Kelly Insurance Group — Specialty Risk Division

MANAGEMENT
LIABILITY INSURANCE

Every decision your leadership team makes carries legal and financial risk — from the boardroom to the HR office to the treasury. Management Liability Insurance is a suite of specialized policies that protects directors, officers, managers, and the organization itself from the claims that arise when those decisions are challenged. Kelly Insurance Group places comprehensive management liability programs for public companies, private firms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations across every industry and risk profile.

$14M+
Avg. D&O securities class action settlement
$125K+
Average EPLI claim defense & settlement cost
1 in 4
Private companies face a D&O claim every 5 years
5%
Of revenue lost annually to occupational fraud (ACFE)
Definition & Scope

WHAT IS MANAGEMENT LIABILITY INSURANCE?

Management Liability is not a single policy — it is a coordinated suite of financial lines coverages that together protect the people who lead organizations and the entities they lead.

Management Liability Insurance refers to a group of specialty insurance policies designed to protect corporate leaders — directors, officers, executives, managers, HR professionals, and fiduciaries — from personal financial exposure arising from decisions made in their organizational roles.

Unlike General Liability, which covers bodily injury and property damage, Management Liability is a financial lines product. It responds to the economic harm caused by allegations of mismanagement, wrongful employment acts, breach of fiduciary duty, financial crime, regulatory violations, and a spectrum of other governance-level claims.

The Management Liability suite typically includes Directors & Officers Liability (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPLI), Fiduciary Liability, Crime & Fidelity Insurance, and — for organizations with specific exposures — Kidnap & Ransom Insurance and Workplace Violence coverage. These policies are most effective when placed together as an integrated program, because the most expensive management liability claims frequently trigger multiple coverage lines simultaneously.

A single corporate event — a mass layoff, a regulatory investigation, a CFO embezzlement, or a boardroom governance failure — can generate D&O claims from shareholders, EPLI claims from terminated employees, Fiduciary claims from benefit plan participants, and Crime claims from the balance sheet, all at once. Integrated management liability programs eliminate the coverage gaps that occur when these policies are placed in isolation with different brokers or carriers.

WHY MANAGEMENT LIABILITY IS NOT OPTIONAL: General Liability (CGL) policies contain explicit exclusions for management-level claims — including wrongful termination, discrimination, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and employee dishonesty. If your organization's leadership team has no Management Liability coverage and a claim is filed, the CGL carrier will deny it, and the individuals named will face personal financial exposure with no insurance backstop.

THE PERSONAL LIABILITY REALITY: Directors, officers, and executives can be held personally liable for decisions made on behalf of their organization — even when acting in good faith. Personal assets including homes, savings, and retirement accounts are directly at risk in the absence of adequate D&O coverage or company indemnification. Management Liability insurance exists specifically to prevent this outcome.

NOT JUST FOR LARGE COMPANIES: The misconception that Management Liability is only for large public corporations costs small and mid-size businesses millions of dollars every year. Private companies, non-profits, startups, and family businesses face the full spectrum of D&O, EPLI, fiduciary, and crime exposure — often with far fewer internal controls and legal resources to absorb the impact of an uninsured claim.

Coverage Lines

THE COMPLETE MANAGEMENT LIABILITY SUITE

Kelly Insurance Group places all core Management Liability lines — individually or as fully integrated programs. Each coverage protects a distinct layer of your organization's leadership and financial risk exposure.

EXECUTIVE PROTECTION

DIRECTORS & OFFICERS LIABILITY (D&O)

Protects individual directors and officers — and the organization itself — from claims alleging wrongful acts in the management of the business. The most essential management liability coverage for any organization with a board or executive team.

  • Side A: Individual non-indemnifiable loss coverage
  • Side B: Company indemnification reimbursement
  • Side C: Corporate entity securities coverage
  • Shareholder suits, SEC investigations, regulatory enforcement
  • M&A litigation, creditor claims, derivative suits
  • Minority shareholder oppression, bankruptcy-era claims
  • Public, private, non-profit, and PE-backed entities
  • Side A DIC excess programs for high-profile executives
WORKFORCE PROTECTION

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY (EPLI)

Protects employers from claims by current, former, and prospective employees alleging violation of their legal rights in the employment relationship — from hiring through termination and beyond.

