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title: "Does D&O Cover Board Members?"
description: "D&O generally covers board members for claims tied to their insured board service."
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# Does D&O Cover Board Members?

D&O generally covers board members for claims tied to their insured board service.

D&O generally covers board members for claims tied to their insured board service. A title alone does not settle insured status.

Check that the board member’s specific organization and service appear in the policy’s insured-person definition; advisory-board observers, trustees, and directors of affiliates may not be treated alike. Side A addresses covered individual loss when the organization cannot indemnify; Side B addresses the company’s reimbursement, and neither answers whether Side C is included. Claims by one insured against another, prior proceedings, or alleged intentional conduct may be excluded. Review any outside-director extension, board schedule, consent-to-settle terms, and defense-cost limit. A board appointment or certificate alone does not expand the issued wording.

## Related Questions

- [Does D&O Cover Founders?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/directors-officers/do-cover-founders)
- [Does D&O Cover Former Directors?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/directors-officers/do-cover-former-directors)
- [Who Needs D&O Insurance?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/directors-officers/who-needs-do)
- [What Does D&O Insurance Cover?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/directors-officers/what-does-do-cover)

## Related Coverage

- [Directors and officers](https://spot.insure/coverage/directors-officers)

## Sources

1. [Private Company Directors and Officers Liability Coverage](https://asset.trvstatic.com/download/assets/pdo-3001.pdf/d66bd58e63c911ee99d14294a32ecb95). Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; I.A–C p.1; III.A–E pp.1–2; III.J–M pp.2–3; IV Exclusions pp.3–4; VI Defense and Settlement pp.6–7; form version PDO-3001 Ed. 01-09. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Directors and Officers insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/directors-and-officers-insurance). Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I); What D&O covers; What’s excluded?; The added value of protecting company leaders. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/directors-officers).

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