Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance

In today's complex business environment, the responsibilities of business leaders have legal consequences. Mistakes they make in the performance of their duties can expose them to potential liability claims. At Allianz Commercial, we understand the importance of protecting these key individuals. That's why we offer comprehensive Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance solutions.

We provide robust coverage that offers essential protection to company directors facing claims. Our D&O insurance goes beyond protecting individual directors and officers. It also extends protection to the insured company.

At Allianz Commercial, we take great care to understand the individual needs of our clients. Our D&O insurance is tailored to the specific challenges faced by directors and officers, giving them the peace of mind to carry out their duties without unnecessary worry about potential legal consequences.

Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance solutions

Allianz Commercial will consider every risk on its own merit. Capacity and coverage offered to individual clients subject to hazard, Nat Cat exposure, grading, terms & conditions. The products and services described on this page may not be available in all locations. This is for your general information only.

Large businesses

Our D&O Insurance covers current, future and past directors, as well as non-executive directors, subsidiaries, and officers of a company. The risk scenarios we cover include prospectus liability, pension trust liability and employment practices liability. And in specific cases, such as securities claims, the cover can be extended to cover the company itself.

D&O insurance can also be used to recover defense costs and financial losses, as well as costs incurred by administrative, investigative and criminal proceedings.

The following risks are covered with D&O Insurance:

employment practices & HR issues
shareholder actions
reporting errors
inaccurate or inadequate disclosure (e.g. in company accounts)
misrepresentation in a prospectus (Prospectus liability [POSI])
decisions exceeding the authority granted to a company officer

failure to comply with regulations or laws e.g. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
cyber risks
pension trust liability (PTL)
employment practices liability (EPLI)
criminal defence cost insurance

Our aim is to grow in the following areas:

From smaller and to large size companies with international subsidiaries
Offering across all Industries for both private and public companies

Primary and excess positions
Broad product offering including standalone PTL, EPL, POSI and Crime solutions

Coverage we offer in D&O Insurance:

Directors and Officers Liability inclusive of Side A
Employment Practices Liability (EPL)

Pension Trustee Liability (PTL)
Crime

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Mid-sized businesses

The Allianz Commercial approach has now been introduced in the first markets (Australia, France, Germany and United Kingdom). With a globally consistent underwriting and product approach, a strong local delivery through one team, a wider risk appetite and a seamless delivery, Allianz Commercial plays the full Commercial market. This approach will be further implemented across other markets globally in the coming months.

France

Offered by
Allianz France

Directors & Officers (D&O)
Insurance

We protect managers, supervisory board members, and executives of mid-sized companies from claims by their own company as well as from third parties.

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Germany

Offered by
Allianz Versicherungs AG

Directors & Officers (D&O)
Insurance

We protect managers, supervisory board members, and executives of mid-sized companies from claims by their own company as well as from third parties.

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United Kingdom

Offered by
Allianz Insurance plc

Financial Lines Insurance | Mid-sized businesses

We offer directors & officers and professional indemnity products for UK based mid-sized businesses, traded via our specialist regional hubs.

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Offered by
Allianz Insurance plc

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