Directors' and officers' liability insurance and investment efficiency: Evidence from Taiwan

KF Li, YP Liao - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Prior studies suggest that directors' and officers'(D&O) insurance induces moral hazard and
reduces incentives on behalf of stockholders. As a result, we argue that purchasing D&O …

Directors' and officers' liability insurance, independent director behavior, and governance effect

N Jia, X Tang - Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We examine the effect of directors' and officers' liability insurance (D&O insurance) on the
behavior of independent directors and the effectiveness of their governance role. Using a …

Does innovation stimulate performance? The case of small and medium enterprises in regional Australia

K Alam, AA Adeyinka - Australian economic papers, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Researchers have mostly estimated the performance–innovation nexus as a one‐way
relationship at macro levels. However, the possibility of reverse causality has not yet been …

Effects of directors and officers liability insurance on accounting restatements

TC Weng, GZ Chen, HY Chi - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the relationship between directors and officers liability insurance
(D&O insurance) coverage and the probability of accounting restatements. The results show …

Cautious or confident? Directors' and officers' liability insurance and enterprise strategic change: a model of mediating effect and joint moderating effects

C Li, M Huo, R Liu - Chinese Management Studies, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the impact of directors' and
officers'(D&O) liability insurance on enterprise strategic change. It also explores the …

Directors' and officers' legal liability insurance and audit pricing

HSH Chung, SA Hillegeist, JP Wynn - Journal of Accounting and Public …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Directors' and officers'(D&O) legal liability insurance is commonly provided to
corporate executives and directors. Prior literature suggests managers are more willing to …

Directors' and officers' liability insurance and the sensitivity of directors' compensation to firm performance

Y Wang, C Chen - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
The fundamental idea of directors' and officers'(D&O) liability insurance is to provide liability
protection to boards of directors and executive officers against accusations of wrongful acts …

Directors' and officers' liability insurance and analyst forecast properties

N Boubakri, L Bouslimi - Finance Research Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine whether Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance purchases around equity
issues is priced information. Our results support the managerial opportunism hypothesis that …

The effect of earnings management on financial performance of quoted companies in Kenya

GG Ngunjiri - 2017 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
The main objective of this research study was to establish the relationship between earnings
management and financial performance of companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange …

Information embedded in directors and officers insurance purchases

M Gupta, P Prakash - The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance-Issues …, 2012 - Springer
We examine corporate purchases of Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance and find
that in addition to governance quality it contains managers' private information. In particular …