  • Wrongful termination and wrongful discipline
  • Sexual harassment — quid pro quo and hostile environment
  • Discrimination across all protected classes
  • Retaliation — the fastest-growing EPLI claim category
  • Failure to promote, defamation, invasion of privacy
  • FMLA interference, ADA accommodation failures
  • Third-party EPLI (customers, vendors) by endorsement
  • Wage & hour defense cost endorsement available
FINANCIAL CRIME PROTECTION

CRIME & FIDELITY INSURANCE

Protects organizations from direct financial losses caused by employee theft, embezzlement, forgery, computer fraud, social engineering, funds transfer fraud, and other criminal acts by employees or third parties.

  • Employee theft / employee dishonesty
  • Forgery or alteration of financial instruments
  • Inside premises — theft of money and securities
  • Computer fraud and funds transfer fraud
  • Social engineering / Business Email Compromise (BEC)
  • Vendor and client impersonation fraud
  • ERISA fidelity bond compliance
  • Discovery form and loss-sustained form options
MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS

NON-PROFIT DIRECTORS & OFFICERS LIABILITY

Protects non-profit board members — including volunteer directors — foundations, associations, and charitable organizations from governance claims, donor disputes, regulatory investigations, and employment-related liability.

  • Volunteer director personal liability protection
  • Donor fund mismanagement and charitable diversion claims
  • State Attorney General investigations
  • Grant compliance failures and IRS/tax-exempt challenges
  • Board governance disputes and fiduciary breach
  • Employment claims against executive director or board
  • Conflicts of interest and self-dealing claims
  • Crisis fund and employed lawyers liability
GLOBAL PERSONNEL SECURITY

KIDNAP & RANSOM INSURANCE (K&R)

Protects organizations and their personnel from financial losses arising from kidnapping, extortion, wrongful detention, hijacking, and related threats — with embedded 24/7 crisis response consultants deployed immediately upon activation.

  • Ransom reimbursement after safe resolution
  • 24/7 crisis response consultants — embedded at no extra cost
  • Professional hostage negotiator fees and expenses
  • Extortion payments — product tampering, cyber threats
  • Wrongful detention by governmental authorities
  • Virtual kidnapping and express kidnapping
  • Maritime piracy and crew hijacking
  • Pre-incident HEAT training and security consulting
ACTIVE THREAT PROTECTION

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE & ACTIVE SHOOTER INSURANCE

Provides financial protection and crisis response resources for organizations impacted by workplace violence incidents — covering employee medical costs, business interruption, security enhancements, and liability arising from active shooter and violent threat events.

  • Employee death and disability benefits
  • Medical and psychiatric treatment costs
  • Business interruption from covered incidents
  • Security upgrade and hardening expenses
  • Crisis response consultant deployment
  • PR and reputation management expenses
  • Liability to third parties on premises
  • Pre-incident threat assessment services
Coverage Coordination

WHICH MANAGEMENT LIABILITY POLICY RESPONDS TO WHICH CLAIM?

Understanding how each policy in the Management Liability suite responds to specific claim scenarios is essential to building a program with no critical coverage gaps. This matrix shows primary vs. supplemental response across all five coverage lines.

Claim Scenario D&O EPLI CRIME NON-PROFIT D&O K&R
Shareholder sues board for breach of fiduciary duty ✓ Primary
Employee sues for wrongful termination ✓ Primary
CFO embezzles $2M over 4 years ✓ Primary
BEC fraud — wire transfer to fake vendor ✓ Social Eng. Endorsement
Non-profit board accused of donor fund misuse ✓ Primary
Executive kidnapped during international trip ✓ Primary
Mass layoff triggers WARN Act + discrimination claims ✓ WARN-level board decision ✓ Individual claims
SEC investigates CEO for earnings misstatement ✓ Defense costs
Employee sues for sexual harassment ⚠ Some D&O forms ✓ Primary
Payroll fraud discovered after controller leaves ✓ Discovery form
Volunteer board director personally sued ⚠ If for-profit entity ✓ Primary
Extortion demand — product tampering threat ✓ Extortion agreement ✓ KRE policy
Risk Profiles & Eligibility

WHO NEEDS MANAGEMENT LIABILITY INSURANCE?

