D&O MAPS Is Your Online Chart for Navigating Through the Labyrinth of D&O Insurance Policies

Consider Subscribing to D&O MAPS

D&O MAPS stands for Market Analysis and Policy Comparison Service and provides a comprehensive view of available directors and officers liability (D&O) policies by company and category. It is the most authoritative service providing information on a company-by-company basis.  D&O MAPS:

• Helps you easily compare the leading insurers’ policies by analyzing in detail 250+ D&O forms, written by more than 50 different insurers
• Allows you to quickly focus on the key provisions in each policy by highlighting broader-than-usual coverage provisions in blue and more-restrictive-than-usual provisions in red
• Gives you expertise in 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
• Makes it simple to keep up with the latest legal, coverage, and claim developments with a series of articles in a section called “D&O Commentary.” Recent topics have included: trends in securities claim settlements, changing interpretations of the business judgment rule, and the director-funded Enron settlement  
• Helps you understand complex D&O policy provisions with a concise, easy-to-follow primer titled “Typical Policies”  Instead of  discussing all the features as you do below, consider listing the benefits of subscribing (quickly id the items to negotiate, learn how different insurers compare, etc)

Free Companion E-mail Newsletter—D&O Compass is a free e-zine that supports your IRMI Online subscription to D&O MAPS. Each monthly issue gives you quick updates on the latest developments in D&O insurance, links to free articles on the web, and links to the latest additional material added to D&O MAPS. Be sure to sign up for D&O Compass whether or not you choose to subscribe to D&O MAPS.

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