Investigations and the Outcomes: Managing the Crisis with a D&O Policy

Regulatory investigations are serious matters that can result in potentially severe outcomes for companies and their directors and officers.

For directors and officers, it is of great concern that the consequence of a regulatory breach can potentially include criminal prosecution, various fines and penalties, litigation, significant legal costs and expenses, and disqualification or imprisonment.

The following paper examines how directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance can help to reduce and contain the cost and impact of a regulatory investigation, and protect the company's bottom line as well as non-financial loss.