If your organization has a leadership team making decisions on behalf of stakeholders — any stakeholders — Management Liability exposure exists. The following profiles represent the most common and highest-risk environments for management liability claims.

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

Securities class actions, SEC enforcement, proxy challenges, and derivative suits. D&O is existential coverage for public company boards and executive teams.

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PRIVATE COMPANIES

Creditor claims, minority shareholder disputes, regulatory enforcement, and customer/competitor claims against management. Private company D&O is massively underinsured nationally.

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STARTUPS & VENTURE-BACKED FIRMS

Investor fraud claims, co-founder disputes, bridge loan defaults, and failed exit litigation against founders and early board members. D&O is often required by VC term sheets.

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NON-PROFITS & FOUNDATIONS

Volunteer directors carry real personal liability. Donor fund disputes, state AG investigations, and employment claims against executive directors require full management liability protection.

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HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS

Regulatory enforcement by CMS, OIG, and state agencies. Physician compensation disputes. Complex governance of integrated delivery networks and hospital systems.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES & BANKS

FDIC/NCUA enforcement. Loan underwriting failure claims. Regulatory consent orders. Financial institution D&O and specialized Fidelity Bonds required by regulation.

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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Title IX board-level liability, endowment mismanagement, faculty disputes, and accreditation challenges. Both public and private schools face compounded management liability exposure.

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PRIVATE EQUITY & VC FIRMS

Sponsor liability for portfolio company decisions. Management rights create personal D&O exposure for fund managers serving on portfolio boards. Side A DIC programs critical.

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GLOBAL OPERATIONS & NGOS

Organizations deploying personnel internationally face K&R exposure on top of standard management liability. Humanitarian organizations operating in conflict zones require full suite coverage.

Real-World Claims

MANAGEMENT LIABILITY CLAIM SCENARIOS

The following illustrate how management liability claims arise, which policy responds, and the financial exposure involved when coverage is absent or inadequate.

D&O LIABILITY

SECURITIES CLASS ACTION — EARNINGS RESTATEMENT

A public company restates three years of earnings due to improper revenue recognition. Shareholders file a class action under Exchange Act §10(b), alleging the CEO and CFO made materially false statements. The SEC opens a concurrent investigation. D&O covers individual defense costs under Side A, corporate indemnification reimbursement under Side B, and entity settlement exposure under Side C.

$47M
Total program exposure
EPLI

MASS LAYOFF — DISCRIMINATION CLASS ACTION

A technology company conducts a 20% workforce reduction. Terminated employees over age 40 file a class action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), alleging the layoff disproportionately targeted older workers and that selection criteria were a pretext for age discrimination. EPLI covers defense costs and settlement. Without EPLI, the $2.8M defense bill lands directly on the balance sheet.

$2.8M
Defense + settlement
CRIME & FIDELITY

PAYROLL EMBEZZLEMENT — 6-YEAR CONTROLLER SCHEME

A company's controller creates 14 phantom employees in the payroll system over six years, diverting $2.4M in direct deposit payments to personal accounts. The scheme is detected via an IRS W-2 discrepancy during tax filing. A crime policy on a discovery form with adequate prior loss lookback covers the full accumulated loss. A loss-sustained policy would cover only losses from the current policy period.

$2.4M
Embezzlement total
NON-PROFIT D&O

STATE AG INVESTIGATION — DONOR FUND MISMANAGEMENT

A state attorney general investigates a non-profit foundation for alleged misuse of restricted grant funds. The board chair and executive director are personally named. The investigation spans 18 months and results in a consent decree and restitution order. Non-profit D&O covers defense costs and the settlement payment on behalf of individual board members — including the volunteer chair, who did not know their personal assets were at risk when they joined the board.

$1.8M
Defense + restitution
K&R

EXECUTIVE KIDNAPPING — LATIN AMERICA OPERATION

A regional VP is kidnapped while visiting a manufacturing facility in Mexico. The crisis response firm is activated within two hours of notification. Professional negotiators manage a 9-day resolution process. Ransom is paid and the executive is returned safely. The K&R policy reimburses the full ransom, negotiator fees, crisis management costs, medical evaluation, and trauma counseling. Without K&R, the company had no established response protocol and no financial resource for the $620K incident cost.

