directros and officers liability News

Dual Specialty Underwriters Launches International D&O Program

Dual Specialty Underwriters, LLC has launched a newinternational directors’ & officers’ liability (D&O) program aimed at foreign companies listed on U.S. securities markets through American Depository Receipts (ADR’s). Dual has partnered with Everest Reinsurance Co.(Everest Re) to offer this new …

Penn State Could Face Years of Litigation

Penn State University could face years of litigation over Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children, but the school is also doing some things that may limit the damage, according to lawyers with experience in such cases. The 267-page report released last …

Public Companies Underestimate Risk of Directors and Officers Lawsuit: Survey

Public company executives may be in for a surprise lawsuit. Despite the odds that they and their directors will be sued in the next 12 months, a new Chubb Public Company Risk Survey has found that more than 80 percent …

Think Soft Market Is Over? Think Again

Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty insurance were largely unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2010 and that may remain the case for awhile. According to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, directors and officers liability (D&O) was the only …