Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Talbot & Markel Offer D&O Facility in MEA Region with Per-Risk Capacity of $30M
Apr 6 2016 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., has joined forces with specialist insurer Markel International to provide a facility for directors and officers risks in the Middle East and...
D&O Marketplace Continues to See Softening Rates
Mar 21 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...
How Insurance for Nonprofits Has Changed for the Better
Mar 9 2016 // When Pamela Davis started in the insurance industry 26 years ago, there were few insurance markets willing to take on the unique risks of nonprofit organizations. Back then, says Davis, who is now president and CEO of the...
Insurance Journal TV Offers Exclusive New Videos From the 2016 PLUS D&O Symposium
Feb 26 2016 // San Diego, CA, February 26, 2016 – New video interview with Ryan Specialty Group Chairman and CEO Pat Ryan, along with other videos from the 2016 PLUS D&O Conference in New York now on...
Oklahoma Files Suit Against Directors, Officers of Failed Insurer, Red Rock
Feb 22 2016 // Oklahoma insurance regulators have filed suit against two New York financiers who took control of a failed Oklahoma insurance company, saying the pair and others infused it with allegedly worthless assets and used it as a...
Then and Now in the Nonprofit Market
Feb 8 2016 // The nonprofit sector is not what it used to be. This critical sector represents more than 1.5 million organizations and accounts for almost 10 percent of all salaries and wages paid in the United States. And it’s...
Oklahoma Files Suit Against Directors, Officers of Failed Insurer, Red Rock
Feb 3 2016 // Oklahoma insurance regulators have filed suit against two New York financiers who took control of a failed Oklahoma insurance company, saying the pair and others infused it with allegedly worthless assets and used it as a...
BHSI Launches D&O & PI Cover in Australia, Expands Team
Jan 19 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has launched four new executive and professional lines policies in Australia and named Sami Jaghbir as senior underwriting manager, Executive & Professional Lines,...
Softening of P/C Commercial Markets to Continue: Fitch
Dec 21 2015 // U.S. commercial insurance market segments, including directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance, are continuing to soften and are likely to stay on this path for the near-term even as several large competitors...
Softening of P/C Commercial Markets, Including D&O, to Continue: Fitch
Dec 8 2015 // U.S. commercial insurance market segments, including directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance, are continuing to soften and are likely to stay on this path for the near-term even as several large competitors...
Cyber Security: Insurance as an Essential Part of Risk Management
Dec 7 2015 // The cost and frequency of cyber-related security threats are on the rise. Some estimates claim that one-in-six businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the past year while the cost of cyber attacks on global...
RLI Enhances Directors & Officers Liability Policy
Nov 20 2015 // RLI Insurance Co.’s RLI Executive Products Group has enhanced its Executive Plus Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) Directors & Officers Liability policy. The Executive Plus policy protects the personal assets...
International General Insurance Co. Appoints Mauduit as Head of PI
Nov 13 2015 // International General Insurance Holdings (IGIH)* has appointed Chris Mauduit as head of professional indemnity (PI) at its London business IGI UK. Mauduit has 35 years’ experience and joins from Catlin where he...
BHSI Launches D&O & Professional Indemnity Policies in Asia
Nov 2 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) introduced Executive First™ Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability and Professional First™ Professional Indemnity insurance policies in Asia. “With the...
Marsh Enhances D&O Difference in Conditions Coverage
Oct 30 2015 // Marsh has enhanced its Side A directors & officers (D&O) difference in conditions (DIC) cover Marsh Alpha in response to the new and emerging legal and regulatory risks facing directors and officers. The enhanced...
XL Catlin Bermuda Creates New Prof. Lines D&O Excess Side A ‘DIC’ Policy
Oct 15 2015 // XL Catlin’s Professional Lines Insurance Operations in Bermuda announced the launch of a new Directors & Officers lead excess ‘Side A’ Difference In Conditions (DIC) policy, “to address various...
Markel International Names Hope as Senior Underwriter, Head of Mgmt. Liability
Oct 5 2015 // Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Antony Hope as senior underwriter and head of the management liability account in its professional and financial risks division (PFR). Reporting to divisional...
Texas Court Rules for Former Energy Executive in D&O Dispute
Sep 18 2015 // The Texas 14th Court of Appeals this week ruled in favor of former energy executive in a legal fight over whether the company’s director and officer insurer should have paid to defend or indemnify the executive as...
UK’s PI Insurance Sector Expected to Grow by Almost 6% Annually: Report
Aug 27 2015 // The professional indemnity and directors & officers insurance sector has grown constantly since 2012 and is expected to continue the upward trend until at least 2019, according to the findings of a new report by...
ACE Offers New D&O Products in Germany; Dünkeloh Named Financial Lines Mgr.
Aug 17 2015 // ACE Group has launched two new D&O insurance products and has appointed a new financial lines manager in Germany, as it continues to respond to the rapidly evolving management liability cover needs of companies in...
