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