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Executive Liability in the news - up-dated June 24, 2009
June 30th -
Canada aims to give H1N1 flu vaccines in October (external)
June 26th -
Canadian companies lagging in IFRS conversion process (external)
June 19th -
Lower Premiums Cut Total Cost of Risk for Commercial Insureds by 9.4% [for 2008] (external)
June 17th -
Expected flood of lawsuits against public companies by secondary market investors isn't happening (external)
June 16th -
Ontario court creates "half-a-loaf" solution for additional insureds in slip and fall cases (external)
June 9th - Primary and excess D&O coverage terms may differ in event of bankruptcy or restructuring (external)
June 3rd -
Failures loom in P&C insurance sector - Property and casualty firms [in Canada] suffering from wilting investment portfolios, face steep rise in underwriting losses (G&M)
June 3rd -
Financial-institution D&O bearing brunt of financial turmoil (external)
June 2nd -
Canadian commercial real estate firms are world leaders in planning for disease outbreak (G&M)
June 2nd -
Guarding against the unseen - Guarding against intangible risks -- reputation risk and the protection of intellectual property, for example -- served as a hot topic at the 2009 Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference in Orlando, Florida. (external)
May 27th -
ID Theft Use of Credit Cards Leaps (external)
May 21st -
Shift Toward State Rules on Product Liability -
In a sweeping order Wednesday, President Barack Obama called for a rollback of Bush administration regulations designed to protect companies from product-liability lawsuits in state courts. (external)
May 19th -
To Catch a Thief: Recovering Assets After an Embezzlement (external)
May 15th -
Crisis Poses New Risks to Directors -
A prudent choice is to hire counsel or a sophisticated broker to help navigate the different D&O-coverage options (businessweek.com)
May 2009 - Business Interruption: Are You Covered for the Next Disaster? (external)
May 8th -
Swine flu spreads to corporate reporting -
The panic has subsided over the past week but swine flu has already made a permanent mark on corporate reporting. Harkening back to 2003 and the SARS outbreak, the current scare has been mentioned in dozens of 10Qs and other filings. (external)
May 5th - Insurance Coverage For Swine Flu Claims (external)
May 2009 - Insurance Coverage During the Economic Crisis (external)
Apr 2009 -
Competing Interests in D&O (external)
Apr 27th - CDC Swine Influenza Page- Public Health Agency of Canada
Apr 21st -
Higher premiums expected as insurers retrench (G&M)
Apr 21st -
Insurers Offer Rewards for Going Green (wsj.com)
Apr 16th -
State of fear -
Italy’s earthquake reverberates on America’s fault-lined coast (economist.com)
Apr 6th - New guidelines, worried directors (G&M)
Apr 6th -
Say-on-pay policies need regulatory teeth (G&M)
Apr 2nd -
U.S. Securities Class Actions Jumped 29% In 2008 (external)
Apr 1st -
Outlook: [Canada's Insurance] Markets to harden further in 2009 (external and no April Fools)
Apr 1st -
A Tale of Two Markets -
Are your D&O premiums about to soar? That depends on which industry you're in. (cfo.com)
Mar 2009 - Pension plans and liability in an uncertain economy:
are directors and officers at risk? (external)
Mar 2009 - HBR -
Six Ways Companies Mismanage Risk (external)
Mar 28th -
Stealing from the hand that feeds - From pilfering an office stapler to making off with confidential customer lists, economic woes are driving more people to steal on the job. (G&M)
Mar 26th -
Lloyd's CEO: Insurance Rates To Rise As Customers Cut Coverage (external)
Mar 19th -
Kidnapped -
Bosses are taken hostage in France -
...relatively common practice in France, but in light of recent global economic unrest, security experts are concerned the trend could spread to other countries (economist.com)
Mar 13th - Directors and Officers Pinched on Insurance (financial-planning.com)
Mar 13th -
Increase in insurance litigation heads to Australia and Asia (external)
Mar 12th -
Ontario passes bill making it easier to apologize without fear of lawsuit (external)
Mar 12th - Facebook Not So Private? Ontario Court Finds Facebook Profile Discoverable (external)
Mar 11th -
Shielding Yourself Against Fraud -
The lawyer who helped get HealthSouth ex-CEO Richard Scrushy acquitted of fraud charges says all CFOs should safeguard themselves against a likely rise in corporate investigations. (cfo.com)
Mar 11th -
Value of 2008 Securities Class Action Settlements Cut by Half from 2007 Levels, According to New Report by Cornerstone Research, Future Damages Expected To Rise Due To Financial Crisis (external)
Mar 3rd -
Private Client - Metal Thieves Eye Copper, Gold and Aluminum for Scrap Value -
Bronze Grave Markers and Home Air Conditioners Targeted (external)
Mar 2nd -
A cybersecurity blanket for your business (G&M)
Feb 2009 - Finding lost insurance policies: Valuable Tips for Policyholders (external)
Feb 27th -
On the road to IFRS in 2011: Disclosure and other legal issues for Canadian companies to consider (stikeman.com)
Feb 27th -
Comment on Delaware Decision and the Possible Need to Consider [Personal] Director Indemnity Agreements (carters.ca)
Feb 26th -
A “Routine” Pre-Employment Background Check? There’s No Such Thing (external)
Feb 23rd -
Lean times boost white-collar crimes (external)
2009 News Cont'd
