Recently by Stephen J. Weiss
Dedicated Limit D&O Insurance: An Abbreviated Guide To The Policies That Protect The Personal Assets Of Directors And Officers
Increasing numbers of directors and officers are demanding dedicated limit insurance policies - such as Side A or IDL - to help ensure that their personal assets are protected. Recent cases such as Enron and WorldCom, as well as larger settlements and verdicts, have helped fuel these demands. As...
Read MoreWays To Improve Your D&O Liability Insurance Coverage You can negotiate enhancements to your policy. One place to start is with the definition of "claim."
All off-the-shelf Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance policies contain a very large number of coverage shortcomings. Many of these shortcomings individually could result in millions of dollars of lost coverage. Fortunately, D&O policies are negotiable. This industry practice was...
Read MoreLearning A Thing Or Two From Rodney Dangerfield Why you should get a second opinion on your D&O insurance policy
You may recall that Rodney Dangerfield died just a little more than one year ago at age 82. In reflecting on his comedy routines, we were struck by how one of his famous quips applies to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Dangerfield often recounted how when his psychiatrist told him...
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