Directors and Officer Liability Insurance Information Worksheet

Over the last decade, LLC's have become one of the most preferred forms of business entities through which to hold investment real estate properties. However, LLC's do not qualify for coverage under a standard D&O policy.

Lower risk businesses could pay as little as $250 a year for $1 million in coverage, while companies with a higher risk might pay more than $10,000 a year. However, the average cost of Directors and Officers Insurance is around $600 for $1 million in coverage.

Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance protects the personal assets of corporate directors and officers, and their spouses, in the event they are personally sued by employees, vendors, competitors, investors, customers, or other parties, for actual or alleged wrongful acts in managing a company.

What Influences the Cost of D&O Insurance? A D&O policy has such a wide price range due to the wide range of factors that go into the policy. The insurance company will assess the risk of the business. The higher the risk, the higher the cost of the D&O coverage.

The median provides a better representation of what you can expect to pay because the average cost of D&O insurance includes high and low outliers. Many small businesses (54%) pay less than $1,500 per year for D&O insurance and 18% pay between $1,500 and $3,000 per year.

Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance protects the personal assets of corporate directors and officers, and their spouses, in the event they are personally sued by employees, vendors, competitors, investors, customers, or other parties, for actual or alleged wrongful acts in managing a company.