D&O MAPS

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Your online chart for navigating the maze of D&O policies.

D&O MAPSEditors: Robert A. Bregman, Thomas G. Briggin, and Warren G. Brockmeier
Published & Regularly Updated: Since 2001
Available Only Online
Includes: D&O Compass and Bonus Publications

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Description

D&O MAPS provides a comprehensive analysis of more than 250 available directors and officers liability (D&O) policies by company and category. This analysis makes it easy to compare one D&O policy to another to determine how the coverage terms stack up and identify provisions to negotiate or modify.

These policy analyses are supported by copies of the policy forms and insurers applications as well as the most comprehensive discussion of D&O coverage terms available. The D&O Coverage Guide contains a comprehensive, user-friendly analysis of the major and minor provisions found within D&O policy forms, and is packed with numerous, practical tips on how to negotiate broader versions of these provisions.

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Features and Benefits to You

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Click to Expand or Collapse Agents, Brokers and Account Support Staff

  • Helps you easily compare the 50 leading insurers policies by analyzing in detail 250+ D&O forms.
  • Helps you know what markets to pursue and lends support to negotiating coverage enhancements.
  • Gives your producers and their support staff expertise in and opportunities to place all types of D&O coverage, by analyzing forms written to cover: public companies, nonprofits, private companies, health care organizations, financial institutions, as well as Side A and excess forms.
  • Saves you time and effort by including specimen policy forms, applications, and endorsements for every policy analyzed.
  • Puts you in direct contact with underwriting decision makers by providing their phone numbers and e-mail addresses, along with insurer directories and listings, indicating the types of D&O policies written, maximum limits, and account preferences.

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  • Helps you quickly identify superior or problematic issues with key provisions in a policy by highlighting broader-than-usual coverage provisions in blue and more-restrictive-than-usual provisions in red.
  • Understand complex D&O policy provisions with a concise, easy-to-follow discussion of the intent and typical variations found in key D&O terms and conditions.
  • Keep up with the latest legal, coverage, and claim developments.
  • Understand the pros and cons of using package management liability policies as opposed to stand-alone D&O, employment practices, and other liability policies.

Click to Expand or Collapse Underwriters

  • Learn how you stack up against the competition with discussions of each policy form and their related strong and weak provisions.
  • Review the underwriting data requirements in the applications of all your competitors.
  • Respond to requests for policy modifications with more insight as to the appropriateness and comparison to competing policies.
  • Easily keep up with the latest legal, coverage, and claim developments.

Click to Expand or Collapse Claims Adjusters

  • Use the layman's language explanations of coverage terms to develop perspective into coverage intent and as support for your arguments for or against coverage.

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  • Includes 336 case citations.
  • Easily keep up with the latest legal, coverage, and claim developments.
  • The coverage guide section cites hundreds of current cases to help you find the precedent you need to make your case.
    • Answer questions and steer clients to the best policy and related coverage for their specific needs.
  • Gain insight into common variations among different insurers' forms with respect to exclusions, covered damages, claims-made provisions and much more.
  • Use the layman's language explanations of coverage terms to develop perspective into coverage intent and as support for your arguments for or against coverage.

Click to Expand or Collapse Consultants

  • Gain insight into common variations among different insurers' forms with respect to exclusions, covered damages, claims-made provisions and much more.
  • Get ideas for coverage enhancements to recommend for your clients.
    • Use as support and a second opinion in your litigation consulting work.
  • Quickly spot problems in client's D&O policies.
  • Steer clients to the best policy and related coverage for their specific needs.

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