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Nonprofit directors & officers liability insurance

Protect your nonprofit from some of the risks of litigation.

What is nonprofit directors & officers liability insurance?

Nonprofit directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance could protect your organization from covered claims for legal defense costs, settlements, and judgments incurred by your organization because of the actions of its officers. Lawsuits – frivolous or not – can be incredibly costly and often jeopardize members’ personal assets. Nonprofit directors & officers insurance could help ensure that these potentially high costs don’t keep your organization from doing the good works it was created for.


Why your nonprofit needs directors & officers liability insurance

Your organization’s directors, officers, and other staff mean well. But even the best intentions can wind up in a lawsuit. And a lawsuit can be catastrophic for your organization, its principals, and the people it serves.

Nonprofit directors & officers liability insurance can help defend against these risks. It helps cover legal defense costs, settlements, and judgments for covered claims against your organization and its officers. In fact, this coverage helps nonprofits to recruit VIPs to their cause since they know their assets are protected in case of a lawsuit.

What nonprofit directors & officers liability insurance typically covers

  • Legal defense costs, settlements, and judgments for covered claims against your nonprofit due to acts, errors or omissions, misstatements or misleading statements, neglect or breach of duty by the organization, or by individual insureds
  • Protection of assets belonging to the nonprofit’s directors, trustees, officers, employees, committee members, and volunteers because of covered claims
  • Discrimination against a third-party (someone who is not an employee or applicant for employment)
  • Wrongful employment practice, including discrimination, harassment, employment termination and retaliation

Policyholders also have access to Designed HR, a human resources loss prevention website and employment advice helpline, at no additional charge.

The cost of nonprofit directors & officers liability insurance

Your nonprofit isn’t like any other nonprofit, so we can’t tell you what you’ll pay for directors & officers liability insurance without speaking with you. We can tell you that, like a good neighbor, your agent will look for ways to give you a surprisingly great rate.

Additional coverages to consider for your nonprofit

Business Owners Policy helps protect your nonprofit from various covered claims, including bodily injury, property damage, and injuries done to others that may occur as a result of your nonprofit’s operations.

Workers’ compensation protects your organization against work-related injuries or illness (requirements vary by state).

Commercial auto is for the cars, trucks, vans, and other vehicles your nonprofit uses during its activities. If you have multiple vehicles, talk to a local agent about available options.


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