Book Description
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Directors and officers liability insurance is one of the fastest growing areas in the world insurance market. Company directors are facing increasingly onerous resonsibilities as shareholders demand higher standards of corporate governence. Recent years have seen more stringent laws on environmental liability and directorial responsibility for pollution is now a global concern.
This new edition will answer the questions
Just what are the personal liability risks facing directors?
How can they protect themselves against the increasing possibility of being sued?
What are the latest developments?
Ian Youngman cuts through the jargon and explains the intricacies of this kind of cover and how it relates to other forms of insurance. He includes examples of claims, as well as profiles of insurers specialising in this area. He also assesses the current and likely future status of D&O cover in all the world markets. --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Relié .
