Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal January 7, 2022 By Ellen Milligan and Charlotte Ryan Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed...
Australia’s Westpac Bank to Pay $80.6M in Penalties, Admits Charging Dead People November 30, 2021 By Adam Haigh Westpac Banking Corp. agreed to pay A$113 million ($80.6 million) in penalties after the Australian regulator alleged the lender had...
Applied Underwriters Continues Major Expansion with D&O Unit Headed by AIG’s McGill January 4, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Fast-growing specialty lines insurer Applied Underwriters announced the creation of a U.S. based division of its Applied Financial Lines business...
2022 Risk Watchlist for Directors & Officers Is Full: Insolvencies, Litigation, ESG, Cyber… January 3, 2021 Corporate board members and company executives have a lot to worry about these says and can be held liable for...
Mining Giants BHP, Vale Accused of Colluding to Cut Payouts to Victims of Dam Collapse October 26, 2020 Brazilian federal prosecutors have accused mining giants BHP and Vale of colluding with a lawyer to reduce compensation for victims...
Australia’s Westpac Takes A$1.2B Charge Against Q2 Earnings for Laundering, Refunds October 26, 2020 By Edward Johnson Westpac Banking Corp. has taken a A$1.2 billion ($871 million) charge against second-half earnings to cover a record money-laundering fine...
Tesla Pays CEO Musk Nearly $1M for Controversial D&O Insurance Arrangement July 1, 2020 By Dana Hull Tesla Inc. is making a one-time payment of almost $1 million to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk related to a...
Mining Groups Should Be Required to Buy Insurance for Tailings Dams: Report June 30, 2020 Mining companies should be required to buy private insurance for tailings dams and their board of directors should be held...
CEO Musk Replaces Tesla’s D&O Policy with ‘Personal Coverage’ May 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is getting into the insurance business again, sort of. Musk has cancelled his company’s...
BHSI Expands Cover for UK Financial Institutions with D&O and Civil Liability Policies April 14, 2020 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced two new policies tailored specifically for UK financial institutions: Professional First Financial Institutions...