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D&O Insurance Trends: Looking Ahead to 2025

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In this increasingly litigious and regulatory intense environment, D&O Looking Ahead provides a bridge to help you stay on top of the evolving D&O risk landscape.  – Priya Huskins The streak of good news in D&O litigation...more

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Connecticut Court Holds Restitutionary Settlement Not Insurable Loss

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The Superior Court of Connecticut, applying Connecticut law, granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, finding that a D&O policy did not afford coverage for a settlement that resulted in a consent judgment against the...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Ahead to 2025: Navigating a Shifting D&O Insurance Landscape

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In a market known for volatility, public company D&O (directors & officers) insurance has certainly lived up to its reputation in recent years—pricing has been on a roller coaster, fluctuating between skyrocketing increases...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Closing Coverage Gaps: California Court Emphasizes the Importance of Coordinated Insurance Policies in Complex Claims Environments

Policyholders must be vigilant in coordinating their insurance program across coverage lines in today’s complex claims environment. Often resembling a “patchwork quilt” – modern businesses protect against a wide range of...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Better Late Than Never? Not So for Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Coverage

Directors and officers facing liability claims, including investigations and enforcement proceedings, must pay careful attention to the notice provisions of their directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability coverage policies and...more

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New Jersey Appellate Court enforces “capacity” exclusion in D&O policy as matter of first impression

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As a matter of first impression, on July 9, 2024, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division issued a published decision upholding and enforcing a “capacity” exclusion contained in a Directors and Officers Liability...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Guide to Private Company D&O Insurance 2024

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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 companies...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Do You Have Choice of Counsel in Insurance Litigation?

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Do you know which attorneys will represent your interests if your insurance provider has to defend you in litigation? You might be surprised. As a general rule, liability insurance policies – such as those held by family...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - April 2024

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Dominance was the theme of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, with the UConn men’s team winning back-to-back championships and the South Carolina women’s team reclaiming the title with a perfect record. But let’s not...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Insured Cannot Block Coverage For Settlement By Another Insured Based On Consent and Cooperation Provisions in D&O Policy

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that one Insured cannot use consent and cooperation provisions in a D&O insurance policy to block coverage for another...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Time to Take the Plunge? Officer Exculpation Under Delaware Law

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For corporate officers, exposure to potential liability is part of the job. Two of the primary protections available to corporate officers come in the form of a tailored D&O insurance program and a favorable indemnification...more

Carlton Fields

Second Circuit Weighs in on Scope of Business Enterprise Exclusion, Finds It Bars Coverage for Legal Malpractice Suit

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Directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) policies often contain “capacity” limitations, which restrict coverage to claims against the insured alleging acts undertaken by the insured in his or her insured...more

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Insurer Must Show that Reasonable Insured Would Have Concluded that Potential Claim Could Arise from Ongoing Investigation in...

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that a genuine dispute of material fact existed as to...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Recent Developments Construing “Claims” in the Context of Insurance Coverage for Government Investigations

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Government investigations are costly, requiring companies and individuals to expend significant financial resources to comply with, or challenge, the government’s requests. In these situations, where a company or an...more

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Conduct Exclusions Inapplicable Absent Finding of Insured’s Dishonesty or Intent to Deceive

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of California, applying California law, has held that: (i) a D&O policy’s dishonesty exclusion did not bar coverage where the judgment at issue did not include a...more

Carlton Fields

NY Federal Court Finds “Insured v. Insured” Exclusion in D&O Policy Trumps General Allocation Clause

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On December 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether an “insured v. insured” (IvI) exclusion applied to bar coverage for an underlying lawsuit brought against insureds under a...more

Jenner & Block

Seventh Circuit Decision Sends Warning to "Claims Made" D&O Insurance Policyholders

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, --- F.4th --- (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), recently interpreted Illinois law on the aggregation provisions in a claims...more

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Insurance Law Update Volume 8, Issue 9 | November 2021: District Court Rejects “Bump-Up” Exclusion in Favor of...

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A recent policyholder favorable ruling from the Eastern District of Virginia adopted a narrow, strict construction of a “bump-up” exclusion in a directors’ and officers’ liability policy. Following a “reverse triangular...more

Jones Day

Federal Court Rejects Application of D&O Policy's "Bump-Up" Exclusion to Merger Litigation

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Directors and Officers Liability ("D&O") insurers often attempt to rely on so-called "bump-up" exclusions in their policies as a categorical bar to the indemnification of claims arising from mergers and acquisitions entered...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Court Declines to Recognize Scrivener’s Errors in D&O Policy’s Capacity Exclusion

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying Georgia law, has declined to recognize certain punctuation and spacing errors in the capacity exclusion of a directors and officers liability...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

In Verizon Decision Careful Review of Insurance Policies Expands Coverage

In Verizon Communications Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. the Delaware Superior Court ruled that Verizon was entitled to a defense under its D&O policy for fraudulent transfer claims. Although the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Where Policy Contains no Duty to Defend, Reasonableness of Insurer’s Decision to Withhold Consent to Settlement Judged from...

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In answering a certified question from the Ninth Circuit, the Arizona Supreme Court has held that, where the policy contains no duty to defend, the objective reasonableness of an insurer’s decision to withhold consent to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

First Department Affirms Ruling on Scope of “Insured vs. Insured” Exclusion to D&O Policy, Gives Cause to Consider a Creditor...

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Disputes over the scope of insurance coverage are common fixtures in the Commercial Division Courts.  Earlier this month, the First Department partially affirmed Justice Sherwood’s decision in Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v....more

Bowditch & Dewey

Extending Liability Coverage By Providing Notice of Circumstances

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Litigation concerning COVID-19 has already begun. A number of lawsuits have been filed against cruise lines alleging that they were negligent by operating with infected passengers and crew members and failing to screen...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Effect Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Directors And Officers (D&O) Insurance (UPDATED)

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Coronaviruses represent a large family of viruses that can cause respiratory illnesses. The 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China represented the first severe virus that resulted from a coronavirus,...more

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