All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 21 2010 // American Safety Insurance (ASI) announces the launch of its professional liability unit, providing directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for specialty risks. The team, lead by Peter...
Oct 14 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 13 2010 // IronPro, the professional liability division of Ironshore Inc. has introduced Enterprise PrivaProtector 9.0 to assist businesses in managing their network security and privacy risks.In 2010, the Identity Theft Resource...
Oct 4 2010 // Every year it’s worth noting the list of the current hot topics in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability. As should be obvious from this year’s list, there is a lot going on now, with...
Sep 29 2010 // K&K Insurance has launched a new website offering directors’ and officers’ (D&O) coverage for not-for-profit organizations. The website offers online quoting and binding capabilities and provides an...
Sep 20 2010 // Every year it’s worth noting the list of the current hot topics in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability. As should be obvious from this year’s list, there is a lot going on now, with...
Sep 6 2010 // Last month, InsuranceJournal.com published a New York Times report that a Major League Baseball investigation into leaked financial documents had become focused on insurance companies that do business with clubs. The Times...
Sep 6 2010 // Last month, InsuranceJournal.com published a New York Times report that a Major League Baseball investigation into leaked financial documents had become focused on insurance companies that do business with clubs. The Times...
Sep 1 2010 // Travelers is now offering defense outside the limits for policyholders of the Wrap+ directors and officers (D&O) and employment practices liability (EPL) suite of coverages for non-profit organizations. D&O and EPL...