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Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for Directors July 2025

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The D&O insurance market has become more favorable for insureds, with many insurers competing for placements, allowing enterprising companies and their counsel to negotiate expanded coverage and policy enhancements....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A Story of Innovation in Insurance – the Porch Reciprocal Exchange

Property insurers have faced significant headwinds in recent years due to the combination of severe weather events, inflation, volatility in reinsurance availability and pricing, regulatory uncertainty and technological...more

Hogan Lovells

Insuring AI risks: is your business (already) covered?

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In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI), businesses are encountering new frontiers of innovation whilst also facing novel risks, prompting the need for robust insurance solutions. This article offers...more

K&L Gates LLP

Australia: APRA Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Governance Standards

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed reforms to strengthen core prudential standards and guidance on governance, currently set out in SPS 510 Governance, SPS 520 Fit and Proper, and SPS 521...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Court Holds Settlement of Underlying Securities Litigation Is Covered Under D&O Policy, Rejecting Insurers’ Assertion of...

A Delaware court recently found for the policyholders in determining that a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy covered the settlement of an underlying action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Function and Limits of Directors and Officers Insurance Policies in Class Actions and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

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The Ontario Superior Court has held that claims made insurance policies issued to directors and officers upon a company filing for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36 (the CCAA) could...more

Allen Matkins

Has Your Corporation Unwittingly Agreed To Indemnify Its "Executives"?

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The "usual suspects" when looking for director and officer indemnification requirements are...more

Allen Matkins

Are D&O Premiums Less For Nevada Corporations?

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I have been following Nevada law since 1987 when it followed Delaware by enacting a statute allowing Nevada corporations to include an exculpation provision in their articles of incorporation.  The original statute was an...more

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(Re)insurers prepare for tighter boardroom governance rules

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With new rules on the governance of insurance company boards coming into force from the end of this month, Paul Péporté and Helena Finn outline the main changes....more

Woodruff Sawyer

New Protection for Corporate Officers: Delaware Exculpation

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It’s a banner year for Delaware corporations when it comes to protecting their directors and officers. Earlier this year, the Delaware legislature took steps that will allow captives to become a more viable alternative to...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Insurers Take the Lead on ESG/Sustainability Initiatives

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards – often referred to simply as sustainability – are having an impact on all sectors of society, including corporate, entity, and professional policyholders and...more

Vedder Price

SEC Issues Temporary Borrowing Relief for Mutual Funds and Insurance Company Separate Accounts

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On March 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order (the “Order”) providing relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and various rules...more

Jones Day

New Insurance Risks for Directors & Officers in Germany

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The Situation: Claims brought by insolvency administrators under Section 64 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act are not only among the most common, but also the most financially significant, claims faced by the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Department Targets Approximately 50 Insurers with Probe on Board Diversity

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California has written letters to at least fifty California-licensed insurers requesting information on any existing or planned initiatives to increase the diversity of the insurer’s board. ...more

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Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter

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New Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Requirements for Connecticut Insurers to Take Effect in 2017 - A recently enacted Connecticut statute intended to compel insurance companies to improve their corporate...more

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New Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Requirements for Connecticut Insurers to Take Effect in 2017

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A recently enacted Connecticut statute intended to compel insurance companies to improve their corporate governance will impose significant new obligations on Connecticut domestic insurers, and their holding companies....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Unpacking New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation: Part 1 in a 3-Part Series

This is the first installment in a three-part series examining the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) new cybersecurity regulation. The Patterson Belknap Privacy and Data Security Team has studied the...more

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