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Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary to Help Navigate Executive Risk Liabiltiy ... - Insurance Journal

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:38:01 PDT

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Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary to Help Navigate Executive Risk Liabiltiy ...
Insurance Journal
Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has published its Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) Insurance Dictionary, offering firms an overview of terms that are likely to be used in describing their D&O insurance and liability ...
Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary to Help Firms Navigate the Executive Risk ...EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

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Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary to Help Firms Navigate the Executive Risk ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:15:27 PDT

Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary to Help Firms Navigate the Executive Risk ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH) , the global insurance broker, published today its Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) Insurance Dictionary, offering firms a comprehensive ...
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Directors and Officers insurance is critical protection, says litigation expert - Bizcommunity.com

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:50:32 PDT

Directors and Officers insurance is critical protection, says litigation expert
Bizcommunity.com
Company directors and officers can be personally ruined by litigation, says John Neaves of Norton Rose Attorneys - and every director is entitled to the protection of proper Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance. "I would not be prepared to sit on any ...

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Willis' DARCstar D&O Program Marks First Year with New Offerings - Insurance Journal

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:05:09 PDT

Willis' DARCstar D&O Program Marks First Year with New Offerings
Insurance Journal
To mark the anniversary, May 18, 2012, of its DARCstar Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance coverage, Willis Group Holdings has introduced a new improved version of the form, and has launched two new products in the DARCstar stable: “prospectus ...

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Willis enhances DARCstar D&O offering - Insurance Daily

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:30:09 PDT

Willis enhances DARCstar D&O offering
Insurance Daily
Willis has improved its DARCstar directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance and launched two new products in the range: prospectus liability insurance and Eclipse, an excess policy for non-executive directors that provides additional protection against ...

In securities suits, is D&O coverage pot of gold -- or brick wall? - Thomson Reuters News & Insight

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:27:20 PDT

Thomson Reuters News & Insight

In securities suits, is D&O coverage pot of gold -- or brick wall?
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
And now that you've stopped snickering, let's talk about the real world, where two disputed settlements test the de facto assumption that securities claims are worth what a company's directors and officers insurance carriers are willing to pay to ...

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'Trigger-Happy' Investors Boost IPO Insurance Through Litigation - BusinessWeek

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:35:49 PDT

'Trigger-Happy' Investors Boost IPO Insurance Through Litigation
BusinessWeek
The market for IPO insurance is “$1 billion globally or even more,” said Markus English, a European financial lines manager at Zurich-based insurer Ace Ltd. As with directors and officers insurance, Public Offering of Securities Insurance doesn't cover ...

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'Trigger-Happy' Investors Boost IPO Insurance Through Litigation - Bloomberg

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:33:04 PDT

Bloomberg

'Trigger-Happy' Investors Boost IPO Insurance Through Litigation
Bloomberg
The market for IPO insurance is “$1 billion globally or even more,” said Markus English, a European financial lines manager at Zurich-based insurer Ace Ltd. Policy Prices As with directors and officers insurance, Public Offering of Securities Insurance ...

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A Short Primer On The Personal Profit Exclusion - JD Supra (press release)

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:57:00 PDT

A Short Primer On The Personal Profit Exclusion
JD Supra (press release)
by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 5/24/2012 Many liability insurance policies — including directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O) and professional liability policies — contain exclusions that bar coverage for claims “based on ...

A first look at the coverage implications of hydraulic fracturing - Thomson Reuters News & Insight

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:27 PDT

A first look at the coverage implications of hydraulic fracturing
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
Importantly, D&O insurance may be implicated in the event that claims are brought against directors and/or officers for failure to disclose environmental/toxic tort risks. A perfect example of the need for D&O insurance is the BP Oil Spill, ...

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