Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
XL Catlin Enhances D&O Offering in France
Nov 23 2016 // XL Catlin has enhanced its directors & officers insurance offering in France with the launch of three coverages catering respectively to mid-sized companies, publicly listed companies and financial institutions. These...
How SEC Scrutiny of Unicorns Could Affect Private Company D&O Insurance
Nov 15 2016 // Underwriters of directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance should keep an eye on the increased scrutiny of “unicorn” technology firms by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for...
Kinsale Launches D&O Product for Private Companies/Organizations
Nov 10 2016 // Kinsale Insurance Company, Inc. has released a new private company/organization directors & officers product. The Kinsale Management Liability team will consider the coverage on a stand-alone basis or packaged with our...
CNA Unveils New D&O Liability Side A-DIC Insurance Policy
Aug 26 2016 // CNA has launched a new directors & officers (D&O) Lead Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) policy. CNA developed this policy in response to the growing mergers and acquisition (M&A) trend within the insurance...
Brazilian Corruption Probes Lead to D&O Market Boom
Aug 8 2016 // Insurers who sell policies limiting executives’ liability from lawsuits have seen a surge in business thanks to a sprawling Brazilian corruption probe involving state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA and a rash of...
Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Insurance Recovery Attorneys in California
Jul 27 2016 // Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added David Wood and Joshua Rosenberg to the firm’s litigation department and insurance recovery and counseling practice group. The firm also added John Corbett, of counsel, in Dallas,...
What Keeps D&Os Awake at Night? Coverage Concerns Rise
Jul 25 2016 // There are numerous emerging liability risks that may be keeping corporate directors and officers awake at night, which is why their D&O insurance protection is rising up their list of concerns. “The worry of...
What to Know About Liability and Legal Costs for Apps
Jul 25 2016 // The purchase and use of smartphones, tablets, wearable computers and other mobile computing devices (MCDs) connected to the internet have experienced staggering growth in the past several years. Soon after the Apple App...
Pen Canada Launches E-Traded D&O Platform in Response to Broker Demand
Jul 22 2016 // Pen Underwriting Canada has launched a purpose-built, e-trading platform for directors and officers insurance, in response to broker demand for a quick-quote, competitive D&O solution. The platform is simple,...
What Keeps D&Os Awake at Night? Coverage Concerns Rise Up the List
Jul 18 2016 // There are lots of emerging liability risks that may be keeping corporate directors and officers awake at night, which is why their D&O insurance protection is rising up their list of concerns. “The worry of...
BHSI Launches Insurance Products for Directors & Officers in Asia
Jul 13 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) is expanding its executive & professional lines capabilities in Asia with the introduction of Executive First™ Public Offering of Securities Insurance (POSI) and...
The Hartford’s Berner Joins Allied World’s Public D&O Team
Jun 29 2016 // Allied World Assurance Co. has appointed Marc Berner to its North American Public Directors and Officers (D&O) underwriting team. Berner will be based in New York in the role of vice president, Public and Private...
How to Avoid D&O Policy Pitfalls – and Declined Claims: Marsh Report
Jun 20 2016 // When a directors and officers (D&O) claim is declined, it can be catastrophic for an insured, forcing the company to deal with “the financial costs of a claim or loss entirely on its own,” according to a...
How to Avoid D&O Policy Pitfalls – and Declined Claims: Marsh Report
Jun 8 2016 // When a directors and officers (D&O) claim is declined, it can be catastrophic for an insured, forcing the company to deal with “the financial costs of a claim or loss entirely on its own,” according to a...
Nexus Signs 3-Year Capacity Deal with XL Catlin to Write Financial Lines in Asia
May 31 2016 // Nexus Underwriting, the independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has signed a three year underwriting capacity deal with XL Catlin in Asia through XL Insurance Co. SE. Through its new branch based in Hong Kong,...
Taking Stock of D&O Insurance Market: Capacity, Coverage and Culpability
May 10 2016 // The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing...
Court: Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker May Proceed
Apr 18 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to proceed a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...
PURE Insurance Launches Non-Profit D&O Coverage
Apr 14 2016 // Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and families, has made several enhancements to its personal excess liability...
Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed
Apr 8 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...
Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Expands UK Financial Institutions’ D&O Cover
Apr 8 2016 // Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. has enhanced its directors & officers liability product for financial institutions to reflect U.K. regulation. The new regulation, known as the “Senior Managers...
