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Climate Change: D&O Issues for Policyholders

By Marialuisa S. Gallozzi and Maureen Mahon
January 30, 2008

In boardrooms across the country, directors and officers are developing strategies to address the business impact of climate change and the potential financial impact of current and future greenhouse gas ('GHG') regulation. Among the challenges they face are how to address disclosure obligations related to these financial risks and how to maximize potential insurance coverage under directors' and officers' liability insurance policies should climate-related claims be asserted.

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