$620K
Total incident cost
What Drives Claims

COMMON MANAGEMENT LIABILITY CLAIM TRIGGERS

Management liability claims do not arise randomly. They are predictably triggered by specific organizational events, decisions, and environmental conditions. Recognizing these triggers before they become claims is central to effective risk management.

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FINANCIAL DISTRESS & BANKRUPTCY

Creditor D&O claims, preferential transfer suits by bankruptcy trustees, and Side A activation spike dramatically when organizations approach or enter insolvency.

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WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS & LAYOFFS

Mass layoffs simultaneously trigger EPLI claims (discrimination, WARN Act) and D&O claims (board-level decision challenges). The most common dual-trigger event in management liability.

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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & EXITS

M&A transactions are the single largest driver of D&O litigation. Deal price fairness, board process adequacy, and disclosure quality are each subject to shareholder challenge.

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REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS

SEC, DOJ, CFPB, state AG, and EEOC investigations against individuals and organizations generate massive defense costs even when they conclude without formal charges or penalties.

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DATA BREACHES & CYBER INCIDENTS

Board oversight failures following a data breach generate D&O claims. Shareholder derivative suits alleging inadequate cybersecurity governance have followed major breaches at public companies.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DISPUTES

Say-on-pay challenges, stock option grant irregularities, and bonus clawback disputes are growing sources of D&O and EPLI claims — particularly in industries with high executive pay ratios.

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FINANCIAL CONTROL FAILURES

Weak internal controls, poor separation of duties, and inadequate oversight of financial personnel are the root cause of most Crime & Fidelity losses — and many are detectable before an incident occurs.

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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Deploying personnel to elevated-risk regions without K&R coverage and documented crisis management protocols creates both humanitarian and financial exposure that grows with every trip.

Program Structuring & Pricing

WHAT DETERMINES MANAGEMENT LIABILITY PROGRAM COST?

Management Liability premiums are driven by the intersection of organizational profile, governance quality, claims history, and the breadth of coverage required. The following are the primary pricing factors across all lines.

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ENTITY TYPE & PUBLIC STATUS

Public company D&O is priced orders of magnitude higher than private or non-profit D&O. Going public (IPO) is the single largest D&O risk event a company can experience. Private company and non-profit programs are surprisingly affordable relative to their exposure.

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REVENUE, ASSETS & EMPLOYEE COUNT

The size of the organization drives the size of potential claims — and therefore premium. Revenue and total assets are primary D&O metrics; employee headcount drives EPLI; transaction volume drives Crime pricing.

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INDUSTRY & REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Financial services, healthcare, cannabis, technology, and construction each carry elevated management liability premiums due to industry-specific regulatory exposure, litigation history, and workforce risk profiles.

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PRIOR CLAIMS HISTORY

A 5-year loss run across all management liability lines is standard at underwriting. Prior D&O, EPLI, or Crime claims significantly affect pricing and carrier appetite. Candid loss commentary from management is essential to effective placement.

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GOVERNANCE & INTERNAL CONTROL QUALITY

Boards with strong independence, documented governance processes, and functioning audit committees; employers with legally compliant HR policies; and organizations with strong financial controls and separation of duties all receive more favorable underwriting across every management liability line.

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GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Multi-state operations (especially California, New York) drive EPLI premiums. International operations with personnel in elevated-risk regions drive K&R premiums. Global regulatory exposure drives D&O tower sizing for multinational organizations.

Additional Resources

Management Liability intersects with a wide range of specialty coverage lines. Explore our in-depth resources across the KIG specialty insurance library.

MANAGEMENT LIABILITY IS ONE PART OF YOUR RISK PICTURE. Many organizations that need management liability also carry significant exposures in general liability, professional liability, cyber, environmental, and specialty lines. KIG's full specialty platform covers every corner of your risk landscape.

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Frequently Asked Questions

MANAGEMENT LIABILITY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Answers to the most common questions about Management Liability Insurance from business owners, board members, CFOs, HR directors, and risk managers.

Commercial General Liability (CGL) covers bodily injury and property damage — the physical harm your operations cause to third parties. Management Liability covers economic and financial harm caused by how your organization is managed — decisions, governance, employment practices, financial controls, and leadership conduct. CGL policies contain explicit exclusions for management-level claims including wrongful termination, discrimination, D&O claims, and employee dishonesty. These exclusions are why management liability must be purchased separately. If a shareholder sues your board, an employee sues for harassment, or your controller embezzles company funds, your CGL carrier will deny the claim. Management liability policies exist precisely to fill this gap.

