Upon completion, students will be able to:

• identify the three key common law duties that directors and officers owe to corporations and the major sources of securities class action claims against directors and officers
• identify reasons behind the four major underwriting factors considered by insurers in underwriting and pricing D&O coverage
• identify appropriate methods of controlling D&O losses that pertain to corporate governance, given relevant information
• identify the distinctive features of private companies and nonprofit organizations and recognize the types of claims commonly made against these organizations

Property and casualty risk, safety, insurance, and finance professionals