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Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Dec 10 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...
UK’s Oxygen Creates D&O Team
Dec 6 2006 // London-based Oxygen Insurance Brokers, the Lloyd’s broking operation of Oxygen Holdings Plc, announced the creation of a new management risk practice (known in the U.S. as directors and officers liability –...
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Nov 20 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...
Insurance industry needs to improve “perceived” value
Nov 20 2006 // Insurance professionals are becoming targets, according to Dave Mosby, technologist, visionary and co-author of “The Paradox of Excellence, How Great Performance Can Kill Your Business.” According to Mosby, who...
The globalization of corporate responsibility
Nov 20 2006 // European PLUS D&O conference panelists say D&O claims and the demand for coverage are going global Nortel Networks – $2.4 billion settlement; Royal Ahold – $1.1 billion settlement; Vivendi Universal...
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Nov 19 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...
Insurance industry needs to improve “perceived” value
Nov 19 2006 // Insurance professionals are becoming targets, according to Dave Mosby, technologist, visionary and co-author of “The Paradox of Excellence, How Great Performance Can Kill Your Business.” According to Mosby, who...
The globalization of corporate responsibility
Nov 19 2006 // Nortel Networks – $2.4 billion settlement; Royal Ahold – $1.1 billion settlement; Vivendi Universal – billion dollar settlement pending. None of these companies are U.S.-based (they are Canadian, Dutch...
A multi-billion loss in corporate equity with the stroke of a pen?
Nov 6 2006 // Major earthquakes, category 5 hurricanes and terrorist attacks strike in an unpredictable manner. A fortune teller who could predict when the next of any of these events will occur would be hailed as the next Nostradamus....
A multi-billion loss in corporate equity with the stroke of a pen?
Nov 6 2006 // Major earthquakes, category 5 hurricanes and terrorist attacks strike in an unpredictable manner. A fortune teller who could predict when the next of any of these events will occur would be hailed as the next Nostradamus....
U.S. legal precedents assume larger role in corporate oversight
Nov 6 2006 // European PLUS conference explores an emerging international D&O market Maybe it’s part of the globalization process; maybe it’s due to the increasing sophistication of private investors and fund managers,...
Comparing apples to apples, not oranges
Nov 6 2006 // Using benchmarking tools to assist in determining objective policy limits and deductibles Serious baseball fans were fascinated by Michael Lewis’ 2003 book titled “Moneyball” that advanced the theory that...
Soft pricing in D&O to continue
Nov 5 2006 // Pricing for D&O coverage is soft and could get softer, according to Lance Dalzell-Piper of Marsh FINPRO and David Bradford of Advisen Ltd., who spoke during the PLUS Symposium discussion of “D&O Litigation...
A multi-billion loss in corporate equity with the stroke of a pen?
Nov 5 2006 // Major earthquakes, category 5 hurricanes and terrorist attacks strike in an unpredictable manner. A fortune teller who could predict when the next of any of these events will occur would be hailed as the next Nostradamus....
Comparing apples to apples, not oranges
Nov 5 2006 // Serious baseball fans were fascinated by Michael Lewis’ 2003 book titled “Moneyball” that advanced the theory that at least one prominent major league baseball team had utilized statistical analysis of...
U.S. legal precedents assume larger role in corporate oversight
Nov 5 2006 // Maybe it’s part of the globalization process; maybe it’s due to the increasing sophistication of private investors and fund managers, or maybe it’s the legal profession prospecting for additional income...
Philadelphia Insurance Covers In-House Counsel Unprotected by D&O
Nov 1 2006 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has launched Employed Lawyers Protection Plus, a product that protects attorneys working as in-house counsel, their support staff and eligible independent contractors from claims arising out of...
UK Brokers Get E-Commerce Access to ACE European Mid-Level D&O
Oct 24 2006 // ACE European Group has expanded its e-commerce offerings to UK brokers with the launch of a Directors & Officers (D&O) product on the Acturis broker platform. “The auto-rated cover, specifically developed...
HOSPITALITY RISKS
Oct 23 2006 // In Pennsylvania, a disabled customer complained of emotional distress when she dined at a restaurant that lacked adequate parking for her wheelchair van and where the restrooms were not fully wheelchair-accessible. The...
Third Party Discrimination & Harassment Coverage Comparison
Oct 23 2006 // Directors & Officers with Employment Practices Liability and a Third Party Discrimination & Harassment Endorsement Usually a broad D&O policy. Only one policy to negotiate. Only one renewal to...
