Can D&O Policies Enhance Presumption Of Innocence In UK?

By Francis Kean (May 2, 2018, 11:25 AM EDT) -- The threat of criminal proceedings being brought against directors of U.K. companies can no longer be ignored. The presumption of innocence allows directors access both to company indemnities and to directors and officers liability insurance policies for the defense of such proceedings. But what happens when the individual is convicted? Does he or she have to repay the defense costs and is there anything which can be done to mitigate this exposure?...

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