Directors and Officers Liability (D&O)


July 07, 2008

In Bankruptcy, Are D&O Policy Proceeds Considered Estate Property? October 2004 Heightened by the Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies, there has been…

July 07, 2008

Obtaining Advancement of Defense Costs in D&O Insurance Policies October 2004 Directors and officers liability insurers continue to be the deep…

July 07, 2008

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 October 2004 The following is an expanded discussion of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.…

July 07, 2008

D&O Insurance Market Insight May 2005 This report was created by Advisen, Ltd. and is reprinted in FC&S D&O with permission. For more information…

July 07, 2008

D&O Claims Management Issues Involving Securities Fraud Class Actions February 2006 By Joseph P. Monteleone and Nicholas J. Conca Joseph P. Monteleone,…

June 26, 2008

Failure to Maintain Insurance May 2007 Language excluding loss from failure of directors and officers or corporations to effect and maintain insurance…

June 26, 2008

Pollution May 2007 Pollution-liability claims are frequently brought against corporations and, in many instances, against their directors and officers…

June 26, 2008

Insured Versus Insured May 2007 Insured-versus-insured exclusions, sometimes called cross-claim exclusions, are routinely incorporated into most D&O…

June 26, 2008

Wrongful Act February 2008 A common misconception about D&O liability insurance is that the term wrongful act is always broadly defined and that…

June 26, 2008

Failure To Maintain Insurance—Archived Article October 2004 Language excluding loss from failure of directors and officers or corporations to…