Economic damage to commercial insurers resulting from theoptions backdating scandal will be modest, an investment bankforecast today.
Bear Stearns analyst David Small said that conclusion wasreached after speaking with several directors and officersliability specialists and both plaintiff and defense attorneys.
He said the bank believes the options backdating scandal willhave a relatively modest maximum loss potential for carriers withdirectors and officers liability policies–$7 billion.
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