Post Europe View from the Top: The impact of the financial crisis on the Spanish D&O insurance sector
The financial crisis and the resulting economic complications in Spain have caused a sharp increase in the number of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies taken out.
All companies, regardless of their size, are exposed to this kind of risk and as D&O liability insurance is clearly anti-cyclical, its uptake tends to be greater in times of economic difficulty.
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