In Brief: Genworth Modifies Board-Election Rule

Genworth Financial Inc. said Friday that its board had amended the company's corporate bylaws to adopt a majority-vote standard for the election of directors.

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Under the standard, any director who gets more "withheld" votes than "for" votes in an uncontested election must resign, the Richmond, Va., insurance holding company said. The board is to decide whether to accept any such resignation after considering a board committee's recommendation.


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