All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 3 2006 // It hasn’t been healthy. In fact, the directors and officers liability insurance market for super-sized Enrons, WorldComs and the Fortune 1000 has been unhealthy for some time.Looking at the market’s...
Apr 3 2006 // D&O insurers may invoke an ‘absolute’ pollution exclusion to deny coverage for claims that arise out of environmental reserves or other pollution.Is your directors and officers policy polluted?...
Apr 3 2006 // Nixes joint and several fix; also homebuilder damages cap10 Northeast warned of ‘historic’ storm this year Meteorologists say patterns mimic 1938 Long Island Express12 Insurers unlikely to alter credit...
Apr 3 2006 // Northwestern National Insurance Company v Carlson (Minn. App. March 7, 2006)Ruling: An insured’s cause of action against a liability insurer for breach of its contractual duty to indemnify does not accrue, and,...
Apr 3 2006 // Won’t renew or insure new homeowners of commercial policies8 Sirius International withdraws Florida application Won’t do business as an eligible surplus lines insurer8 Florida AG files complaint against...
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...
Apr 3 2006 // PeopleSam Jones, president of property and casualty operations at ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Redwood City, Calif., is retiring from active operating responsibilities to focus more time on his family and the...
Mar 31 2006 // “Many private companies are planning activities that may increase their exposure to management liability risks,” said Lisa McGee, vice president, Chubb & Son, during the Inc. 500 Conference. According to...
Mar 15 2006 // California-based ABD Insurance & Financial Services is once again the leading directors and officers liability insurance broker in the United States, according to the 2005 Tillinghast-Towers Perrin D&O Survey.ABD...
Mar 7 2006 // Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of Director and Officer Indemnification and Insurance for VC (Venture Capital) Backed Companies to their offering.“Winning legal Strategies: Director and...
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy. They would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for the autos, premises and...
Mar 6 2006 // The Golden Gate Chapter of RIMS is hosting a seminar on the “State of the Market: What You Should Know about the Markets for Property, Casualty and D&O” on Thursday, March 16, 2006, in San Francisco....
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy from their local agent. The owners would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for...
Mar 6 2006 // Underwriters must do their homework and take a close look at legal and business requirements before deciding to rescind an insurance policy, executives attending the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) 18th...
Mar 1 2006 // In a recent press bulletin Amber Partners Ltd., an independent specialist in hedge fund operational risk, indicated that “leading U.K. and U.S. insurers to the hedge fund industry determined that Amber Certified...
Feb 27 2006 // Navigators Management Company Inc., a subsidiary of The Navigators Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the renewal rights to the directors’ and officers’ liability and employment practices...
Feb 23 2006 // Venture Insurance Program’s Preferred Club Program has added a new market for Directors’ & Officers’ liability coverage with RSUI.RSUI’s D&O coverage, rated “A” (Excellent)...
Feb 7 2006 // Rock Hill, NY – Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA), a leading specialty program underwriter for the Social Services field recently announced a new Directors and Officers (D&O) Program. The new D&O Program will...
Feb 6 2006 // Directors and officers liability insurance capacity leveled off at about $1.5 billion in 2005, about where it was in 2004, while coverage restrictions continued to ease, according to D&O Liability 2005 Survey...
Feb 5 2006 // Directors and officers liability insurance capacity leveled off at about $1.5 billion in 2005, about where it was in 2004, while coverage restrictions continued to ease, according to D&O Liability 2005 Survey...