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D&O Premiums Rise for Financial Firms

Other insurance costs hold the line during the quarter, industry group reports.

By Susan Kelly | Updated on April 21, 2009

The sky may be falling, but at least insurance premiums aren’t rising. The latest quarterly survey from the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and Advisen found the only big increases during the first quarter were in the premiums that financial institutions pay for their directors and officers coverage, reflecting the spate of lawsuits that hit those institutions in the wake of the mortgage meltdown.

The survey of risk managers found that on average, premiums on D&O policies renewed during the first quarter rose 3%. Excluding financial institutions, though, the average D&O premium declined 3%. David Bradford, Advisen’s executive vice president, says financial institutions’ D&O premiums spiked 37% in the first quarter on a year-over-year basis, but he notes that the pricing varied widely depending on the experience of the firms. “Those who have been particularly exposed to subprime mortgage losses and susceptible to the credit crisis, their premiums have gone up triple digits in some cases,” Bradford says.

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