[Board] D&O Insurance

[Paul Ramsey]

Interesting. It includes you, but only if you're sued in the USA or  
Canada.  If you are sued in an Italian court, presumably not.

On Jan 29, 2008, at 11:18 PM, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:

> Hi,
> I would also like to understand if this covers "us non-American"  
> officers/directors? I read:
>
> "Territory: Added by Endorsement
> The insurance provided by this Policy applies to Wrongful Acts  
> anywhere in the world, provided that the Claim is brought against  
> the Insured within the United States of America, its territories or  
> possessions or Canada."
>
> Not sure if this excludes us or not?
> Ciao,
> Jeroen
>
> On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:32 PM, Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>
>> Thanks for bringing this up Tyler.
>>
>> Can we discuss at our next Board meeting before going much further  
>> on this? I understand why it's done -- I just want to make sure  
>> from a financial standpoint we're ok with adding this to our budget  
>> for 2008.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29-Jan-08, at 1:41 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I've had directors and officers insurance on the back burner for  
>>> too long.  I have a very old quote for getting coverage for about  
>>> $3,100.  The point is to protect you and other OSGeo officers from  
>>> liabilities.  I would like to pursue this still but want to get  
>>> approval to spend that amount before starting down the track  
>>> again.  The topic came up recently on a non profit technology  
>>> foundations list I'm on and reminded me of its importance.
>>>
>>> Last year I was asked to pursue it but didn't get it completed all  
>>> the way.  Can I get a nod of approval to carry on with getting  
>>> quotes again and following through with payment?
>>>
>>> Tyler
>>> p.s. will send confidential quote in other email
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