Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance: Current Topics and Key Issues
Product ID: 388309EAU
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Benefits In the era of the subprime mortgage crisis, directors and officers are acutely aware of the potential for liability and the importance that directors' and officers' liability insurance afford sufficient coverage to provide for a defense and indemnity for any settlement or judgment. This OnDemand Webinar will provide you with insight into common issues and trends that arise during a claim for D&O liability insurance coverage. It will open with a discussion of the landscape of directors' and officers' liability, including the common allegations and recent claims trends brought in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis. This OnDemand Webinar will also address how D&O insurance operates, including a discussion of the coverage sides, coverage add-ons, covered and noncovered conduct, and treatment of defense costs. It will conclude with a discussion of the current issues and trends in the D&O liability environment and issues that may arise in the negotiation and renewal of D&O liability policies. Agenda Overview and Background
D&O Liability Insurance Overview: Scope of Coverage Current Topics and Key Issues
- Insured vs. Insured Exclusion - Order of Payments Provision - Waiver of the Automatic Stay Policy Placement and Renewal: Negotiating the Terms of Directors' and Officers' Coverage
The Market for Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance FacultyKevin B. Dreher, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP John D. Shugrue, Reed Smith LLP Kevin B. Dreher • Attorney in the litigation practice of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP • Practice focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on business disputes and insurance coverage litigation • Insurance coverage practice is nationwide and has involved litigation in jurisdictions throughout the United States • Significant experience representing and counseling Fortune 500 companies in a variety of complex commercial litigation • Published author and frequent speaker on insurance coverage and other topics • B.A. degree, University of Michigan • M.A. degree, Loyola University in Chicago • J.D. degree, University of Illinois College • Can be contacted at 312-324-1143 or at kdreher@morganlewis.com John D. Shugrue • Partner in the Insurance Recovery Group in Reed Smith LLP’s Chicago office • Practice focuses on representing policyholders in complex litigation and insurance coverage matters involving commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, first-party property and business interruption, pollution liability and product recall coverage • Wide experience with all major U.S. insurers as well as experienced in litigation, mediation and arbitration with Lloyd’s of London, and other London and Bermuda market insurers • Recognized as one of the top policyholder practitioners in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Legal 500 and The Best Lawyers in America • Writes and lectures often on insurance coverage topics, including D&O insurance, business interruption claims and environmental insurance coverage; co-wrote the treatise “Insurance Coverage Disputes” • Former co-chair of the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, twice co-chaired the committee’s annual meeting and co-chaired a bipartisan American Bar Association task force that prepared the Manual for Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation • Graduate, with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of Denver • Can be contacted at 312-207-2459 or jshugrue@reedsmith.com Continuing Education Units
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