Latest Directors Officers Headlines
All the headlines from our Directors Officers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Navigators, Victor O. Schinnerer Launch Non-Profit Directors & Officers Program
Jun 8 2010 // Navigators Insurance Co. and Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc. have launched a non-profit D&O program. Schinnerer will act as program administrator for Navigators. The admitted filing of this countrywide program is...
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Jun 7 2010 // Craig A. Payan has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors for Itasca, Ill.-based Associated Risk Managers International Inc. Payan is president of PA&T Insurance and Financial Services, an...
Who’s Getting Sued in Securities Class Action Lawsuits Now?
Jun 7 2010 // Financial Services and Life Sciences Companies Should Be on the Lookout To find out which company will be next in line for one of these insult-to-injury lawsuits, just keep a close eye on the headlines. Securities class...
Who’s Getting Sued in Securities Class Action Lawsuits Now?
Jun 7 2010 // Financial Services and Life Sciences Companies Should Be on the Lookout To find out which company will be next in line for one of these insult-to-injury lawsuits, just keep a close eye on the headlines. Securities class...
Price Scare
Jun 7 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the Risk and Insurance Management...
Who’s Getting Sued in Securities Class Action Lawsuits Now?
Jun 7 2010 // Securities class action lawsuits are the most important factor driving claims severity for directors and officers (D&O) insurers. Securities lawsuit filings levels ebb and flow over time, and for most of 2010,...
CNA Takes Over Not-for-Profit Directors & Officers Liability Program
Jun 1 2010 // CNA Financial Corp. said it is taking over the underwriting and administration of the existing Not-for-Profit Directors & Officers (D&O) program formerly managed by Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. starting today. In...
LIU’s Private Company D&O Now an Admitted Product in 47 States
May 26 2010 // LIU, the specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Group, has filed its Private Advantage Company Combo policy for directors and officers as an admitted product in 47 states. LIU originally launched this product in 2008...
Price Scare
May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...
Price Scare
May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...
Price Scare
May 3 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey fell in...
Chartis Introduces Next Generation D&O Policy for Public Companies
Apr 28 2010 // Chartis has launched Executive Edge, a policy developed by its Executive Liability Division to address the unprecedented risks facing directors and officers of public companies. Executive Edge provides coverage for public...
Directors & Officers Liability Renewals: A Tale of Two Markets
Apr 27 2010 // Your client’s directors and officers liability policy is coming up for renewal. What can you expect from the market? Like the Dickens classic, this is a tale of two markets. The Best of Times For companies with...
CAA Members See Uptick in D&O, E&O and EPLI Policies
Apr 21 2010 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) members see a growing appetite among businesses and non-profits for directors and officers liability insurance (D&O), error and omissions insurance (E&O),...
Risk Managers Continue to Report Soft Market Pricing
Apr 15 2010 // Seven years and running, the soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to a new industry study. Average premiums in every line tracked by the RIMS Benchmark Survey, fell...
Private Company Directors and Officers Coverage
Apr 5 2010 // Should It Be First on Your List Rather Than Last? But we are a private company,” is a typical response when trying to open a conversation about directors and officers (D&O) liability coverage with a prospect or...
Private Company Directors and Officers Coverage
Apr 5 2010 // Should It Be First on Your List Rather Than Last? But we are a private company,” is a typical response when trying to open a conversation about directors and officers (D&O) liability coverage with a prospect or...
Are Special Litigation Committee Expenses Covered Costs?
Apr 5 2010 // A Recurring D&O Coverage Issue Heats Up Among perennial directors and officers insurance issues are questions whether policy coverage is available for the costs associated with special litigation committees. A Dec. 30,...
U.S. Prosecutors Targeting Mid-Level, Senior Corporate Officers in Foreign Bribery Cases
Apr 5 2010 // Woodruff Sawyer’s Amantea Advises Adding Specific D&O Endorsement to Ensure Coverage Directors and officers will be the target of more federal prosecutions under the U.S. anti-bribery statute, said a top U.S....
D&O Coverage as a Partner in Crime (and Fidelity)
Apr 5 2010 // While high-profile crimes like Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme generate headlines, employees at companies across the county are committing smaller, low profile crimes every day. Many employee theft schemes...
