D&O Coverage

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

Insurance a publicly-traded company purchases to reimburse senior management, or the company itself, for damages and legal expenses incurred as the result of a lawsuit for negligence. For example, if the board of directors' actions led to a massive loss for the company resulting in a lawsuit, directors' and officers' liability insurance will cover the cost of the lawsuit for the company as a whole and the individual directors. It is important to note that directors' and officers' liability insurance does not cover intentionally wrong actions, only negligence. It is often called D&O insurance for short.

D&O Coverage

See directors' and officers' liability insurance.