Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in Australia

Recent trends suggest that the previously soft D&O market may be starting to harden. But there is still scope to negotiate favourable policy terms, argueMark Waller and Paul Miller, respectively partner and special counsel at the Brisbane office of Australian law firm, Clayton Utz

In recent years we have seen a broadening of Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) insurance cover, illustrated by the gradual dilution of once virtually absolute broad exclusions.