Latest Directors Officers Headlines
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RLI Enhances Directors & Officers Liability Policy
Nov 20 2015 // RLI Insurance Co.’s RLI Executive Products Group has enhanced its Executive Plus Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) Directors & Officers Liability policy. The Executive Plus policy protects the personal assets...
International General Insurance Co. Appoints Mauduit as Head of PI
Nov 13 2015 // International General Insurance Holdings (IGIH)* has appointed Chris Mauduit as head of professional indemnity (PI) at its London business IGI UK. Mauduit has 35 years’ experience and joins from Catlin where he...
BHSI Launches D&O & Professional Indemnity Policies in Asia
Nov 2 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) introduced Executive First™ Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability and Professional First™ Professional Indemnity insurance policies in Asia. “With the...
Marsh Enhances D&O Difference in Conditions Coverage
Oct 30 2015 // Marsh has enhanced its Side A directors & officers (D&O) difference in conditions (DIC) cover Marsh Alpha in response to the new and emerging legal and regulatory risks facing directors and officers. The enhanced...
XL Catlin Bermuda Creates New Prof. Lines D&O Excess Side A ‘DIC’ Policy
Oct 15 2015 // XL Catlin’s Professional Lines Insurance Operations in Bermuda announced the launch of a new Directors & Officers lead excess ‘Side A’ Difference In Conditions (DIC) policy, “to address various...
Markel International Names Hope as Senior Underwriter, Head of Mgmt. Liability
Oct 5 2015 // Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Antony Hope as senior underwriter and head of the management liability account in its professional and financial risks division (PFR). Reporting to divisional...
Texas Court Rules for Former Energy Executive in D&O Dispute
Sep 18 2015 // The Texas 14th Court of Appeals this week ruled in favor of former energy executive in a legal fight over whether the company’s director and officer insurer should have paid to defend or indemnify the executive as...
UK’s PI Insurance Sector Expected to Grow by Almost 6% Annually: Report
Aug 27 2015 // The professional indemnity and directors & officers insurance sector has grown constantly since 2012 and is expected to continue the upward trend until at least 2019, according to the findings of a new report by...
ACE Offers New D&O Products in Germany; Dünkeloh Named Financial Lines Mgr.
Aug 17 2015 // ACE Group has launched two new D&O insurance products and has appointed a new financial lines manager in Germany, as it continues to respond to the rapidly evolving management liability cover needs of companies in...
Allied World Enhances Professional Risk-Transfer Product
Aug 7 2015 // Allied World North America has introduced an enhanced professional risk-transfer organization (PRO) professional liability product. The product offers greater flexibility and a more responsive design, enabling clients to...
Directors & Officers Could Be Liable for Cyber Attacks: Marsh
Jun 12 2015 // Directors and officers need to be certain of their responsibilities relating to the prevention or management of a cyber event, or else they run the risk of being held personally liable should an attack against their firm...
Top 10 Challenges Directors & Officers Face in 2015
Jun 1 2015 // Whether addressing a complex securities claim, a parallel government investigation or a lawsuit related to a cyberattack or merger, directors and officers continue to face complex challenges in today’s environment....
Two-Thirds of UK SMEs Not Aware of D&O Insurance: Allianz Research
May 19 2015 // Two-thirds of small and medium business leaders in the United Kingdom are not aware of what directors & officers insurance is, according to new research by Allianz Insurance, one of the largest general insurers in the...
Willis Launches Risk Analytics Suite to Help ‘Proactively’ Manage Risks
Apr 22 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has unveiled a new suite of analytical tools to help firms proactively manage risks. “These proprietary models will deliver innovative analytical capabilities for diagnosing Natural...
5 Tips to Help Risk Managers Address the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices
Apr 13 2015 // Oil and gas companies, as well as service contractors, manufacturers, distributors, transportation companies and any entity that supports the energy complex including, local banks, construction firms and real estate...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Expands D&O Policies to Canada
Apr 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has introduced the Canadian editions of the Executive First Directors & Officers Liability insurance policy and the Executive First Side A DIC Directors & Officers liability...
5 Tips to Help Risk Managers Address the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices
Apr 6 2015 // Oil and gas companies, as well as service contractors, manufacturers, distributors, transportation companies and any entity that supports the energy complex including, local banks, construction firms and real estate...
StartPoint Adds $25M in Capacity for U.S. D&O Market
Mar 23 2015 // Managing general agency StartPoint has added $25 million in new capacity for the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) insurance marketplace. The complete amount of the capacity is provided by certain syndicates at...
ACE Bermuda Expands D&O Cover for Non-North American Multinationals
Mar 16 2015 // ACE Bermuda International announced the launch of an additional D&O liability insurance capability for multinational companies based outside of North America. The new capability allows ACE to issue CODA Premier®...
The Key Coverage Business Partnerships Might Be Missing
Mar 9 2015 // There could be a risk flying under the radar in your client portfolio, one you may believe is satisfactorily covered. You can reveal it by answering a seemingly basic question: how are your clients’ businesses...
