| Cyber liablity market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing |
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Beginning a New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on challenges and threats in the insurance industry, and there is one trend that will undoubtedly continue to develop in 2007. Businesses will continue to make use of technology and the Internet. This growing reliance on technology also increases the potential for data security and privacy breaches. |
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| White Paper: Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance |
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Securities class actions and securities regulatory prosecutions have become some of the more costly forms of tax on both corporate America and the judicial system. At the same time, there is some degree of uncertainty about the current environment for corporate indemnification of directors and officers, making traditional directors and officers liability insurance all the more critical today while also creating a demand for new forms of coverage. |
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| Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance |
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Securities class actions and securities regulatory prosecutions have become some of the more costly forms of tax on both corporate America and the judicial system. At the same time, there is some degree of uncertainty about the current environment for corporate indemnification of directors and officers, making traditional directors and officers liability insurance all the more critical today while also creating a demand for new forms of coverage. |
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| Minimizing Global Kidnap & Extortion Risks |
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Kidnapping, extortion and other security threats to U.S.-based businesses large and small are occurring more frequently, and in more locations worldwide, than ever before. Mirroring the scope and complexity of the evolving global marketplace, incidents of kidnap for ransom, “war tax” demands and other extortion tactics aren’t limited to war zones and other high-risk areas. |
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| White Paper: Managing Kidnapping, Extortion, and other Global Security Risks |
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Though high-profile kidnappings like that of American journalist Jill Carroll (released
unharmed by her Iraqi hostage-takers in March, after three months in captivity) receive
extensive media coverage, incidents of kidnapping and extortion are no longer limited to
war zones and other hot spots. |
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| Proactive Safeguarding of Data Key to Protecting Bottom Line |
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Businesses can no longer afford to treat data security as just another problem for the IT department: it’s now a mission-critical issue for the executive suite. Companies that fail to adequately protect personal information not only run the risk of lawsuits and legal penalties, but also severe – and potentially fatal – hits to their bottom line. |
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| Architecture and Engineering: Managing New Risks in a Rapidly Changing Industry |
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The architecture and engineering professions are undergoing a period of unparalleled change brought about by rapid advances in computing
and communications. Technology has transformed everything from project design to client communications in the daily practice of the design professions. |
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| Securities Liability Exposures of Executives Today |
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This is a two part series examining securities liability of executives today originally published in the PLUS Journal. The first article summarizes and analyzes case filings - who is suing directors today, why, where, and how often. The second article addresses case resolution - dismissal and settlement trends, as well as trends in growing criminal and regulatory prosecutions. |
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Part II
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| Assessing Real Estate Development and Property Management Risk |
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The spectrum of services that real estate
development and property management
professionals provide can expose them to a
range of potential liabilities. The process of
bringing together investors, owners,
managers, subcontractors, sub-consultants
and finally, buyers or renters is as complex
as the relationships that result. Who is liable
for what, for how long, and under what
conditions? Evaluating the potential for risk
can get complicated. |
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| Will D&O Policies Explode? |
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On July 30, 2002, President
George W. Bush signed into law
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
an unprecedented corporate governance
statute which redefines the conduct,
liabilities and relationships of... |
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| 7 Steps to Obtaining Favorable D&O Renewal Terms |
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Directors and officers liability insurance rates are skyrocketing while terms and conditions are constricting. From an insurer s point of view, however, these two phenomena are necessary to bring D&O insurance back to profitability. |
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