Litigation

The long-anticipated flood of FDIC lawsuits against directors and officers of failed banks has started, according to experts who explained the delay and the coverage issues during two recent seminars.

The combination of corporate bankruptcies, high-dollar shareholder derivative lawsuit settlements and declines in Side-A pricing may soon turn a profitable niche of the directors and officers liability insurance market into a money loser, carrier executives say.

Thirty years ago, insurers couldn't run fast enough from environmental risks. Today, more than 40 carriers are vying for pollution business. At a time when high-profile exposures like last year's BP oil spill are making headlines and underlining the need for coverage, learn how to get an edge in this...

Cyber insurance is a complex, constantly changing product. A lot of energy and effort needs to be invested in understanding the coverage and exposure of this product, according to Jordan Kurkowski of Burns & Wilcox, who explains that the insurance product is in its infancy and grows with the expansion...

For directors and officers liability insurers facing a potential influx of claims arising from lawsuits that banking regulators are filing against their insureds, a key question is whether regulatory exclusions in their policies will hold up.

For directors and officers liability insurers facing a potential influx of claims arising from lawsuits that banking regulators are filing against their insureds, a key question is whether regulatory exclusions in their policies will hold up.