The D&O Diary’s Asia Pacific tour ended last week with a final stop in Mumbai for meetings and for an educational event PLUS was co-sponsoring with the local management liability insurance education group, Bima Gyaan. I enjoyed the chance to be back in Mumbai. It is a vibrant, dynamic, fascinating place, a place that is experienced more vividly and more viscerally than more ordinary destinations.
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Guest Post: Arbitration in India – Is it Now Feasible?

In keeping with my goal of presenting important topics concerning jurisdictions outside the United States, I am pleased to present this guest post by Sakate Khaitan of Khaitan Legal Associates about recent legislative changes in Indian that will impact the availability of arbitration procedures in that country. I would like to thank Sakate for his willingness to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sakate’s guest post.…
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Guest Post: India – Is D&O Liability Insurance Mandatory?

In the following guest post, Umesh Pratapa takes a look at status in India of D&O insurance in light of The Companies Act of 2013. The guest post also reviews the prudential considerations supporting the purchase of D&O insurance for Indian companies. I would like to thank Umesh for his willingness to publish his article on my site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Umesh’s guest post.…
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Guest Post: Independent Directors in India: Risk Exposures, Safeguards, and Insurance Protection

In the following guest post, Umesh Pratapa takes a look at the law in India governing the duties and responsibilities of independent directors, and discusses the ways that independent directors can manage their exposures and safeguard themselves from liability, and protect themselves with D&O insurance. Umesh is an independent insurance consultant in India. I would like to thank Umesh for his willingness to publish his article on my site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Umesh’s guest post.…
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Guest Post: Developments Under Indian Anti-Corruption and Securities Laws

I am always pleased to be able to publish updates on important developments in other jurisdictions. In following guest post, I reproduce two articles about important developments in India. The first article discusses the widening scope of India’s Prevention of Corruption Act. The second article discusses a recent decision of the Supreme Court of India with respect to the imposition of penalties under the Indian securities laws. The two articles were submitted by Rohan Negandhi, who is a Financial Lines Underwriter with Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited, which is an Indian General insurance Company, and a joint venture between the Tata Group and American International Group (AIG). I would like to thank Rohan for submitting his articles. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here are Rohan’s articles.…
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Guest Post: The Need for Cyber Liability Insurance – Indian Perspective

Threats to data security and privacy are among the most important emerging exposures companies face. But it is not just companies in the United States that face these threats – these threats confront companies around the world. The purchase of insurance designed to deal with the liability exposures arising…
Guest Post: Evolutionary Change in the Liability of an Independent Director in India
The recent Satyam scandal and ensuing litigation put the duties of independent directors under scrutiny. The recently enacted Companies Act of 2013 addressed a number of issues relating to the duties and liabilities of independent directors. In the following guest post, Burzin Somandy of Somandy & Associates in Mumbai takes a look at the approach…
India’s Securities Regulator Imposes Massive Penalties on Satyam’s Founder and Other Executives
On July 16, 2014, India’s securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), entered an order (here) against the founder and former executives of Satyam Computer Services to disgorge over $306 million in allegedly ill-gotten gains from their role in the scheme to falsify the company’s financial statements, as well as …
Guest Post: The Changing Environment for D&O Insurance in India
I know that much of this blog’s readership is located outside the United States and that many readers have substantial business dealings overseas. One of the countries that I know many are focused on is India. For that reason I am pleased to be able publish the following guest from Michael Lea and Abhimanyu Malkan …