Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance financial definition of Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance. Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance finance term by the Free Online Dictionary.

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

Insurance a publicly-traded company purchases to reimburse senior management, or the company itself, for damages and legal expenses incurred as the result of a lawsuit for negligence. For example, if the board of directors' actions led to a massive loss for the company resulting in a lawsuit, directors' and officers' liability insurance will cover the cost of the lawsuit for the company as a whole and the individual directors. It is important to note that directors' and officers' liability insurance does not cover intentionally wrong actions, only negligence. It is often called D&O insurance for short.

directors' and officers' liability insurance

A type of insurance taken to protect a firm's directors and officers against lawsuits

mainly suits instituted by unhappy shareholders of the firm. Directors' and officers' liability insurance has become more expensive and more difficult to obtain in recent years as the number of lawsuits has increased dramatically. Companies find it very difficult to recruit outside directors unless the candidates are supplied with liability insurance. Also called D&O Coverage.

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A new service for corporate clients purchasing locally admitted directors' and officers' liability insurance to cover their international operations and subsidiaries is now available from American International Group Inc.

D&O by Risk & Insurance

The first, Navigating the D&O Maze: A Handbook for Purchasers of Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance, was published in 1997.

Will your D&O coverage be there when you need it? by Weiss, Stephen J. / Directors & Boards

[TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] (1) These amounts represent professional fees that are not expected to be reimbursed under our directors' and officers' liability insurance policy.

Microtune Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results by Business Wire

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