How to Insure D&O Liabilities

Overview

Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance protects individuals from personal losses if sued for their roles in a business or organization. This course provides a detailed look at key provisions in D&O policies, including limits, retentions, coinsurance, conditions, exclusions, and claims-made coverage triggers.

Learning Objectives

  • distinguish among a D&O policy’s three major insuring agreements
  • identify “covered damages” and “covered losses” definitions and their coverage limits
  • recognize EPL coverage in D&O policies and how endorsements expand it
  • identify critical policy conditions: severability, cancellation, subrogation, other insurance, arbitration, presumptive indemnification, and priority of payments
  • identify major exclusions, different versions, and their rationale
  • identify unique exposures of privately held organizations and how their coverage differs from corporate/for-profit firms

Designed For

Property and casualty risk, safety, insurance, and finance professionals

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of commercial insurance and management liabilities
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Advanced Preparation

None

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