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Does D&O insurance cover defamation?

QuestionsCategory: Directors & Officers Liability InsuranceDoes D&O insurance cover defamation?
default avatarPlan Cover Staff asked 3 years ago
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default avatarSrinivasan Mahadevan answered 3 years ago
Defamation is making a false statement that harms the reputation of another person or business, and comes in two forms – libel and slander.

  • Slander occurs when someone makes a false defamatory statement verbally.
  • Libel occurs when someone makes a false defamatory statement in writing.

These damaging statements can’t simply be someone’s opinion. 

D&O liability insurance policies covers employee related humiliation and defamation if an employee makes a claim against a director involving actual or alleged act surrounding defamation. 

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