EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get June 25, 2013 By Don Jergler Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some...
IPO-Seeking China Companies Pay More to Avoid Boards Going Naked June 18, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Stephen Markscheid holds one of the riskiest jobs in the world — or so say directors and officers liability insurers....
Marsh Partners with NYSE Euronext Units on Enhanced D&O Offering March 20, 2013 Corpedia and Corporate Board Member, NYSE Euronext (NYX) companies, and Marsh have entered into a strategic alliance to provide directors...
Dual Specialty Underwriters Launches International D&O Program February 4, 2013 Dual Specialty Underwriters, LLC has launched a newinternational directors’ & officers’ liability (D&O) program aimed at foreign companies listed on...
Arch Insurance Group Launches New Public Company D&O Policy November 9, 2012 Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has launched Arch Essential D&O, a primary policy specifically designed...
Facebook IPO Lawsuits to Be Heard in Court in New York October 5, 2012 By Basil Katz and Dan Levine Dozens of lawsuits against Facebook Inc., the NASDAQ exchange and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in...
Goldman Execs Win Dismissal of Mortgage, TARP Lawsuit by Shareholders August 15, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other bank officials won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing...
Willis Warns Directors of Risks in Serving on Boards August 7, 2012 “Increased regulatory, shareholder and media scrutiny combined with volatility in the global economy means that serving on the board of...
Willis Warns Directors D&O Policies May Not Cover Some Cyber Risks August 6, 2012 Willis Group Holdings latest Executive Risks Boardroom Guide warns that, as the online universe expands it has “introduced new financial...
The Libor Scandal – an Ongoing Major Catastrophe August 1, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle The scope of the investigations that are unfolding in the wake of the charges against Barclay’s Bank that it rigged...