D&O market News

AM Best Concerned D&O Prices ‘Fell Too Far, Too Quickly’

Insurance industry rating analysts from AM Best warn recent softer pricing for directors and officers coverage could begin to affect insurers’ underwriting results. AM Best noted renewal premium for monoline D&O liability continued to fall during the first three months …

AM Best: Current D&O Market Rates Could Prove Inadequate

Buyers of directors and officers liability may be getting a break from steep rate and price increases seen over the last several years, but insurance industry rating agency AM Best said it remains to seen how long the reprieve can …

What to Expect in D&O Insurance in 2017: Marsh

Directors and officers liability policies are likely become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017 – among the likely trends expected for the financial and professional liability insurance marketplace in the months ahead, insurance broker Marsh said in a new …

D&O Prices Down, Auto Up in Q3; Other Commercial Lines Stable

Price decreases accelerated for directors and officers insurance in the 2016 third quarter, a period during which commercial insurance prices generally remained flat once again overall. The latest Willis Towers Watson’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey showed prices charged on …

Taking Stock of D&O Insurance Market: Capacity, Coverage and Culpability

The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing trend of broader coverages, cyber risk emerging as a management …

D&O Primary, Excess Layer Pricing Moving in Opposite Directions: Aon

Overall price declines for directors and officers liability insurance programs of publicly traded companies continue to be driven by excess-layer price drops, Aon’s Financial Services Group said in a recent report. D&O insurance pricing fell 4.4 percent overall during second-quarter …