Fiduciary Liability Insurance
Fiduciary Liability Insurance protects pension and employee benefit plan fiduciaries from loss due to claims of mismanagement, errors or omissions in plan administration. This course is for plan fiduciaries and others who need to understand this insurance to perform their roles as professionals.
What You Will Learn
Fiduciary liability
Insurance coverage
Claims & Risk mitigation
What to buy
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course you’ll be equipped to:
- Explain liability and the risks faced by fiduciaries;
- Describe the coverage on your fiduciary liability policy and options available;
- Take steps to minimize the chance of a claim;
- Know what to do and expect if a claim occurs; and
- Make well thought out buying decisions.
Course Curriculum
- Welcome
- Course Objectives
- Downloadable material
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- Who is a fiduciary?
- Sources of fiduciary liability
- Fiduciary liability under CPBSA
- Fiduciary liability under ERISA
- Who is a fiduciary under ERISA
- What are the duties of fiduciaries under ERISA
- Quiz instructions
- Quiz – Fiduciary Liability
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- Factors impacting liability exposures
- DC plans and liability exposure
- M&A and Pension Plans liability
- Investor activism
- Excessive fee litigation
- Claims examples – what can go wrong
- Examples of court decisions impacting the legal landscape
- Quiz – A Look at Fiduciary Liability Exposures
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- What is Fiduciary Liability Insurance
- What is covered – definition of plan
- Who is covered by a FL policy
- Fiduciary liability insurance policy
- Standard insuring clauses
- Fiduciary liability extensions
- Typical exclusions
- Quiz – Fiduciary Liability Insurance
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- What constitutes an FL Insurance claim?
- What is a FL Claim for damages against the insured?
- What is a wrongful act?
- What is loss under a FL policy?
- Understanding policy reporting requirements
- Claims-made policies
- Claims-made and reported policies
- Claims reporting requirements
- Why claims should be reported “as soon as practicable”
- Potential claim notification
- Extended Reporting Period (ERP)
- Claims reporting issues
- How claims are handled
- Defence and Settlement
- Activity – the claims process
- Quiz – Fiduciary Liability Insurance Claims
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- Common sources of claims
- Minimizing the chance of a claim
- Quiz – Managing the risk of Fiduciary Liability Insurance Claims
- Chapter introduction & objectives
- Why organizations buy fiduciary liability insurance
- Types of cover for plan related risk
- Types of cover for plan related risk – EBL
- Fiduciary liability – package or standalone
- Coverage considerations
- Policy terms and conditions
- Application process
- Understanding the application
- Sample additional questions
- Selecting an insurer
- What to expect from your insurance broker
- Managing your FL insurance policy
- Quiz – Buying Fiduciary Liability Insurance
- Course Wrap-up
- Course survey
- Fiduciary Liability Insurance Final Assessment
Course Overview
This course teaches the fundamentals of fiduciary liability insurance starting with a review of fiduciary liability and the associated exposures illustrating why this insurance needs to exist.
Plan administrators and sponsors need to have a clear understanding of what’s expected of them as fiduciaries, to whom they are liable, and what their risks are. This course is essential for plan administrators and sponsors.
Many people think twice before undertaking plan fiduciary duties because along with the prestige of the role comes enormous personal liability. This is where fiduciary liability insurance becomes important. Understand the sources of fiduciary liability in Canada, UK, Australia and USA.
In this course, we explore various factors that are impacting fiduciary liability exposure and we take a deep dive into the impact of defined contribution plans, mergers and acquisitions, investor activism, and fees on liability. We’ll examine some real-life examples in different jurisdictions to illustrate what can and does go wrong.
More Fiduciary Liability Insurance course details
This online Fiduciary Liability Insurance course incorporates a wide range of applied exercises and real-life claims examples. Search and navigation tools allow you to study at your own pace while pop quizzes test what you have learned. The course includes also extra reference materials that you can use while taking the course and download to your computer for future reference. This is the ultimate Fiduciary Liability Insurance course to help you navigate this sophisticated coverage.
Who should take this course?
This course is for pension and employee benefit plan fiduciaries and sponsors, and also for those who need to be able to explain and discuss fiduciary liability insurance in their roles as service providers such as insurance brokers, account executives, lawyers and underwriters.
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Fiduciary Liability Insurance
- Foundation to Advanced
- 65 lessons
- 2 Hours
