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Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Delaware Supreme Court Finds Fraud Insurable

In a recent decision, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that insuring against fraud does not per se violate Delaware public policy and held that the insured’s D&O policy covered claims alleging securities fraud. RSUI Indemnity...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2019 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance (Traps for Portfolio...

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A recent decision by the Superior Court of the State of Delaware highlights a risk of potential exposure to liability for individuals affiliated with private equity firms who are presumed to be covered by a directors’ and...more

Hogan Lovells

Spain: D&O: tax liability and exclusions

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This post aims to analyze the recent decision issued by the Civil Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court dated 29 January 2019 and the impact said ruling may have in the cover offered by D&O policies in Spain....more

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Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin Issue 1 - 2017: United States: D&O Insurance Policies – a cautionary tale: the Peril of...

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Directors and officers (D&Os) of troubled companies should be highly sensitive to D&O insurance policies with Prior Act Exclusion. While policies with such exclusion may be cheaper, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Do You Need Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance for a Family-Owned Business?

Family business owners may assume that D&O insurance coverage is necessary only for publicly traded corporations and large, non-family owned private businesses. That is not the case. Individual directors and officers of a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

D&O Coverage: The Devil Is In the Details

A five-paragraph opinion by the New York Appellate Division suggests the potentially devastating consequences of ignoring the fine print of Directors & Officers Liability insurance policies. In Associated Community Bancorp.,...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Cyber Risks for the Boardroom Part 3: Top Questions Directors Should be Asking about D&O Coverage

Our series “Cyber Risks – Director Liability and Potential Gaps in D&O Coverage” continues – Part 3 of 5: Top Questions Directors Should Be Asking About D&O Coverage Directors never want to be in the unenviable...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Cyber Risks for the Boardroom Part 2: Why Corporate Directors Should be Concerned About Data Security Breaches

All this week, we are featuring a series “Cyber Risks – Director Liability and Potential Gaps in D&O Coverage” Part 2 of 5: Why Directors Should Be Concerned...more

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