Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook
Author: American Bar Association
Publisher: American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2016
Genre: Executives' liability insurance
ISBN: 9781634255783

"Understanding and interpreting D & O liability and coverage issues involves studying the evolved terms of the corporate liabilities presented, the contract terms implicated and the case decisions interpreting those terms. Now updated, [this book] has evolved with the expansion of corporate liabilities, the terms of the policies at issue and the judicial interpretations as well. Use this book as a reference tool for navigating the current landscape, providing synopses of important judicial decisions (in various jurisdictions) on the key provisions that commonly arise. This book reflects on this history of directors and officers exposures and the insurance coverage called upon to address those risks. [This book] covers the following important issues: policy issuance; insuring agreements; trigger and scope of coverage; defense obligations; policy limits, retentions, and exclusions; settlement; allocation; policy termination and nonrenewable; coverage litigation issues; and recent developments in D & O liability abroad."--

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook
Author: Michael R. Davisson
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Directors of corporations
ISBN: 9781616329198

Be it enhancements or restrictions, the scope of D&O policy coverage has reflected the corporate events of the time, most frequently as outlined in case decisions interpreting the same.

D&O 101: Understanding Directors and Officers Liability Insurance - A Holistic Approach

D&O 101: Understanding Directors and Officers Liability Insurance - A Holistic Approach
Author: Larry Goanos
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2019-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0985896655

Real-world war stories from the front lines of D&O Insurance to illustrate the importance of various principles. The book contains a chapter of career advice from more than 60 senior insurance executives, including 25 current or former CEOs. Respected leaders such as Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, Brian Duperreault, Stephen Way, Dinos Iordanou, Kevin Kelley and many others provide their unique insights on career advancement.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Corporate Secretary's Answer Book

Corporate Secretary's Answer Book
Author: Cynthia M. Krus
Publisher: Aspen Publishers Online
Total Pages: 1148
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0735550220

The Corporate Secretary's Answer Book is the only comprehensive, single-volume reference to address the specific tasks corporate secretaries face on a daily basis in a Q&A format. Every topic is conveniently listed for easy reference with an index organized by commonly used terms. With all of this valuable "know-how" located within one volume, corporate secretaries will be able to find the best way to proceed with any particular matter, quickly and confidently. The Corporate Secretary's Answer Book also includes sample forms and checklists that offer step-by-step guidance to completing each phase of the corporate secretary's duties throughout the year, especially under Sarbanes-Oxley, including: Conduct of Shareholder Meeting Guidelines - Annual Meeting Script - Minutes of Incentive Committee Meeting - Establishing a Special Litigation Committee of the Board - Audit Committee Charter - Corporate Governance Listing Standards - Corporate Governance Guidelines - Corporate Disclosure - and much more!

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
Author: Adolfo Paolini
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000341437

“With the ever increasing number of claims against directors and officers, this book provides a very welcome addition to the bookshelves which hitherto have lacked books on this important area” - Alison Green, Chairman of the Trustees of the BILA Charitable Trust. This book scrutinises the origins and the rationale underlying D&O insurance, and provides answers to the question of protecting directors against the potential liabilities they may face. It provides clear understanding about D&O policies wording, exclusions and issues of misrepresentation. The information contained in this new book includes Nature and Legality of D&O Liability Insurance, D&O Exclusions, Directors’ and Officers’ Liability to Third Parties, Directors’ Liability at Civil Law, D&O: Defence Costs Cover and Allocation, Aggregation Principles and D&O Cover and the Reinsurance of D&O Policies.