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Ten Issues to Consider When Negotiating Your Company’s D&O Coverage

By John C. Tanner; Anthony P. Tatum

Directors and officers need to be concerned with the terms and conditions of their company's D&O liability insurance. Company heads are demanding that in-house counsel ensure that the broadest coverage available is in place, and this article will help you review the scope of protection for your company.

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Peace of Mind: Risk Management and Insurance for In-house Counsel

By A. Peter Prinsen, Wendy Scaringe

In-house attorneys are often engaged in matters involving insurance issues, such as risk management, insuring real and personal property, or negotiating deals where liability or other types of insurance are required by the company. However, attorneys in small departments are often less knowledgeable about the insurance policies currently available and the coverage they provide. Attend this session to learn: What is risk management and why should every in-house lawyer care? What are the different types of insurance available to the enterprise? Should legal be involved in the procurement and/or review of the company’s insurance program and claims process? The session will provide an overview of the claims adjustment process with pointers to successfully navigate insurance claims, so that you will have peace of mind regarding your company’s insurance program.

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Proceed with Caution: Roles and Regulatory Issues of Derivatives

By Stephen M. Humenik and Matthew F. Kluchenek

Derivatives, or contracts based on the value of something else, have been receiving a lot of publicity, particularly with regard to their alleged abuse. This article sheds light on the many uses of derivatives, including their role in risk management. Learn more about derivatives, including how new regulation has affected their function.

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Preparing for the Worst: D&O Protection and the Major Corporate Lawsuit

By Mark Roellig and Tim Burns

Are you familiar with your company’s D&O liability insurance and indemnification program? If not, now might be the time to look into it. Read this article and ensure your officers and directors are protected from all threats — real and potential. After all, your CEO will only want to hear one answer to that question: Yes.

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You Pay Your Money and Take Your Chances: How to Get Your Insurer to Pay the Claims

By Robert Barrett, Robert Edwards, Jordan Gray, Peter Prinsen

Part of risk management is managing the enterprise’s insurance coverage, submitting claims and getting claims paid. Insurance companies often avoid paying claims. You will learn: what the insurance companies’ obligations are with respect to claims adjusting; how to manage the process and maximize your recovery; insurer duties and the insured’s obligations; what to do when you get denials or reservation of rights letters; how the tri-party relationship of insurer, defense counsel and insured works; whether you can get in-house attorneys’ fees paid; and some creative ways to settle claims with insurers.

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): What are you Accountable for Today?

By Todd Borow, Robert Brandfass, Mark Gallant, and Laurie Weinstein

With over 900 pages of law & tens of thousands of pages of regulations, “ObamaCare” has been in the news and courts & now it’s on your desk and in your board room, C-suite and business units. Get your "cheat sheet" to navigating the implications of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The panel will tackle the hottest Affordable Care Act issues including: (1) Medicaid expansion - what states are expanding and what will be the impact to states that are not expanding; (2) New regulations - what are some of the most significant and controversial regulations and can more be expected in the near future; (3) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) - great rewards are promised for healthcare companies willing to be accountable for better outcomes and savings, but what “pay for performance” and quality controls are being implemented, measured and reported and is it really worth it?

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June 2009 European Briefings

By Dimitri de Bournonville, Sean-Paul Brankin, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Yves Heijmans, Frederik Van Remoortel, Simon Vumbaca, Charles C.W. Dunn, Christoph De Preter, Carolyn Boyle

In this issue of European Briefings, a quarterly supplement of the ACC Docket, find out what you need to know about the most current risk management issues.