D&O Insurers Under Pressure But Big Enough to Handle Pandemic Claims, Says Fitch September 28, 2020 As claims related to the economic fallout from the pandemic emerge in the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance...
Beazley Beefs Up Executive Risk Team in U.S. with 6 More Recruits September 22, 2020 Specialty insurer Beazley has expanded its underwriting and claims presence in the U.S. with new hires for its Executive Risk...
How Coronavirus Could Further Stress an Already-Stressed D&O Insurance Market June 12, 2020 Players should expect the directors and officers insurance market to “undergo radical changes” based on 2019 results and the “unprecedented...
Buffett Warns of Corporate Directors Too Beholden to CEO February 25, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett on Saturday called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less...
It’s Not Easy Getting Insurers to Defend in Sexual Harassment Cases December 24, 2019 By Jim Sams While Harvey Weinstein’s insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most...
Corporations Grow Nervous as Compensation for Directors Rises November 12, 2019 By Tim McLaughlin It’s nice work if you can get it. The average annual compensation for non-executive directors at S&P 500 companies rose...
Serving on One Outside Board Is Enough, BlackRock Warns Directors August 27, 2019 By Jessica DiNapoli and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed BlackRock Inc. is stepping up opposition to U.S. CEOs who sit on more than one corporate board beside their own,...
City Officials Can Be Charged If Sewers Aren’t Fixed, Arkansas Prosecutor Says August 6, 2019 An Arkansas county prosecutor said he has the legal authority to bring criminal charges against Bethel Heights city officials if...
Shareholder Suit Alleges Pizza Chain Papa John’s Hid Executives’ Misbehavior August 31, 2018 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg and Christopher Yasiejko Papa John’s International Inc. founder John Schnatter will be questioned by the pizza chain’s lawyers about his demand for internal...
Insurers May Be on Hook for Dole Buyout Lawsuit Settlements March 7, 2018 By Randall Chase A Delaware judge says insurers may be on the hook for $190 million to settle two lawsuits stemming from a...