All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 20 2004 // Willis Group has also issued a report on market conditions in the industry (see related articles). The international broker said it had reached the following conclusions: — Competitive conditions return to certain...
Apr 19 2004 // The securities litigation landscape remains challenging for all involved in the directors and officers market, executives attending the 2004 PLUS D&O Liability & Insurance Issues Symposium were told.Introducing...
Apr 8 2004 // Fireman’s Fund is offering two nonprofit director and officer (D&O) liability insurance products to Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) members in states where the online market access...
Apr 6 2004 // The AIG Companies have announced the launch of “AIG Sports Risk Solutions(SM),” described as “a comprehensive insurance program designed for youth and adult amateur athletic organizations that provide...
Mar 25 2004 // National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member company of American International Group, announced the launch of Mutual Fund IDL Premier(SM), a new coverage designed to meet the emerging liability...
Mar 8 2004 // As Costello famously asked Abbott, “Who’s on first?”A new report released by leading independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent...
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets, I’m confused.Why such confusion? After reading tea leaves, consulting the...
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal (this information is in poor taste, akin to discussing a woman’s age), and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets,...
Mar 8 2004 // Surplus lines company executives and wholesalers at NAPSLO responded uniformly with broad smiles when asked about their 2003 results.Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to...
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 12 2004 // In response to insurance companies’ reported need for more effective tools to manage their Directors & Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) portfolios for U.S. publicly traded companies, Guy Carpenter &...
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Jan 27 2004 // Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance premiums grew approximately 33 percent on average from 2002 to 2003, according to the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin’s 2003 Directors & Officers...
Jan 22 2004 // Commercial insurance buyers say the cost of property insurance fell 8.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 marking the first decline in premium prices in any major line of commercial insurance in nearly four years,...
Jan 21 2004 // Nearly two in five privately held companies report that it is likely their directors and officers will be sued by shareholders, customers or vendors in 2004, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance...
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. targets small to mid-size businesses with its “professional liability suite of products,” which includes liability coverage for employment practices, directors...
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. targets small to mid-size businesses with its professional liability suite of products, which includes liability coverage for employment practices, directors and officers,...
Jan 12 2004 // Directors and officers liability premiums have risen by 30 percent—and sometimes by as much as 300 percent—in the past two years, following revelations of misdoings at corporations like Enron, Tyco and WorldCom. This...