Directors & Officers Liability has changed drastically over the last 15 to 20 years from basically an unknown exposure or area of insurance to today being one of the most visible liability exposures to the corporate executive as well as the actual corporation.

 As a result of the above, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, the policy forms themselves, have also morphed over the same time frame from basically an unknown product to an essential and highly visible type of insurance contract now usually incorporated or required within a corporations insurance portfolio. Careers, especially today, as well as ongoing business relationships can be greatly advanced or put in jeopardy depending on just how well certain D&O issues are understood, anticipated and applied.

 Since Directors & Officers personal assets are at risk here, due to a perceived wrong doing, the overall level of interest in this area of insurance has never been greater. Also of importance is how insurance companies and retail brokers have begun to focus on this specialized insurance product as a profitable business strategy and as an entrée to a clients highest level executives.

 This Course is designed to satisfy that specific educational need by providing a process in which to learn the basics involved in insuring Non Profit and For-Profit Directors & Officer Liability. For-Profit is broken into 2 other categories: Publically Traded and Privately held Companies and their various alternative structures such as Limited Liability Companies.
 

Students will learn:

• The complexity of the forms
• What is covered
• Why it is needed
• SOX Exposures for Publically traded Companies
• 19 Coverage issues to look for
• Side A individual coverage needs