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Judges at odds on liability of directors and officers in shareholders’ lawsuit

May 7, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A class-action lawsuit by shareholders against five directors and officers of a Vancouver-based coal mining firm may reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Directors and officers are at risk of being sued by shareholders if the company’s share price drops;

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What to ask your D&O clients before a market correction

February 15, 2018 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

The latest stock market roller coaster ride should prompt brokers placing directors’ and officers’ liability to ask their clients about independent audits and internal controls. The week ending Feb. 9 saw a “a steep and broad-based selloff” in the stock

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Court shuts door on case that may have muddied the water on limitation periods

January 29, 2018 by Canadian Underwriter

Directors’ and officers’ (D&O) insurers may breathe somewhat easier after a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that appears to have put the final nail in the coffin of a shareholders’ class action lawsuit that carried the potential to stop

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Allied World revises Executive ForceField product for Canadian market

September 12, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, GmbH (AWAC) has enhanced its Executive ForceField Side A, Lead Difference in Conditions (DIC) product with “Canadian-specific enhancements,” the company has reported. The revised policy, available to companies throughout Canada, was announced in a press

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Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. increased by less than 1% for sixth straight quarter: Willis Towers Watson

June 12, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Commercial insurance prices in the United States were nearly flat during the first quarter of 2017, according to the last Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The survey, released on Monday, compared prices charged on

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Allied World board members concerned in 2016 with ‘protracted negotiations’ with un-named prospective buyer: SEC filing

May 23, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Six months before announcing its proposed acquisition by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., commercial insurer Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG received an offer letter from an un-named prospective buyer for $48 a share, recently-released documents indicate. Fairfax and Zug,

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Global cyber attacks expected to up demand for related insurance, U.S. market could grow 10-fold: Fitch Ratings

May 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Fitch Ratings expects demand for cyber insurance protection will increase in the wake of the slew of recent ransomware cyber attacks in 150-plus countries, but cautions against aggressive expansion that could prove credit-negative. “Growth in corporate anxiety from cyber-related threats

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Combined ratio up 3.1 points for Allied World

May 1, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG, which is expected to have a new Canadian corporate parent, recently reported a 3.1-point deterioration, year over year, in its first-quarter combined ratio, nearly a month after Cyclone Debbie hit the north shore of

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Silent cyber a big issue, most companies with insurance book have exposure: AIR Worldwide’s Stransky

April 25, 2017 Angela Stelmakowich

PHILADELPHIA – Silence is decidedly not golden when it comes to cyber risk, Scott Stransky, assistant vice president and principal scientist for AIR Worldwide, suggested to Canadian Underwriter in advance of the RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition. Silent cyber

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New York cyber rules could raise loss exposures for U.S. insurers: Fitch

February 15, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The implementation of the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) new cybersecurity regulations has the potential to underscore premium growth in cybersecurity insurance and directors and officers (D&O) insurance, but could also raise loss potential for insurers, Fitch Ratings

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January 1, 2017 Christopher Mutcheson, Head of Directors and Officers and Financial Institutions, Financial Lines Canada, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

As insurers carve back language excluding pollution clean-up in directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability policies and regulators impose administrative monetary penalties on corporate directors, D&O programs may be hit with new claims in 2017.

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Growing trend toward seeking punitive, personal legal action against corporate leaders: AGCS

November 28, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

New and emerging risks are putting corporate leaders under more pressure of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over alleged wrongdoing, notes a new global report issued Monday by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). “There is a growing