Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

As 2025 unfolds, executives in the banking and financial sectors are navigating a broad spectrum of risks, including regulatory actions and lawsuits from shareholders and employees. To safeguard against these challenges, executives may rely on directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance. Although D&O insurance policies can offer critical protection, their effectiveness often depends on the specific language negotiated, which varies materially between insurer and policy.

In a recent article in The Review of Banking & Financial Services, partner Geoffrey B. Fehling and associate Alex D. Pappas examine ten common D&O policy exclusions that insurers might invoke to deny coverage. They also offer practical advice for executives about how to minimize the impact of these common policy exclusions.

Hunton insurance partner Geoffrey Fehling has been appointed Chair of the Insurance Law Committee of the Boston Bar Association (BBA) Financial Services Section.

Boston-based insurance coverage partner Geoffrey Fehling has been appointed to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Financial Services Leadership Council.

The Chamber’s Leadership Councils—focusing on topics like climate and energy, health care and life sciences, and higher education—draw together select groups of business leaders with an interest in specific policy areas to connect with one another, share ideas and perspectives, and help inform and develop the Chamber’s policy positions. The Financial Services Leadership Councill works to identify ...