Tag: directors and officers liability insurance

Elon Musk to cover Tesla directors and officers liability insurance himself

Logan B.
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The company cited “disproportionately high” D&O policy premiums quotes from insurers. Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc has stated that it will be forgoing directors and officers liability insurance for the 2019-2020 policy hear. The reason they gave for skipping the coverage is that insurer premiums quotes were “disproportionately high.” That said, Tesla won’t be without any form of D&O coverage at all. Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, has stated that he will personally provide coverage “substantially equivalent” to the directors and officers liability insurance Tesla would receive from traditional insurers.…

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Towers Watson survey shows prices for commercial insurance continued their rise during Q4 2011

Julie Campbell

According to the results of the most recent Towers Watson Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), the prices for commercial insurance increased by a total of 3 percent throughout the final quarter last year, which completed a year in which every quarter saw rising prices for all lines of standard commercial products. Furthermore, according to the report by the global professional services company, earned price increases are starting to compensate for the portions of the reported claim cost inflation levels. Data from CLIPS showed that, yet again, the commercial property…

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In-house attorneys see greater coverage against malpractice allegations with Chubb

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has announced that it will now be offering a new policy that is designed to help cover the in-house attorneys and their personal assets against allegations of legal malpractice. ChubbSM’s Employed Lawyers Professional Liability will give broad protection to employers as well as their in-house attorneys when they offer services provided by counsel in-house for such activities as providing the board of directors with legal opinions, or giving a review of shareholder communications. The protection is designed to cover defense, settlements, and judgments. It can…

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Hackers access account info in Citibank network breach

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Citigroup Inc. has announced that the information to connected to 200,000 North American cardholder accounts has been accessed by hackers when they breached the bank’s network in May.  According to Citigroup, the breach was detected in early May and allowed the hackers to view the names, contact information, and account numbers of customers.  However, it assures customers that other forms of personal information, such as social security numbers, birthdates, as well as the card security codes (CVV) and expiration dates of the cards were not revealed. This cyber attack is…

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Congress wants to take a bite out of cyber crime

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It is possible that the U.S. could see the first strategic, cybersecurity law proposed, being up for a vote in Congress. No administration has ever suggested a major law, outlining specific plans for increasing computer security for citizens, businesses and government entities. An investigative report shows that data breaches reached an all time high last year, with more than 760 breaches. This may not sound too bad, but the number of affected records from that 760, equaled over 4 million. Cyber criminals have adapted to most types of security applications…

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