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Why D&O price cuts may not be justified

February 15, 2024 David Gambrill

Softer market conditions reported in some professional liability lines are premature and unjustified, a global reinsurer told September’s National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC) in Montreal. The NICC reinsurance panel followed a presentation on the global economy by Swiss Re’s

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How hybrid work can increase broker E&O risk

May 31, 2023 David Gambrill

Workplace flexibility, one feature of a hybrid workplace, has proven to be a selling point to attract younger brokers. But the hybrid office makes it difficult to supervise newly recruited brokers to make sure they’re doing things correctly, broker E&O

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Why D&O brokers are looking at risk mitigation

May 19, 2023 Philip Porado

Amid signs the recently easing directors and officers (D&O) coverage segment may gradually become a bit tougher, brokers and insurers will be taking a closer look at companies’ risk-mitigation procedures. When writing risks, Catherine Lanctot, senior vice president and national

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How better boards may improve cannabis companies’ D&O options

January 6, 2023 Philip Porado

Improvements in capacity in the directors and officers (D&O) insurance space, combined with a rising quality of boards of directors membership, is making coverage for cannabis producers and distributors more accessible. “We’ve seen a real shift in the experience levels

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An expert’s guess on how long the D&O hard market will last

June 16, 2021 by Adam Malik

While things may not get any worse in the directors and officers (D&O) liability market, it’ll still be about another 18 months until things start to turn for the better, an expert in the area predicted. “I don’t see it

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What’s driving D&O rate increases for privately-held firms

September 11, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

Lawsuits from employees alleging harassment or discrimination is one reason for significant price increases in directors’ and officers’ liability rates. In Canada, commercial brokerage Gallagher is seeing an uptick in age and gender discrimination claims and workplace harassment claims under

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How D&O risks are changing in the mining sector

November 8, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

If you place directors and officers’ liability insurance for mining companies, the underwriter will want to know how the client manages risks such as pollution and shareholder litigation, a commercial broker advises. In lawsuits against directors and officers of mining

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How the Big 5 banks insure their directors’ liability

March 18, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Canada’s five biggest banks are paying nearly $8 million a year collectively in premiums, for billions in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with no deductibles, recent security filings show. The total coverage limit and the circumstances under which those policies

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These directors resigned from their board but still got sued

July 9, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A recently-announced agreement to settle a lawsuit valued at $500,000 shows the liability risk faced by directors of Ontario-based companies with overseas operations. Even though four directors and officers had resigned, citing a lack of cooperation with the company’s managers