1st Edition

Insuring the Boardroom The Regulation of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance in China and Common Law Jurisdictions

By Ci Ren Copyright 2027
232 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers a groundbreaking comparative study of Directors' and Officers' (D&O) liability insurance regulation across representative common law jurisdictions (mainly the UK and US), and the Chinese legal system, examining its legal character, regulatory frameworks, and corporate governance implications. In an era where companies are expanding across borders and operating in increasingly... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Directors’ Duties, the Sources of Liabilities and the Consequential Loss  3. The Insured Party Under the D&O Liability Policy  4. The Legal Nature of D&O Liability Insurance  5. The Defence Costs and Allocation Issues in D&O Liability Insurance  6. The Evaluation of D&O Liability Insurance Practice and Regulation in China  7. Recommendations for the Improvement of Directors’ Protection Framework in China

Biography

Ci Ren is Lecturer in Business Law at the School of Law, University of Leeds. Her research spans international financial law, fintech regulation, banking law, and corporate governance, with a comparative focus on emerging legal issues in the modern financial industry across English, US, and Asian legal systems. She has published over ten articles in leading law journals and is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (American Business Law Association) and the Society of Legal Scholars, and a qualified legal professional in China.