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Directors & Officers Liability: Public Companies

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Top-tier coverage for those at the top

Victor’s Directors and Officers (D&O) management liability insurance is designed to safeguard Canadian publicly traded companies and their directors and officers against allegations of negligent acts.

The following list provides a sample of the classes of publicly traded businesses insured by Victor:

  • Canadian listed
  • Small micro cap to multinational
  • Energy/Mining
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Transportation
  • Real estate/REITS
  • Technology
  • Start-up companies
  • IPOs/RTOs

  • Policy form – claims-made and reported
  • Policy period – annual terms, with the availability of run-off coverage
  • Capacity – limits up to  $5,000,000
  • Territory – claims made anywhere in the world

  • Entity securities coverage
  • Non-rescindable policy
  • Affirmative language in the definition of damages for statutory obligations
  • Blanket Outside Directorship Liability coverage (ODL) for non-profit and "private" companies
  • Non-entity Employment Practices Liability (EPL) (or entity EPL available by extension)
  • Hostile takeover defence fund

For standard submissions, please complete the form below:

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (Public Companies) application form

For renewals, please complete the form below:

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (Public Companies) renewal application form

Please complete the attachments as indicated on the application form. Once completed, please send it to submitapps.ca@victorinsurance.com 

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