All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 14 2010 // CNA and Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc. are ending their carrier and managing general underwriter relationship in the non-profit directors and officers (D&O) program. The split, which the firms said is amicable,...
Dec 10 2009 // Property, casualty and directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance rates will continue to stabilize in 2010, according to Aon Corp.’s U.S. Q3 ’09 Quarterly Market Overview.Highlights of...
Dec 6 2009 // In what may be a watershed event for the directors and officers (D&O) insurance industry, the parties to the consolidated federal options backdating-related shareholders’ derivative lawsuit involving Broadcom...
Nov 25 2009 // Allen Stanford, who faces U.S. criminal and civil charges for allegedly leading a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is suing Lloyd’s of London for defense costs.Lloyd’s had advanced some legal fees under a directors and...
Nov 1 2009 // Analysts Forecast Healthy Q3 Reports from Insurers promised the headline on Insurance Journal Oct.22. Reuters was reporting that third-quarter earnings reports from insurers would look a lot better than they did a year ago...
Nov 1 2009 // This soft market is likely to linger into the New Year.Analysts Forecast Healthy Q3 Reports from Insurers” promised the headline on Insurance Journal‘s Web site, www.insurancejournal.com, on Oct.22. Reuters...
Nov 1 2009 // Analysts Forecast Healthy Q3 Reports from Insurers promised the headline on Insurance Journal Oct.22. Reuters was reporting that third-quarter earnings reports from insurers would look a lot better than they did a year ago...
Nov 1 2009 // Due to constantly evolving financial and litigation environments, the issues that are most critical in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance vary significantly over time. This overview...
Oct 29 2009 // According to a bulletin from Marsh’s London office the “increase in the number of companies considering an initial public offering (IPO) or general capital raising is behind a surge in interest in taking out...
Oct 22 2009 // Economists have declared the Great Recession over, but its lingering effects will continue to chip away at commercial property/ casualty premiums through 2010, according to insurance experts.A new Advisen Ltd. briefing...
Oct 22 2009 // Marsh’s London office announced that it has launched a new Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability diagnostic tool for private companies domiciled in the UK. “The service is free to clients...