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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...

ACE Europe Says D&O Market Needs Clarity on Extradition

Aug 3 2006 // The U.K.-based ACE European Group, a primary underwriter of directors and officers insurance in the London market, issued a statement that it is “taking a lead in the D&O market by providing greater clarity in...

Stock option timing scandal to be felt in D&O insurance

Jul 24 2006 // If investors think they’re safe from the scandal involving the suspicious timing of executive stock option grants, they may want to consider this: Even if they aren’t invested in companies caught up in that...

Take the pollution out of the D&O policy

Jul 24 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted?Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report in...

Take the pollution out of the D&O policy

Jul 24 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted?Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report in...

Stock option timing scandal to be felt in D&O insurance

Jul 24 2006 // Already, insurers are asking businesses questions about whether they have any exposure to option-grant timing, especially in industries like technology where options have been more prevalent as an employee compensation and...

Willis: D&O Buyer’s Market Continues

Jul 24 2006 // There are small but significant gains to be made for insureds in the current London D&O market, according to the majority of underwriters surveyed in the Willis Index tracking this sector.The Index for the second...

The Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America Announces the 2006-2007 Board of Directors and Officers.

Jul 6 2006 // Susanne N. Wolfe, CPIW of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – Greenville Is Named ChairmanCornelius, NC – The NAIW Education Foundation d.b.a. Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America elected their Board of...

Stock Option Timing Scandal to be Felt in D&O Insurance

Jul 5 2006 // If investors think they’re safe from the scandal involving the suspicious timing of executive stock option grants, they may want to consider this: Even if they aren’t invested in companies caught up in that...

Tudor Enhances Non-Profit Policy

Jul 5 2006 // Tudor Insurance Company has introduced an enhanced version of its non-profit organization liability policy. A separate limit of liability will now be available for employment practices liability claims (generally available...

Jul 3 2006 // PeopleDallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas announced the promotions of Su Young to assistant vice president and Amy Rosso-Leiker to the position of broker. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as a financial...

XL Introduces New U.K. D&O Product

Jun 14 2006 // XL Insurance Ltd., a subsidiary of Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd., announced that its UK-based professional lines business has added a new product specifically tailored to the directors and officers insurance market in...

Benfield Corporate Recruits Global D&O Team

Jun 13 2006 // Benfield Corporate Risk has successfully recruited a new global Directors & Officers team to further enhance its casualty specialty capabilities in the marine, energy, power and mining sectors.The new team will be...

Navigators Pro Introduces IPO Endorsement for D&O Policy

May 23 2006 // Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, has introduced the IPO InNAVation coverage endorsement to its primary directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability policy.IPO InNAVation increases...

St. Paul Travelers Launches Canadian Directors and Officers Policy

Apr 21 2006 // Directors and officers of companies in Canada will have broader protection for claims made against their personal assets under a new Directors’ and Officers’ policy introduced by Minn.-based St. Paul...

ACE Europe Enhances Liability Cover for Investment and Fund Managers

Apr 17 2006 // ACE European Group is launching an enhanced range of covers as part of its Elite Investment Management Insurance product. This is in response to increased exposure to litigation and a growing demand for the investment and...

Insurance Journal Reports on How Zurich Pacts Affect Agents; Promise of Mid-Sized D&O Market

Apr 4 2006 // Independent agents representing Zurich Insurance in the U.S. will have to disclose their income before binding any commercial lines policies for Zurich and some Zurich agents may be denied contingency compensation under...

Take the pollution out of your D&O policy

Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...

Take the pollution out of your D&O policy

Apr 3 2006 // Is your directors and officers policy polluted? Shareholders and environmental groups are taking a closer look at the environmental disclosures made by public companies. The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report...

D&O liability premiums fall for second straight year, study says

Apr 3 2006 // Directors and officers liability insurance average premium continued to decline in 2005, dropping by 9 percent last year after a 10 percent decline in 2004, according to the “D&O Liability 2005 Survey on Claims...