D&O and Professional Liability 2016 | A Year In Review
2016 again saw numerous courts address a wide variety of notable directors and officers and professional liability insurance coverage issues. Twenty-nine federal courts of appeals, five state supreme courts, and dozens of other courts applying the law of 36 states issued decisions involving numerous types of insurance policies. We hope you find the following selection of cases helpful, as we focused on issues we believe will be important in the directors and officers and professional liability insurance field for years to come.
The topics covered in this report include:
- Notice
- Related Claims
- Prior Knowledge, Known Loss and Rescission
- Prior Acts, Prior Notice, and Pending and Prior
- Litigation Dishonesty and Personal Profit Exclusions
- Restitution, Disgorgement and Damages
- Insured Capacity
- Insured v. Insured Exclusion
- Contractual Liability
- Professional Services
- Independent Counsel
- Advancement of Defense Costs
- Allocation
- Recoupment
- Consent
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