All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 7 2011 // New Rules on Payments“I think the process is working well. I do think I’ve heard enough about lack of transparency and lack of consistency that we have to do something about that.” —BP Oil Spill Claims...
Mar 7 2011 // A Philanthropic Model“As a company, we believe it is important to raise awareness of the needs of local fire departments. Supporting the fire service means rescuers will be better protected and our communities will...
Mar 7 2011 // InsuranceJournal.com reported on the adventures of IBM’s artificial intelligence machine, Watson, and its victory on the TV game show “Jeopardy.” In the article and podcast, What’s Next for...
Feb 28 2011 // Giant Berkshire Hathaway, which makes much of its money on insurance and investing insurance premiums, does not provide liability insurance for its own directors.Warren Buffett, the 80-year-old chairman of Berkshire...
Feb 22 2011 // Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance is gaining traction as more companies are increasing their D&O liability limits and a growing number with international operations are also purchasing D&O...
Feb 7 2011 // Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty insurance were largely unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2010 and that may remain the case for awhile.According to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, directors...
Jan 24 2011 // Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty insurance were largely unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2010 and that may remain the case for awhile.According to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, directors...
Jan 11 2011 // Anthony Komro has joined Beazley in Chicago as an underwriter of directors and officers (D&O) coverage. The company said Komro will help build upon Beazley’s established and growing presence in the Midwest,...
Dec 5 2010 // Among the many innovations introduced in the massive Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted this past July are the new whistleblower provisions, designed to encourage employees and others to...
Nov 19 2010 // Given today’s heightened scrutiny on publicly traded companies and the proliferation of securities class action lawsuits, properly insuring corporate directors and officers has taken on profound importance....
Nov 14 2010 // Nearly half (44 percent) of private company executives expect their firms will add jobs by year end, and more than half (54 percent) plan to expand product or service offerings. Another 12 percent of those same executives...
Nov 14 2010 // Accused swindler Allen Stanford may not use $100 million in a Lloyd’s of London directors and officers insurance policy to pay the lawyers defending him on charges of running a $7 billion fraud, a U.S. judge in Texas...
Nov 11 2010 // For banks under regulatory oversight, Business Risk Partners (BRP) is now offering professional and management liability protections for distressed community banks, including hard-to-find Regulatory Defense Cover for...
Nov 10 2010 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has appointed Francis Kean, “one of the UK’s leading directors & officers and professional liability lawyers, as an Executive Director in FINEX Global, the insurance...
Nov 10 2010 // Specialty insurer Markel International has broadened its suite of products for directors and officers with the launch of three new products. It has also enhanced its existing directors’ and officers’ (D&O)...
Nov 1 2010 // Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at...
Nov 1 2010 // Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at...
Nov 1 2010 // Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at...
Nov 1 2010 // Soft commercial insurance market conditions persisted through the third quarter of 2010, with lower rates on average across major coverage lines, according to a new report from broker Marsh.Intense competition and...
Oct 27 2010 // Nearly half (44 percent) of private company executives expect their firms will add jobs by year end, and more than half (54 percent) plan to expand product or service offerings. Another 12 percent of those same executives...