Yes — and the gap between small business exposure and small business coverage is one of the most dangerous in commercial insurance. 41% of EPLI claims are filed against companies with fewer than 100 employees. 25% of private companies face a D&O claim in any five-year period. And occupational fraud — the province of Crime & Fidelity coverage — hits small businesses hardest because they have the fewest internal controls. Small businesses have smaller financial reserves to absorb a $125K EPLI defense or a $400K embezzlement loss. The cost of management liability coverage for a small business is frequently under $10,000 per year for a complete D&O/EPLI/Crime program — a fraction of the cost of a single uninsured claim.

Yes — and this is the preferred approach for most organizations. Management Liability package policies (also called ML packages or management liability towers) combine D&O, EPLI, Fiduciary Liability, and Crime coverage under a single policy form with a shared aggregate limit or individual limits per line. Packaging provides several advantages: administrative simplicity (one policy, one renewal, one carrier relationship); potential premium savings relative to placing each line separately; elimination of coverage gaps that arise when policies are placed with different carriers; and a single carrier to manage allocation disputes when a claim triggers multiple lines. The structure of the package — shared limits vs. separate limits — is a critical design decision that KIG evaluates specifically for each client's claim risk profile.

D&O (Directors and Officers Liability) and EPLI (Employment Practices Liability) both protect against claims by people who feel wronged by the organization — but they cover different claimants and different wrongful acts. D&O primarily responds to claims by shareholders, creditors, investors, regulators, and competitors alleging that corporate leaders made bad or wrongful decisions in their governance capacity. EPLI responds to claims by employees, former employees, and job applicants alleging that their legal rights as employees were violated — including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. There is some overlap: a senior executive terminated in alleged retaliation for whistleblowing may file claims that fall under both policies. This is exactly why both lines should be placed together, with coordinated coverage language and ideally the same carrier, to avoid disputes over which policy responds.

Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions / E&O) covers claims by clients and customers arising from mistakes or failures in the professional services your business delivers — advice given, work performed, designs provided. Management Liability covers claims arising from how your organization is governed and managed — decisions made by its leadership team in their organizational capacity, employment practices, financial controls, and executive conduct. A law firm needs both: E&O to cover malpractice claims by clients for bad legal advice, and Management Liability to cover wrongful termination claims by associates, shareholder claims against the firm's equity partners, and embezzlement by the firm's controller. The two coverage lines are complementary and should be evaluated together as part of a complete risk program.

Larger organizations — particularly public companies and PE-backed firms — often cannot purchase all the management liability limit they need from a single carrier. Carriers have maximum capacity limits per account, and for organizations with high D&O exposure, a single carrier might offer only $10M–$25M of the $50M or $100M total limit needed. A layered program (or "tower") is constructed by stacking multiple carriers in layers: the primary carrier provides the first $10M, a second carrier sits excess of $10M up to $25M, a third carrier sits excess of $25M up to $50M, and so on until the total required limit is achieved. Each layer pays only after the layer below it is exhausted. Constructing and managing a layered management liability tower is one of the most technically complex tasks in commercial insurance placement — and a core KIG capability.

Reference Terms

MANAGEMENT LIABILITY GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS

Essential definitions across the Management Liability suite — for business owners, board members, HR professionals, and financial executives evaluating coverage.

