Underwriters and Claims Practitioners in insurance and reinsurance companies with at least 3 years of work experience in handling Financial Lines Insurance, including those practitioners who may want to refresh their foundational knowledge of D&O Insurance.

At the end of the programme, participants should be able to:

• Know the difference between various types of Directors’ & Officers’ Liability coverages.
• Identify the risk exposures.
• Explain the Insuring Clauses, Policy Conditions, Exclusions and Extensions.
• Explain the associated terminologies.
• Gain an overview of the market for D&O Insurance.
• Understand how recent developments in laws are impacting Directors and Officers in Asia, including risks, duties and obligations arising from these legislative changes and litigation trends.
• Understand what’s trending in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability claims.
• Know how to assess D&O claims.
• Understand the Do’s & Don’ts in D&O claims management.
• Review of case studies.
• Understand how Directors’ & Officers’ Liability insurers are responding to emerging risks through innovation in products and industry segments.
• Understand how to assess D&O risk, including the documentation and sources of underwriting information involved.

• Background/Introduction.
• The various types of Directors’ & Officers’ Liability coverages.
• Risk exposures faced by Directors & Officers.
• Insuring Clauses, Policy Conditions, Exclusions and Extensions.
• The associated terminologies of D&O Insurance.
• The market for D&O Insurance.
• The recent developments in laws impacting Directors and Officers in Asia.
• What’s trending in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability claims.
• Assessing D&O claims.
• The Do’s & Don’ts in D&O claims management.
• Case studies.
• Emerging risks and innovation in products and industry segments-underwriters’ response.
• Assessing D&O risks-Documentation and sources of underwriting information involved.

Arati Varma is based in Singapore and responsible for the development and execution of QBE’s regional strategy for Financial Lines and Liability in Asia, across retail and wholesale channels. She has worked with QBE since 2020 and sits on the board of directors for QBE Vietnam.

Full Course Fee: S$827.31 (incl. of 9% GST)

Net Course Fee: S$599.61 (incl. of 9% GST and after 30% FTS funding) for Singapore Citizens below 40 years old and Singapore Permanent Residents

Net Course Fee: S$327.31 (incl. of 9% GST and after 70% FTS funding) for Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above