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Zurich Expands Middle Market Directors & Officers Coverage

Sep 7 2007 // Zurich announced the expansion of its directors & officers liability insurance offering for middle market companies in North America. The enhanced offering, which includes several management liability products under...

Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities

Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...

The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...

The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...

Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities

Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...

Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis

Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...

The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?

Sep 3 2007 // At a minimum, D&O claims are expected; Countrywide’s Balboa insurance operations under review The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for...

MARSH UK: POSSIBLE LIABILITIES FROM SUBPRIME DEFAULTS

Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK recently issued a warning to European financial services sectors, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and...

The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...

The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of...

The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures. But it’s only the “very top of the first...

Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis

Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...

News Currents

Sep 3 2007 // The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender...

The Blame Game and the Subprime Mortgage Lending Meltdown

Aug 22 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures — but “we’re only in the very top of the...

Marsh UK Warns of Possible E&O, D&O Liabilities from Subprime Defaults

Aug 21 2007 // Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and Officers’...

Directors & Officers Liability

Aug 6 2007 // For years, environmental issues, including issues arising from global warming, have hovered on the periphery of concerns affecting directors’ and officers’ liability exposure. But an April 2, 2007, decision by...

Commercial lines insights of top agencies

Aug 6 2007 // While much of the talk about the current commercial and professional lines market turns to insurers lowering their prices, the soft market is requiring agents to raise their agencies’ level of attention paid to...

Are lower securities lawsuit filing levels temporary or permanent?

Aug 6 2007 // There are a number of reasons to be skeptical, based on limited data, that we have moved to a permanently lower level of fraudulent corporate activity and of securities class action filings. In early July, Stanford...

Commercial lines insights of top agencies

Aug 6 2007 // While much of the talk about the current commercial and professional lines market turns to insurers lowering their prices, the soft market is requiring agents to raise their agencies’ level of attention paid to...

ACE UK Puts Davidson in Charge of D&O, Employment Liability Business

Jul 27 2007 // ACE UK has promoted Diane Davidson to UK & Ireland D&O Regional Manager. Davidson will be responsible for the development and management of all UK regional business for directors and officers, pension trustee...