer in a case that hinged on the applicability of an insured-v.-insured exclusion in the carrier’s directors and officers (D&O) liability policy.The...

XL Catlin Launches Five Financial Institutions Insurance Solutions in Iberia

Mar 2 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced that it is launching five new insurance solutions for financial institutions. The coverage is for directors & officers liability, civil liability, comprehensive...

Texas High Court Finds for Insurer in D&O Coverage Dispute

Mar 1 2017 // The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of an insurer in a case that hinged on the applicability of an insured-v.-insured exclusion in the carrier’s directors and officers (D&O) liability policy.The...

UK’s Allianz Insurance Enhances D&O Cover

Mar 1 2017 // Allianz Insurance, the UK subsidiary of Allianz SE Group, has refreshed its directors and officers proposition to offer broader coverage for businesses.The new and enhanced cover includes: Kidnap and ransom An employment...

New York Cyber Regs Take Effect, Mid-Sized Firms Could See Biggest Impact

Mar 1 2017 // As the insurance industry has closely followed developments regarding The New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, concerns remain in terms of how the final regulation, set to...

D&O Coverage to Expand, Get Cheaper in 2017: Marsh

Feb 20 2017 // Directors and officers liability policies are likely to become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017. This is among the likely trends expected for the financial and professional liability insurance marketplace in...

Ex-CFO of Bankrupt Enron Offers D&O Lessons from Accounting’s ‘Gray’ Areas

Feb 15 2017 // Andrew Fastow, former chief financial officer (CFO) of Enron Corp., a now-defunct energy trading company swept up in a massive fraud scandal in the early 2000s, warned a room full of directors and officers (D&O)...

What to Expect in D&O Insurance in 2017: Marsh

Feb 1 2017 // Directors and officers liability policies are likely become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017 – among the likely trends expected for the financial and professional liability insurance marketplace in the months...