All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 21 2022 // New rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors and officers (D&O) policies,...
Nov 10 2022 // Directors and officers liability pricing fell 14.7% in the third quarter, according to a recent survey.Aon’s Financial Services Group’s Q3 2022 pricing index for the quarter ending on September 30 decreased to...
Nov 10 2022 // SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors & officers policies,...
Sep 20 2022 // The Basketball Hall of fame (BHoF) is suing Chubb Group subsidiary Federal Insurance Co. to have the insurer defend and indemnify it in a case accusing it of attempting to unlawfully secure funds for renovations to its...
Sep 2 2022 // Three years of soaring directors and officers liability insurance prices pushed combined ratios down to the mid-to-high 90s, but new entrants and potential claims volatility may spell trouble for underwriters in the years...
Sep 1 2022 // Beazley to enter distribution partnership with Paragon for Weather GuardSpecialty insurer Beazley announced a new, efficient and effective online portal solution for its leading Weather Guard product. The new robust online...
Aug 23 2022 // Lloyd’s of London underwriters must pay more than $3 million in pre-judgment interest in addition to the $10 million the syndicate has already paid in damages for the wrongful acts of the former directors of a bank...
Aug 1 2022 // Directors and officers insurance has been pricey and tough to obtain for cannabis companies since the industry started requiring coverage.D&O is difficult in most business sectors (For more on that check out:...
Jun 30 2022 // Marsh announced today several enhancements to directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance offerings that could enable more clients to benefit from superior environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
Jun 15 2022 // Specialist insurer Beazley said it launched CryptoGuard, a new directors & officers liability (D&O) insurance product tailored specifically for crypto companies – the first of its kind in the London and US...
Jun 14 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has introduced a proprietary directors & officers insurance policy in France.“Our new D&O liability policy provides companies and their management...
May 11 2022 // The directors and officers insurance marketplace in 2021 enjoyed its most profitable year since 2014 but results have to be “viewed as a possible aberration rather than a the start of a trend,” according to a...
Apr 29 2022 // Directors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if they can get it. A Fitch report...
Apr 18 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported in March, citing the impact of social inflation on rising...
Mar 30 2022 // Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is expanding its Management Liability solutions by offering targeted directors and officers (D&O) coverage to Non-Standard Non-Profit Condominium and...
Mar 2 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported Monday, citing the impact of social inflation on rising claims...
Feb 24 2022 // The co-founders of London-based Rising Edge aimed to create something different when they decided to launch a managing general agent in 2021, which focuses solely on directors and officers liability insurance.CEO Philippe...
Feb 3 2022 // San Francisco, California-based M.J. Hall & Co. is introducing directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance coverages for cannabis business owners.The coverages,...
Feb 2 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15% increases seen in both the second and third quarters, according to Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market...
Jan 25 2022 // Great American Insurance and Assurely Offer D&O to Startup FirmsThe Executive Liability division of Great American Insurance Group and the insurtech, Assurely, announced an agreement to offer directors and officers...