8 Reasons to Buy D&O Insurance -
1. Attracting New Directors: D&O insurance makes board seats more attractive.
2. Investor Requirements: Some venture capital and private equity firms require that their portfolio...more
Insights Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq.Senior Vice President, Management LiabilityEditor, Management Liability/D&O May 10, 2022 /Management Liability/D&O While the life sciences sector has experienced a slowdown in IPO activity...more
Everyone knows that employees cannot buy or sell securities while in possession of material nonpublic information.
However, when we think about material non-public information, we usually think in terms of information...more
SPACs are running into choppy water these days. Delaware Court of Chancery’s January 2022 opinion denying motions to dismiss in the MultiPlan Corp. litigation may be a significant source of concern for SPACs. Certainly, the...more
As the litigation environment for directors and officers gets more intense, in-house lawyers are asking the question: Do I need malpractice insurance? It’s a good question. If needed, the type of insurance in-house counsel...more
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There is significant complexity to the process of protecting a company and its directors and officers as they undertake the process of going public. This resource is your guide to the D&O insurance process for de-SPAC...more
In 2021, 182 securities class actions were filed against issuers of stock listed on US exchanges. This statistic means that the total number of annual filings in 2021 was down 13% compared to 2020. As highlighted in our...more
Big News. On January 27, 2022, the Delaware Legislature passed legislation designed to make captive insurance a viable alternative to traditional D&O insurance. This new development should mean that, over time, the cost of...more
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE UPDATE -
Big News: On January 27th, the Delaware Legislature passed legislation making captive insurance a real alternative to traditional D&O insurance. Overtime, this should reduce the costs of D&O...more
SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) had a volatile year in 2021, raising more funds in the public market and doing more business combinations than ever before. After an extremely busy first quarter the pace of SPAC...more
As predicted in last year’s Looking Ahead, D&O insurance rates continued to rise in 2021. However, there are early signs that the market is in transition and that some relief may be on the way. As documented in this year’s...more
When you join the board of a public company, you are making a long-term commitment that carries with it the risk of tarnishing your professional reputation if things go seriously wrong. You might also have to endure the...more
If you are serving as an officer or director of a public company (or a large private company), it has never been more important to make sure that you have an aggressively protective personal indemnification agreement. ...more