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What are the capital requirements for a capital management company?

Together with experts Johannes Kiefer (Director of Risk & Compliance at Landsiedel & Partner) and Henry Franz (Managing Director of Layline.tax), we were able to compile our complementary expertise on capital requirements, ranging from registered KVGs to fully licensed KVGs. In this issue of VC Magazine, we share how E&O insurance, among other things, can provide added value. In addition to our article available below, please also see the link to the online edition of Venture Capital Magazine. 

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Management

OLG Schleswig – Statute of Limitations for Liability Claims in the Case of Direct Claims in D&O Insurance

OLG Schleswig: Statute of limitations for liability claims in the case of direct claims in D&O insurance. There is a new, exciting verdict from the world of D&O insurance. Recently, we reported on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne in the context of the direct lawsuit. Now the Higher Regional Court of Schleswig has also made a groundbreaking decision. What was it about? The focus was on the question of the statute of limitations. However, it must be taken into account that the question of the statute of limitations in the event of a D&O claim is not trivial. On the one hand, there is the original claim for damages (statutory D&O liability

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April 24, 2024
Life Sciences

St. Gallen study: USD 6 billion per drug

HSG St. Gallen: Drug costs USD 6.16 billion on average. Are the days of new drugs costing less than USD 1 billion over? There were figures in the industry that spoke of USD 700-1,000 million as the cost of developing a new drug. A study by the University of St. Gallen covering the period 2001-2020 found that the cost of developing new drugs has risen dramatically. It was estimated that the cost of developing a new drug now stands at

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September 26, 2023
Being Public

Global Integrity and Compliance Forum 2024 

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮𝟰 "D&O and Co. - Plan B to cover personal liability!" Last Friday, Florian had the honor of taking part in the Global Integrity and Compliance Forum at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Under the motto "The RULE of LAW in the Era of Integrity & Compliance", international legal experts, company managers, in-house councils and compliance officers from all over the world gathered to discuss the future of good corporate governance in 2024. Key discussions and insights One of the

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June 14, 2024
Management

How managers protect themselves from personal liability in the event of cyber incidents - #29Minutes by Control Risk & Risk Partners

How directors and officers protect themselves from personal liability in the event of cyber incidents - #29Minutes by Control Risk & Risk Partners Looking at our claims experience in the area of directors' and officers' liability in recent years, internal claims alleging inadequate cyber risk management and emergency management in the event of a cyber attack are unfortunately on the rise. In addition to special risk transfer solutions (cyber and CDI insurance), there are also very practical tips on how to react correctly if the worst comes to the worst. Following an exchange at a risk management conference in Q1 of this year

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November 8, 2023
Venture Capital

We provide information on liability risks for VC funds in the VC Magazine

In December, we were asked by VC-Magazin whether we could provide insights into liability and risk management issues relating to venture capital funds. With pleasure! Together with the team, Florian not only provided insights into current challenges, but also suggested practical solutions to effectively minimize and sensibly transfer the risks of a VC fund. In the VC Magazine article, you will therefore find: added value of customized insurance concepts for VC funds (focus: D&O/E&O insurance #Moonshot Protect), key measures for risk prevention (learning curve from our claims world), indemnifying contractual provisions as a preventive measure, and

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January 26, 2024
Being Public

Revolution in D&O insurance in Nevada (US insurance market) postponed

The revolution in D&O insurance in Nevada has been called off after all. In the US market, the state of Nevada passed an interesting law (Bill No. 398) in the summer with potentially significant implications for the D&O insurance market. The Governor of Nevada approved the bill on June 3, 2023, so the law came into force on October 1, 2023. We had classified this legislation (in the USA, insurance supervision is organized at state level) as too watchful for our clients, but this law

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December 9, 2023