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German State of Bavaria Source of VW’s Latest Emissions Scandal Suit
The German state of Bavaria said on Tuesday it would sue Volkswagen for damages caused by its emissions-test cheating scandal, the first regional government in VW's home country to take legal action ...
Declined D&O Claims Have Global Relevance: Marsh
When a directors and officers (D&O) claim is declined, it can be catastrophic for an insured, forcing the company to deal with "the financial costs of a claim or loss entirely on its own," ...
Top D&O Insurer Ranking Shows CNA Moving Up: Fitch Analysis
Although market leaders in the directors and officers liability insurance segment have stayed relatively unchanged in recent years, CNA edged its way into the top five last year, according to a ...
D&O Insurance Pricing Down, EPLI Up in Q4: Aon
No matter how you slice it, overall program pricing for directors and officers liability insurance was down on average for the fourth quarter and the full year in 2014, according to the latest report ...
Whistleblower Tips Up in 2014: SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received more than 3,500 tips from whistleblowers in fiscal year 2014, the largest number received since the program went into effect three years ago. The ...
Top 25 D&O Insurers Show Healthy Growth: SNL
Direct premiums written for the directors and officers liability insurance industry grew 7.35 percent year over year in the first half of 2014, rising to $2.91 billion, according to an SNL Financial ...
Hartford D&O Exec Fired After Herbalife Critique
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. fired an executive after he made comments critical of Herbalife Ltd. to the media. William Kelly, who was a vice president at the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer, ...AIG Endorsement Responds to Supreme Court ‘Fraud on the Market’ Ruling in Halliburton
American International Group, Inc. insurers have introduced a new policy endorsement that ensures primary directors and officers (D&O) policy funds are immediately available to clients named as ...