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Taking Stock of D&O Insurance Market: Capacity, Coverage and Culpability

May 10 2016 // The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing...

Court: Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker May Proceed

Apr 18 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to proceed a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...

PURE Insurance Launches Non-Profit D&O Coverage

Apr 14 2016 // Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and families, has made several enhancements to its personal excess liability...

Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed

Apr 8 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...

Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Expands UK Financial Institutions’ D&O Cover

Apr 8 2016 // Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. has enhanced its directors & officers liability product for financial institutions to reflect U.K. regulation.The new regulation, known as the “Senior Managers...

Talbot & Markel Offer D&O Facility in MEA Region with Per-Risk Capacity of $30M

Apr 6 2016 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., has joined forces with specialist insurer Markel International to provide a facility for directors and officers risks in the Middle East and...

D&O Marketplace Continues to See Softening Rates

Mar 21 2016 // The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing...

How Insurance for Nonprofits Has Changed for the Better

Mar 9 2016 // When Pamela Davis started in the insurance industry 26 years ago, there were few insurance markets willing to take on the unique risks of nonprofit organizations. Back then, says Davis, who is now president and CEO of the...

Insurance Journal TV Offers Exclusive New Videos From the 2016 PLUS D&O Symposium

Feb 26 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 26, 2016 – New video interview with Ryan Specialty Group Chairman and CEO Pat Ryan, along with other videos from the 2016 PLUS D&O Conference in New York now on...

Oklahoma Files Suit Against Directors, Officers of Failed Insurer, Red Rock

Feb 22 2016 // Oklahoma insurance regulators have filed suit against two New York financiers who took control of a failed Oklahoma insurance company, saying the pair and others infused it with allegedly worthless assets and used it as a...

Then and Now in the Nonprofit Market

Feb 8 2016 // The nonprofit sector is not what it used to be.This critical sector represents more than 1.5 million organizations and accounts for almost 10 percent of all salaries and wages paid in the United States. And it’s...

Oklahoma Files Suit Against Directors, Officers of Failed Insurer, Red Rock

Feb 3 2016 // Oklahoma insurance regulators have filed suit against two New York financiers who took control of a failed Oklahoma insurance company, saying the pair and others infused it with allegedly worthless assets and used it as a...

BHSI Launches D&O & PI Cover in Australia, Expands Team

Jan 19 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has launched four new executive and professional lines policies in Australia and named Sami Jaghbir as senior underwriting manager, Executive & Professional Lines,...

Softening of P/C Commercial Markets to Continue: Fitch

Dec 21 2015 // U.S. commercial insurance market segments, including directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance, are continuing to soften and are likely to stay on this path for the near-term even as several large competitors...

Softening of P/C Commercial Markets, Including D&O, to Continue: Fitch

Dec 8 2015 // U.S. commercial insurance market segments, including directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance, are continuing to soften and are likely to stay on this path for the near-term even as several large competitors...

Cyber Security: Insurance as an Essential Part of Risk Management

Dec 7 2015 // The cost and frequency of cyber-related security threats are on the rise. Some estimates claim that one-in-six businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the past year while the cost of cyber attacks on global...

RLI Enhances Directors & Officers Liability Policy

Nov 20 2015 // RLI Insurance Co.’s RLI Executive Products Group has enhanced its Executive Plus Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) Directors & Officers Liability policy.The Executive Plus policy protects the personal assets...

International General Insurance Co. Appoints Mauduit as Head of PI

Nov 13 2015 // International General Insurance Holdings (IGIH)* has appointed Chris Mauduit as head of professional indemnity (PI) at its London business IGI UK.Mauduit has 35 years’ experience and joins from Catlin where he worked...

BHSI Launches D&O & Professional Indemnity Policies in Asia

Nov 2 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) introduced Executive First™ Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability and Professional First™ Professional Indemnity insurance policies in Asia.“With the...

Marsh Enhances D&O Difference in Conditions Coverage

Oct 30 2015 // Marsh has enhanced its Side A directors & officers (D&O) difference in conditions (DIC) cover Marsh Alpha in response to the new and emerging legal and regulatory risks facing directors and officers. The enhanced...