Latest Directors Officers Headlines

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

U.S. legal precedents assume larger role in corporate oversight

Nov 5 2006 // Maybe it’s part of the globalization process; maybe it’s due to the increasing sophistication of private investors and fund managers, or maybe it’s the legal profession prospecting for additional income...

Philadelphia Insurance Covers In-House Counsel Unprotected by D&O

Nov 1 2006 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has launched Employed Lawyers Protection Plus, a product that protects attorneys working as in-house counsel, their support staff and eligible independent contractors from claims arising out of...

UK Brokers Get E-Commerce Access to ACE European Mid-Level D&O

Oct 24 2006 // ACE European Group has expanded its e-commerce offerings to UK brokers with the launch of a Directors & Officers (D&O) product on the Acturis broker platform.“The auto-rated cover, specifically developed...

HOSPITALITY RISKS

Oct 23 2006 // In Pennsylvania, a disabled customer complained of emotional distress when she dined at a restaurant that lacked adequate parking for her wheelchair van and where the restrooms were not fully wheelchair-accessible. The...

Third Party Discrimination & Harassment Coverage Comparison

Oct 23 2006 // Directors & Officers with Employment Practices Liability and a Third Party Discrimination & Harassment EndorsementUsually a broad D&O policy. Only one policy to negotiate.Only one renewal to...

Arrowhead General Ins. Agency’s Professional Liability Division Offers Online Quoting For Private Company D&O Program

Oct 12 2006 // San Diego, CA – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency’s, Inc. Professional Liability Division offers fast and easy online quotes through Arrowhead Exchange for their Private Company Directors & Officers...

Arrowhead General Offers Online Quotes for Private Company D&O

Oct 12 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s Professional Liability Division is offering online quoting for its private company directors and officers program. The program is available through RLI Insurance Co., an...

Declarations

Oct 9 2006 // Commissioner challenge>/b> “The principal role is to make sure that the market works; that you have insurance products that are reasonably priced that provide the service that they’re purported to do with the...

Investigations, record settlements, globalization fuel need for D&O

Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...

PRICING PREDICTIONS

Oct 9 2006 // Pricing for D&O coverage is soft, according to panelists Lance Dalzell-Piper of Marsh FINPRO, David Bradford of Advisen Ltd., and Patrick Kelly of Wilson Elser, who summed up the Plus D&O West Symposium...

Investigations, record settlements, globalization fuel need for D&O

Oct 9 2006 // Today “it’s tough to be a director and officer, and that means it’s tough to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for Ace USA based...

Declarations

Oct 9 2006 // Commissioner challenge“The principal role is to make sure that the market works; that you have insurance products that are reasonably priced that provide the service that they’re purported to do with the...

Soft Market, Globalization Spurs Need for Well-Educated D&O Underwriter

Oct 6 2006 // “Today it’s a tough time to be a director and officer, and that means it’s a tough time to be a D&O underwriter,” according to Doug Poetzsch, senior vice president, head of specialty claims for...

Beazley Expands Proprietary Risk Management Platform

Sep 28 2006 // Connecticut-based Specialty lines insurer Beazley announced that it is expanding BeazleySource, its proprietary risk management platform, to include information and advice for fiduciaries and administrators of employee...

Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options

Sep 25 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...

ACE Bermuda Introduces New Specialized D&O Coverage

Sep 18 2006 // ACE’s Bermuda-based subsidiary, Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Ltd. (CODA) has announced the launch of three new professional lines products aimed at the North American business segment.Executive VP...

Arrowhead Offers Not for Profit Organization D&O Liability

Sep 12 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. is offering a new not-for-profit directors and officers program designed to insure small to medium IRS tax-exempt 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 organizations. The program is through RLI...

AIG Launches New Service to Facilitate Purchase of Global D&O Coverage

Sep 5 2006 // The AIG Companies have introduced AIG Passport, an enhanced service process for corporate clients purchasing locally admitted directors and officers liability insurance to cover their international operations and...

Hiscox Launches New D&O Policy

Aug 29 2006 // The U.K.’s Hiscox Insurance Co. has launched of a new management liability policy developed to cover the liabilities of U.K. companies, their directors and employees.Hiscox said it had revamped the coverage “to...

Directors and officers market ripe for U.K. buyers

Aug 7 2006 // There are small but significant gains to be made for insureds in the current London directors and officers market, according to the majority of underwriters surveyed in the Willis Index tracking the D&O market.In the...