Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Commercial Rates Going Down, Reinsurance Rates Holding Firm
Mar 8 2004 // As Costello famously asked Abbott, “Who’s on first?” A new report released by leading independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent...
The Hard Market’s Over … Right’
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets, I’m confused. Why such confusion? After reading tea leaves, consulting the...
The Hard Market’s Over … Or Is It’
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal (this information is in poor taste, akin to discussing a woman’s age), and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets,...
The Hard Market’s Over … Or Is It’
Mar 8 2004 // Surplus lines company executives and wholesalers at NAPSLO responded uniformly with broad smiles when asked about their 2003 results. Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to...
RIMS: Commercial Rates Going Down; Benfield: Reinsurance Rates Holding
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
RIMS: Commercial Rates Going Down; Benfield: Reinsurance Rates Holding
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Guy Carpenter Unveils Model for Analyzing U.S. Publicly Traded D&O Liability Risks
Feb 12 2004 // In response to insurance companies’ reported need for more effective tools to manage their Directors & Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) portfolios for U.S. publicly traded companies, Guy Carpenter &...
RIMS: Commercial Rates Going Down; Benfield: Reinsurance Rates Holding
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
RIMS: Commercial Rates Going Down; Benfield: Reinsurance Rates Holding
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
D&O Liability Premiums Jump 33 Percent; Tillinghast Study Reports Hard Market is Stabilizing Despite Record Premiums
Jan 27 2004 // Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance premiums grew approximately 33 percent on average from 2002 to 2003, according to the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin’s 2003 Directors & Officers...
Commercial Insurance Buyers Say Property Premiums Fell Nearly Nine Percent in Fourth Quarter
Jan 22 2004 // Commercial insurance buyers say the cost of property insurance fell 8.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 marking the first decline in premium prices in any major line of commercial insurance in nearly four years,...
Chubb Survey Reports Nearly Two in Five Private Companies Forecast Lawsuits in 2004
Jan 21 2004 // Nearly two in five privately held companies report that it is likely their directors and officers will be sued by shareholders, customers or vendors in 2004, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance...
Small, Mid-Size Bus. Liability
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. targets small to mid-size businesses with its “professional liability suite of products,” which includes liability coverage for employment practices, directors...
Liability for Small to Mid-Size Businesses
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. targets small to mid-size businesses with its professional liability suite of products, which includes liability coverage for employment practices, directors and officers,...
Strengthening Protection for Directors and Officers
Jan 12 2004 // Directors and officers liability premiums have risen by 30 percent—and sometimes by as much as 300 percent—in the past two years, following revelations of misdoings at corporations like Enron, Tyco and WorldCom. This...
New Chubb Liability Policy Adds Layer of Protection for D&O
Dec 18 2003 // A new insurance policy from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies can reportedly help protect the personal assets of directors and officers when their company is unable, unwilling or legally prohibited from funding...
Top 10 2003 Newsmakers
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
D&O, MED MAL ‘HANG TOUGH’:
Dec 15 2003 // Although rates of renewal increases in property/casualty insurance lines have slowed overall, some markets continue to be problematic, according to an announcement released by Dallas-based MarketScout. Richard Kerr,...
Top 10 2003 Newsmakers
Dec 15 2003 // While less turbulent than 2001-2002, this year hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park. The industry continues to face intractable problems—a lack of capital strength, accompanied by accusations that it’s...
Strengthening Protection for Directors and Officers
Dec 15 2003 // Directors and officers liability premiums have risen by 30 percent—and sometimes by as much as 300 percent—in the past two years, following revelations of misdoings at corporations like Enron, Tyco and WorldCom. This...
