Latest Directors Officers Headlines

All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Price Scare

Jun 7 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study.Average premiums in every line tracked by the Risk and Insurance Management...

Who’s Getting Sued in Securities Class Action Lawsuits Now?

Jun 7 2010 // Securities class action lawsuits are the most important factor driving claims severity for directors and officers (D&O) insurers. Securities lawsuit filings levels ebb and flow over time, and for most of 2010,...

CNA Takes Over Not-for-Profit Directors & Officers Liability Program

Jun 1 2010 // CNA Financial Corp. said it is taking over the underwriting and administration of the existing Not-for-Profit Directors & Officers (D&O) program formerly managed by Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. starting today.In...

LIU’s Private Company D&O Now an Admitted Product in 47 States

May 26 2010 // LIU, the specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Group, has filed its Private Advantage Company Combo policy for directors and officers as an admitted product in 47 states.LIU originally launched this product in 2008 to...

Price Scare

May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study.Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...

Price Scare

May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study.Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...

Price Scare

May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study.Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...

Chartis Introduces Next Generation D&O Policy for Public Companies

Apr 28 2010 // Chartis has launched Executive Edge, a policy developed by its Executive Liability Division to address the unprecedented risks facing directors and officers of public companies.Executive Edge provides coverage for public...

Directors & Officers Liability Renewals: A Tale of Two Markets

Apr 27 2010 // Your client’s directors and officers liability policy is coming up for renewal. What can you expect from the market? Like the Dickens classic, this is a tale of two markets.The Best of Times For companies with little...

CAA Members See Uptick in D&O, E&O and EPLI Policies

Apr 21 2010 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) members see a growing appetite among businesses and non-profits for directors and officers liability insurance (D&O), error and omissions insurance (E&O),...

Risk Managers Continue to Report Soft Market Pricing

Apr 15 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study.Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey, fell in...

Private Company Directors and Officers Coverage

Apr 5 2010 // But we are a private company,” is a typical response when trying to open a conversation about directors and officers (D&O) liability coverage with a prospect or client. It is interesting just how pervasive the...

Private Company Directors and Officers Coverage

Apr 5 2010 // But we are a private company,” is a typical response when trying to open a conversation about directors and officers (D&O) liability coverage with a prospect or client. It is interesting just how pervasive the...

Are Special Litigation Committee Expenses Covered Costs?

Apr 5 2010 // Among perennial directors and officers insurance issues are questions whether policy coverage is available for the costs associated with special litigation committees. A Dec. 30, 2009 decision in the coverage lawsuit...

U.S. Prosecutors Targeting Mid-Level, Senior Corporate Officers in Foreign Bribery Cases

Apr 5 2010 // Directors and officers will be the target of more federal prosecutions under the U.S. anti-bribery statute, said a top U.S. Justice Department official. Mark Mendelsohn, the department official who oversees enforcement of...

D&O Coverage as a Partner in Crime (and Fidelity)

Apr 5 2010 // While high-profile crimes like Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme generate headlines, employees at companies across the county are committing smaller, low profile crimes every day.Many employee theft schemes...

A Tale of Two Markets

Apr 5 2010 // Your client’s directors and officers liability policy is coming up for renewal. What can you expect from the market? Like the Dickens classic, this is a tale of two markets.The Best of Times For companies with little...

Woodruff-Sawyer Protects Independent Directors with Personal Policy

Apr 1 2010 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has crafted a new personal protection solution called Wealth Security Policy for independent board members through a collaboration with an A+ XV rated Insurer.Independent directors of corporations...

Zurich Targets Emerging Public Companies With Management Liability

Mar 26 2010 // Zurich’s Specialties’ Management Solutions Group has created a new practice aimed at offering management liability insurance to public emerging growth companies with revenues under $500 million. The new...

Petros Joins Marsh’s Financial and Professional Practice

Feb 9 2010 // Marsh announced that Eleni Petros has been appointed as a Senior Vice President in its Financial and Professional (FINPRO) Practice in London. She specialises in Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) insurance for...