D&O News

Marsh Partners with NYSE Euronext Units on Enhanced D&O Offering

Corpedia and Corporate Board Member, NYSE Euronext (NYX) companies, and Marsh have entered into a strategic alliance to provide directors and officers with enhanced governance, risk and compliance resources. The alliance combines Corpedia, Corporate Board Member and Marsh’s resources in …

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 …

Arch Insurance Group Launches New Public Company D&O Policy

Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has launched Arch Essential D&O, a primary policy specifically designed to protect directors and officers from the increasing risk exposures associated with today’s business challenges. In today’s legal and regulatory …

Facebook IPO Lawsuits to Be Heard in Court in New York

Dozens of lawsuits against Facebook Inc., the NASDAQ exchange and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in New York, who must sort through the legal aftermath of Facebook’s botched initial public offering. A panel of federal judges …

Goldman Execs Win Dismissal of Mortgage, TARP Lawsuit by Shareholders

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other bank officials won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of tolerating poor mortgage practices and quitting a federal bailout program early to boost executive pay. U.S. District Judge …

Willis Warns Directors of Risks in Serving on Boards

“Increased regulatory, shareholder and media scrutiny combined with volatility in the global economy means that serving on the board of a company has never been so risky,” according to a report from Willis Group Holdings – its latest “Boardroom Guide …

Willis Warns Directors D&O Policies May Not Cover Some Cyber Risks

Willis Group Holdings latest Executive Risks Boardroom Guide warns that, as the online universe expands it has “introduced new financial risks that may not be covered under general and professional liability insurance, including standard directors’ and officers’ (D&O) policies. “As …

The Libor Scandal – an Ongoing Major Catastrophe

The scope of the investigations that are unfolding in the wake of the charges against Barclay’s Bank that it rigged the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) have taken on the proportions of a major catastrophe. “17 of the 24 largest …

Mitchell to Head Willis’ FINEX Asia-Pacific Unit in Expanding Market

“As companies continue to expand within the Asia Pacific region and beyond its borders, they are becoming increasingly exposed to risks such as Directors and Officer’s (D&O), Cyber and Professional Liability, in addition to threats stemming from mergers and acquisitions,” …

Bill Would Bar Insurance for Clawbacks

Executives at financial firms would no longer be able to buy insurance to protect themselves against compensation clawbacks or civil penalties under legislation introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Representative Barney Frank. The bill, Frank said, is aimed at protecting the …