Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Top 25 D&O Insurers Show Healthy Growth: SNL
Oct 31 2014 // Direct premiums written for the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance industry grew 7.35 percent year over year in the first half of 2014, rising to $2.91 billion, according to an SNL Financial analysis...
Various Insurance Lines Could Potentially Be Affected by Ebola
Oct 24 2014 // As fears of an Ebola pandemic spread, many U.S. businesses are wondering if insurance will cover any complications that may arise. According to experts, the outbreak could potentially impact several insurance...
U.S. Risk Pros and Western World Introduce a New and Improved Private and Non-Profit Organization Directors and Officers Liability Form
Oct 3 2014 // Dallas, TX, October 3, 2014– Effective October 1, 2014, this new form reflects the growing needs of organizations to address the issues confronting them in the 21st century. Coverage consists of Directors, Officers...
Washington State Entrepreneurs Stake Their Claim in Marijuana ‘Green Rush’
Oct 2 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the...
Interview: D&O Cyber Liability, Cyber Risks Top Lawyers’ Agenda
Oct 1 2014 // Jeff Kingsley, a partner with the law firm of Goldberg and Segalla, specializes in technology risks, notably cyber liability and cyber risk, an emerging sector with many variables and pit falls for the unwary, which he...
Allied World North America Enhances Its ForceField Line with Primary D&O
Sep 29 2014 // Allied World North America, a company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has added a new directors & officers (D&O) product to its ForceField suite of professional liability products. The ForceField...
Travelers Offers New Coverages Related to the Affordable Care Act
Sep 22 2014 // Citing recent survey results that show widespread unfamiliarity among U.S. businesses with requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Travelers has announced the addition of Healthcare Exchange...
Endurance Adds D&O for Network Security and Privacy
Aug 7 2014 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that it has enhanced its Endurance Premier Professional product with Endurance CyberWrap, which it described as an “additional Side A Directors and Officers...
Allied World Adds Excess D&O to Product Offerings in Canada
Jul 11 2014 // Swiss-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that it has added Excess D&O coverage to its existing management liability product suite in the Canadian market. The announcement said the “Excess...
AIG Responds to Supreme Court ‘Fraud on the Market’ Ruling with D&O Endorsement
Jun 27 2014 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) insurers have introduced a new policy endorsement that ensures primary directors and officers (D&O) policy funds are immediately available to clients named as defendants in...
Schinnerer Adds Private Company Management Liability Program
Jun 25 2014 // Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. has launched a private company management liability program. The private company program is offered to a range of eligible industries with up to $1 billion in total...
ANV Opens Cyber/Media MGU for U.S. Small Business with James River
Jun 20 2014 // ANV Holdings BV, a Dutch specialty insurance business, has opened a U.S. managing general underwriter focused on communications and data security risks for “Main Street” U.S. businesses. Leib Dodell, a veteran...
ANV Launches U.S. Managing General Underwriter for D&O
Jun 18 2014 // ANV Holdings BV, the specialty insurance business, headquartered in the Netherlands, announced the opening of its first U.S. Market Managing General Underwriter (MGU), to be led by Peter McKeegan. ANV said the “team...
Management Liability: Hard Market or Sea Change?
May 19 2014 // For years, directors and officers, and entity coverage for privately held firms was one of the best deals going, with broad coverage, cheap pricing and low retentions. Over the past several years, market capacity...
ACE Expands Global D&O Coverage Through Lloyd’s Syndicate
May 1 2014 // ACE Group has launched ACE 2488 Global D&O, an enhanced global directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance proposition for multinational organizations. Adding Lloyd’s coverage through ACE Syndicate...
QBE North America Launches Management Liability & Professional Lines Coverages
Apr 30 2014 // QBE North America’s continues its expansion into the management liability & professional lines arena with the launch of three new products for public and private commercial companies and financial institutions...
The Rising Score of Youth Sports Head Injury Claims
Apr 21 2014 // Last year, the NFL agreed to settle a concussion lawsuit filed by former players for $914 million. As concussion-related lawsuits continue to be filed against professional sports teams, equivalent claims and litigation...
Wong to Head ACE Group Asia-Pacific Financial Lines Business in Restructuring
Mar 24 2014 // The ACE Group announced that Stanley Wong will assume the role as the new Regional Head of Financial Lines for Asia Pacific with immediate effect. He has been Financial Lines Manager for Asia since 2008. ACE said Wong...
Top 10 HOT Markets to Watch
Mar 24 2014 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top 10 market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty...
Allied World Bermuda Upgrades Public Company D&O Coverage
Mar 13 2014 // Allied World Bermuda has upgraded its Executive ForceField policy to provide enhanced coverage for the protection of directors and officers of public companies. This upgraded Side ‘A’ directors & officers...
