Bill would bar insurance coverage for civil penalties 
Published: June 1, 2012
Tags: clawback, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, financial regulation, insurance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
WASHINGTON – Legislation that would prohibit officers, directors and employees from buying insurance to prevent them from personally paying compensation clawbacks or civil penalties for harmful actions they commit has been introduced in the House.
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