Frank Crystal & Company  today announced it has begun providing members of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum (MFDF) with a tailored option to expand the scope of their Side A DIC IDL insurance policy to cover shareholder derivative demand investigations, and a director’s testimony as a third party witness in civil litigation or in connection with informal SEC or other regulatory requests. 

The accompanying Business Insurance story interviews our chairman and CEO Jim Crystal about this success. Mr. Crystal speaks to how our consultative model and steadfast dedication to client service fueled by the drive of high-quality employees, has enabled Frank Crystal to be the best in the business. He also discusses how being a private company helps us to be more agile in order to better serve our clients.

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Frank Crystal has once again claimed a spot in Best’s Review’s premier Top Global Insurance Brokers. The annual list, which features top insurance companies and the people who lead them, appeared in the July Leaders Issue of the magazine. Current rankings are based on 2010 revenue. Best’s Review is considered the industry’s leading news magazine, offering comprehensive coverage of the worldwide insurance business to 55,000 readers each month.

Sandy Crystal and Jonathan Crystal representing Frank Crystal & Company on Tuesday afternoon, July 5, at the New York Stock Exchange, to ring the closing bell. They were there to kick off the 2011 Operation Backpack effort with Volunteers of America, a long-time Frank Crystal client. Sandy and Jonathan were joined on the podium by Richard Motta, CEO of Operation Backpack, Larry Leibowitz COO of NYSE Euronext, and nearly a dozen beneficiaries of Operation Backpack. Operation Backpack seeks to deliver new, filled backpacks to over 9,000 children living in New York City shelters.

Frank Crystal’s Information Security & Privacy Team recently sponsored The New York Technology Council’s summer networking party. The event would also help build awareness of our technology expertise to a perfectly targeted audience. Over 70 guests mingled and enjoyed an open bar and hors-d’oeuvres at New York’s Local West restaurant.

The Information Security & Privacy Team, are anchoring Frank Crystal’s growing efforts in the network security and privacy arena. The evening helped solidify Frank Crystal’s reputation as the market leader in providing solutions tailored specifically to the needs and exposures of technology and software firms.