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D&O downgraded to SELL, target price RM0.39, as weak automotive demand and inventory impairments weigh on profitability. #tech

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The D&O liability marketplace has made its correction

The D&O liability marketplace has made its correction

The reason for this steady improvement in the D&O marketplace, especially for public companies, is related to the claim activity, and the significant decrease in federal securities class actions (SCAs) in 2021. Jennifer Sharkey, president of the Northeast management liability practice at Gallagher, commented: “When we think about claim activity, we obviously look at securities class actions, and…

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General Liability Tailored For Health Occupation

General Liability Tailored For Health Occupation

Fusco Insurance can help you with all you insurance needs. We have recently added a carrier that specializes in General Liability for individual health providers and groups.

Ask about our Professional Liability (E&O Coverage) and Directors and Officers Liability (D&O Coverage) 

Here is a list of occupations we can cover. You can request a quote via e mail.If your business is not listed just e…

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[kavinder]

Cyber security is essentially the most outstanding hazard dilemma going through manufacturer Boards of directors and executives international. We’re inundated nearly daily with bills of major corporate information breaches and compromised networks. Recent high-profile assaults such because the focusing on of point-of-sale terminals at target, home Depot and Staples, server software at JP Morgan,…

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Legal Review Of Health Plan Documents, Processes Needed To Mitigate Employer's Excise Tax & Other Health Plan Risks

Legal Review Of Health Plan Documents, Processes Needed To Mitigate Employer’s Excise Tax & Other Health Plan Risks

Employers sponsoring health plans and members of their management named as plan fiduciaries or otherwise having input or oversight over the health plan should verify their company’s group health plan meets the out-of-pocket maximum rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) § 1302(c)(1) as well as a long list of other federal health benefit rules to minimize the risk that…

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D&O- rezygnacja z pełnienia funkcji członka zarządu

D&O- rezygnacja z pełnienia funkcji członka zarządu

Dla ustalenia odpowiedzialności członków zarządu za szkody oraz za zobowiązania spółki , kluczowe znaczenia może mieć data do kiedy członek zarządu pełnił swoją funkcję. Szczególnego znaczenia, wobec braku  regulacji prawnej, nabiera tryb skutecznego złożenia oświadczenia woli o rezygnacji z funkcji.

Biuletyn orzecznictwa Lexis.pl, w artykule pt Organ właściwy do przyjęcia oświadczenia woli o…

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What is Specialty Casualty?

What is Specialty Casualty?

Specialty Casualty is one of those remarkably unhelpful insurance terms that means a great deal to those of us in the business and absolutely nothing to anyone else.  I am not saying our industry makes up jargon as a barrier to those who would otherwise realise there is too little to this business but this would be a case in point if I were…

Casualty insurance is an over-arching term for various…

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Do You D&O?

We have discussed the need for Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance previously, but it has taken on a new importance in light of the upcoming 401k disclosure regulations.  If nothing else, this should serve as a reminder that, as a leader in your organization, you can very easily be sued for actions taken by you or by the leadership as a whole.  It is imperative that you talk with a professional about insuring this important coverage.  Even if you aren't sure of your exposure, speak with an expert who can help you out.

D&O insurance becoming more commonplace

by Kathryn Mayer

More corporate directors and officers are interested in the insurance programs their companies use to protect them against potential litigation, Towers Watson finds.

Its 2011 Directors and Officers Liability Survey also found that many U.S. public companies as well as private and nonprofit organizations increased their D&O liability limits last year.

More than two-thirds (69 percent) of respondents reported they received an inquiry regarding the amount and scope of their D&O insurance coverage in 2011, a sharp increase from 57 percent in 2010. The survey also found 25 percent of public companies surveyed and 14 percent of private and nonprofit companies said they had increased their D&O limits at renewal. The survey was based on 401 public, private and nonprofit organizations that purchased D&O liability insurance in 2011.

“The fact that more directors and officers are asking about their specific programs clearly shows they are concerned about the exposures they face and ensuring their personal assets are protected,” says study author Larry Racioppo.

“Whether it is traditional securities class action litigation, M&A-related activity, derivative actions, or threats from a wide range of regulatory or law enforcement agencies, directors and officers—and the companies they represent—are seemingly under siege from a wide array of potential claimants,” he says.

Regulatory claims again topped the list of D&O liability concerns overall, with 81 percent of respondents citing these as a top three concern, an increase from 78 percent in 2010. That concern is followed by direct shareholder and investor lawsuits (68 percent) and derivative shareholder/investor litigation (58 percent).

Nearly two in 10 (18 percent) private and nonprofit organizations reported a greater increase in their primary D&O policy premium, with only 11 percent attributable to a primary limit increase, the survey says.

“Unlike public companies, where rates for D&O coverage have either declined or remained relatively flat over the past few years, the private sector has seen some hardening,” Racioppo says. “The growing number of claims brought on by employees at private companies, along with an increase in the cost to defend claims, are some of the reasons insurers are seeking to drive rate increases. In the public sector, based on the responses, prices remained relatively stable, but public companies are also beginning to.”

The survey also found:

•  The scope of coverage for directors was rated a major concern (with 75 percent saying so), yet very few firms (7 percent) actually purchased insurance dedicated to independent/outside directors.

• Nearly 20 percent of survey respondents that filed a D&O claim last year were dissatisfied with the insurer’s handling of the claim. This percentage suggests insurers should make claim handling a priority in terms of improving customer service.

• Despite increased interest from their directors and officers, less than half (47 percent) of the respondents conducted an independent review of their D&O policies in the past two years. Among those that conducted a review, 45 percent used a law firm while 36 percent completed the process through a broker.

“After nearly 10 years of diminishing premium levels, 2012 may very well be a year of transition in the D&O marketplace,” Racioppo says.