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A regularly updated blog highlighting items of interest from across the Directors & Officers (D&O) and Legal Expenses (LEI) insurance landscape, with particular focus on UK issues. Perfect for both experienced industry professionals and those new to the industry.
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Could new terrorism law proposals impact D&O insurance?
The Proposals The UK government has recently concluded and released the results of a public consultation into proposed new terrorism...
Sam Cornelius
Aug 24, 20224 min read
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Financial Analysis for D&O Insurance: 3 Key Metrics
D&O has, more than most types of insurance, always performed risk analysis based primarily on the accounts of a company. For most...
Sam Cornelius
Jul 8, 20224 min read
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Underwriting & Broking Insolvency Risks for D&O
Recently, a lot of brokers I’ve spoken to have complained about Insurer’s current approach to negative profit (i.e., loss making)...
Sam Cornelius
Apr 15, 202210 min read
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Solicitors - Do you D&Know the Risks?
Management Liability for solicitors is a tricky business right now, and for good reason. In this article we are going to examine some of...
Sam Cornelius
Feb 1, 20226 min read
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Prior & Pending and Retroactive Dates – What’s the difference?
P&P or retroactive dates, a question both insurers and brokers in the D&O space ask themselves at least somewhat frequently and which can...
Sam Cornelius
Jan 15, 20224 min read
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D&O and LEI Podcasts
In a change from a usual blog post, this week I’ve decided to shine the light on some other voices in the D&O and LEI spaces. It seems...
Sam Cornelius
Dec 18, 20212 min read
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ESG & Greenwashing Explained
ESG and Greenwashing are two of the hottest buzzwords in the entire financial world at the moment, and the insurance market is no...
Sam Cornelius
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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D&O Zombies - Not Just a Halloween Horror
When we think of zombies, several different images likely spring to mind. Whether you first think of the shuffling, decayed corpses...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 31, 20215 min read
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Official Injury Claims Portal – First Three Months in Review
Introduced on 31st May 2021 after several years development and consultation, the official injury claims portal (OIC) was intended to be...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 22, 20214 min read
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QOCS - Update following Supreme Court Ruling
“this conclusion may lead to results that at first blush look counterintuitive and unfair.” The Recent case of Ho v Adelekun [2021] UKSC...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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First climate lawsuit against private company launched in Germany
Following on from reports in September 2021 that environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Greenpeace had written a letter to...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 9, 20211 min read
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Winding Up Petitions - Back on the menu?
In the midst of the economic crisis wrought by the current covid-19 pandemic, one of the many measures introduced by the government was...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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D&O - Whats the Risk in 2021?
In this insight piece we look at three of the latest emerging risks and sources of claims in the D&O world. 1. Insolvency It’s no...
Sam Cornelius
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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General Insurance Pricing Practices (GIPP) and what it means for LEI providers
The first stage of the FCA's GIPP comes into force on 1st October. In this insight piece we look at what GIPP is attempting to achieve,...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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Twitter Agrees $809.5m Settlement with Shareholders
Twitter announced last week that they have agreed to settle the class action suit launched against them in 2016 for $809.5m. Twitter had...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Insurance Dictionary
A constantly updating library of insurance terms explained in plain English. If you've come across terms you'd think should be added,...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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What is Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI)
Legal expenses insurance can be split into two distinct categories, BTE and ATE. In this insight piece, we take a brief look at what BTE...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 27, 20213 min read
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What is D&O Insurance
Let's start with the fundamentals - what is D&O insurance and how does it work? What is D&O Insurance? Directors and Officers (D&O)...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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The 7 Key Directors Duties
For the burgeoning D&O practitioner these key, statutory directors duties (also called fiducairy duties) are a must-know, and for...
Sam Cornelius
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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