MANAGEMENT LIABILITY
An umbrella term for the suite of financial lines policies protecting corporate leaders and organizations from claims arising out of governance, employment, financial management, and organizational decision-making.
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS (D&O)
A policy protecting directors, officers, and the entity from claims alleging wrongful acts in the management of the organization — including shareholder suits, regulatory enforcement, creditor claims, and derivative suits.
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY (EPLI)
A policy protecting employers from claims by employees, former employees, or applicants alleging violation of their legal rights — including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
FIDUCIARY LIABILITY
A policy protecting plan administrators, trustees, and fiduciaries of employee benefit plans from claims alleging breach of their ERISA duties — including improper investment selection, plan mismanagement, and benefit denial claims.
CRIME & FIDELITY
A policy covering direct financial losses from employee theft, embezzlement, forgery, computer fraud, social engineering, and other criminal acts. The fidelity bond component guarantees the honesty of employees handling money or assets.
KIDNAP & RANSOM (K&R)
A policy providing financial indemnification and embedded crisis response services for kidnapping, extortion, wrongful detention, hijacking, and related threats affecting covered persons globally.
SIDE A D&O
The insuring agreement covering individual directors and officers directly when the company cannot or will not indemnify them — the most critical personal protection in the D&O policy architecture.
SIDE A DIC
A stand-alone Difference-in-Conditions policy providing excess Side A coverage for individual directors and officers — designed to drop down when the primary D&O program fails to respond.
CLAIMS-MADE POLICY
A policy that responds to claims first reported during the policy period — regardless of when the alleged wrongful act occurred — subject to a retroactive date. All management liability lines are claims-made policies.
RETROACTIVE DATE
The earliest date from which prior wrongful acts are covered under a claims-made management liability policy. Acts occurring before the retroactive date are excluded from coverage.
RUN-OFF TAIL (ERP)
An Extended Reporting Period endorsement that allows claims to be reported after a policy expires — for acts that occurred before expiration. Critical at M&A, company wind-down, or policy non-renewal events.
DISCOVERY FORM (CRIME)
A crime policy covering losses discovered during the policy period regardless of when the fraudulent act occurred — the preferred form for organizations where fraud may run for years before detection.
WRONGFUL ACT
The policy trigger across D&O and EPLI lines — typically defined to include any actual or alleged error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect, breach of duty, or other act by an insured person in their organizational capacity.
BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY
Violation of a director's or fiduciary's duty of care, duty of loyalty, or duty of good faith owed to shareholders, plan participants, or the organization — the most common D&O and Fiduciary claim allegation.
SOCIAL ENGINEERING FRAUD
Deception-based fraud where criminals manipulate employees into voluntarily transferring funds — including Business Email Compromise (BEC), CEO fraud, and vendor impersonation schemes. Requires specific Crime policy endorsement.
INSURED VS. INSURED EXCLUSION
A D&O exclusion barring coverage for claims brought by one insured against another. Carve-outs for derivative suits, bankruptcy trustee claims, and employment claims are essential to negotiate at policy binding.
Why Kelly Insurance Group

THE KIG ADVANTAGE FOR MANAGEMENT LIABILITY

Management Liability placement is not a commodity. The policy forms, carrier relationships, coverage negotiations, and claims advocacy that separate an adequate program from an inadequate one require real specialty expertise — not a checkbox on a standard commercial application.

INTEGRATED PROGRAM DESIGN

We build D&O, EPLI, Fiduciary, and Crime programs together — eliminating the coverage gaps and carrier coordination problems that arise when lines are placed in isolation. A single corporate event can trigger all four lines; your program should be designed accordingly.

POLICY FORM EXPERTISE

We negotiate manuscript D&O language — IvI carve-outs, regulatory investigation coverage, severability provisions, Side A DIC triggers, hammer clause structures, and run-off provisions — that materially expand coverage beyond standard off-the-shelf forms.

BROAD MARKET ACCESS

KIG works with both admitted carriers and specialty/E&S markets — giving us placement capability for difficult risks: companies with prior claims, high-risk industries, distressed financial conditions, or unusual ownership structures that standard carriers decline.

M&A RUN-OFF EXPERTISE

We advise clients on tail coverage requirements at the term sheet stage — not at closing. Sellers who don't address run-off rights in the merger agreement routinely lose negotiating leverage on cost and duration when it's too late to recover it.

PRIVATE & NON-PROFIT FOCUS

We understand that private company and non-profit D&O is not a scaled-down version of public company D&O — it is a different product for different claims. We structure programs specifically for the creditor, minority shareholder, governance, and donor fund exposures that drive private and mission-driven organization claims.

CLAIMS ADVOCACY

When a management liability claim arrives — whether it's a derivative suit, an EEOC charge, an embezzlement discovery, or a K&R activation — we engage immediately. We advocate for coverage positions, coordinate between carriers, and support clients through the full lifecycle of complex, multi-year management liability claims.

BUILD YOUR MANAGEMENT LIABILITY PROGRAM WITH KIG

Tell us about your organization — its structure, leadership team, industry, and prior claims history — and we'll design the management liability program that actually protects the people who lead it.