Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
D&O Liability
Mar 27 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Travelers Bond a division of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. unveiled Broad Form PLUS+, a policy that offers personal asset protection for directors and officers when primary coverage and/or...
EPLI Market on the Run
Mar 10 2003 // It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more courtroom...
Seeking Stability in the D&O World
Mar 10 2003 // The world of directors & officers coverage may be hanging out signs these days or posting messages on the Internet that simply read—Wanted: Stability. That commodity has been extremely hard to come by in recent...
Observations from the Storm
Mar 10 2003 // Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere for the past year or two, yes, we’re in the midst of a hardening market cycle. After a prolonged soft market period, prices seem to be firming in every segment,...
EPLI-Higher Prices, More Claims, Tighter Underwriting
Mar 10 2003 // It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more courtroom...
Seeking Stability in the D&O World
Mar 10 2003 // The world of directors & officers coverage may be hanging out signs these days or posting messages on the Internet that simply read—Wanted: Stability. That commodity has been extremely hard to come by in recent...
Observations From the Storm
Mar 10 2003 // Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere for the past year or two, yes, we’re in the midst of a hardening market cycle. After a prolonged soft market period, prices seem to be firming in every segment,...
S&P’s Report Examines Insurers’ Recent D&O Woes
Feb 27 2003 // Reportedly barring a divine mission to overhaul human nature, corporate folly and wrongdoing will remain a fact of life, but the toll on insurers has intensified sharply, according to a report just published by Standard...
D&O Liability for Board Members
Feb 25 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced a new $40 million facility for “A” Side Directors and Officers liability insurance. The coverage will be offered in...
Vesta Settles D&O Litigation
Feb 20 2003 // Vesta Insurance Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., announced it has settled its claim made in 1998 under the previous directors and officers liability insurance policy issued by Cincinnati Insurance Company for $16...
Cincinnati Financial Ups Dividend, Names New Directors and Officers
Feb 4 2003 // Property-casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. increased its quartly cash divided 12.4 percent to 25 cents per share and its subsidiaries named new directors, officers and counsel at the company’s Feb. 1...
AXIS to Acquire Renewal Rights to Kemper’s D&O Business
Jan 31 2003 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and the Kemper Insurance Group announced that AXIS’ U.S. subsidiary has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to the D&O and related product lines written by...
Arch Group Unveils New D&O Liability Capacity for Protection of Individual Board Members
Jan 30 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced the formation of a new $40 million facility for ‘A’ Side Directors and Officers liability insurance. The coverage will be offered in...
AXIS to Purchase Renewal Rights to Kemper’s D&O Business
Jan 30 2003 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that its U.S. subsidiary has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to the D&O and related product lines written by Kemper’s Financial Insurance Solutions...
Aon Study Reports D&O Liability Expenses Hammering Technology Companies
Jan 17 2003 // The chilling effect from last year’s corporate governance scandals has infected the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance market, hitting technology companies especially hard. That is one of the...
Allianz Launches D&O Liability Coverage
Jan 6 2003 // Allianz Insurance Company has launched a new business unit to provide directors and officers liability insurance. Allianz has consolidated operations and underwriting authority in its Chicago and New York offices to ensure...
Superior Access Adds National Market for D&O and EPLI
Dec 26 2002 // Richard Swoy, chairman of Superior Access Insurance of Irvine, Calif. announced the addition of an “A++ XV” Superior A.M. Best rated carrier offering professional liability coverage nationally. Quotes are...
Chubb Group Unveils New Policy for Independent Directors
Dec 19 2002 // A new insurance policy from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies can help independent directors protect their personal assets when they are sued by shareholders and others. The personal policy provides coverage to...
A Year for Reflection and Reaction
Dec 16 2002 // As the end of 2002 nears, it is the time to look back over the past year and to reflect on the major events in this chaotic year. Any consideration of 2002 must consider the tumultuous reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist...
A Year for Reflection and Reaction
Dec 16 2002 // As the end of 2002 nears, it is the time to look back over the past year and to reflect on the major events in this chaotic year. Any consideration of 2002 must consider the tumultuous reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist...
