Claims on the Insurance Policy. (a) The Insurance Trustee agrees to file with the Insurer such claim applications as are required under the Insurance Policy upon the occurrence of any Currency Inconvertibility Event. In connection with the filing of a claim with the Insurer of amounts payable under the Insurance Policy, the Insurance Trustee shall direct the Insurer to make any payment under the Insurance Policy to the Indenture Trustee, or to the extent that the Principal Paying Agent shall remain appointed under the Indenture, to the Principal Paying Agent, by depositing all such amounts to the Payment Account to be paid over to the Trust Beneficiaries in their capacity as such. (b) The Insurance Trustee shall give all notices, make all filings and take all actions required of it pursuant to the terms of the Insurance Policy, including, without limitation, the filing of a claim with the procedures and subject to the time limitations set forth in Article IV of the Insurance Policy. In connection with its satisfaction of its obligations hereunder and under the Insurance Policy, the Issuer hereby agrees to provide all such information and take all such actions as are required hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, ensuring the continued enforceability of the Insurance Policy in connection with the submission of any claim thereunder and the satisfaction of any requirement provided therein. (c) If a claim is made under the Insurance Policy: (i) In accordance with Section 3.01.1 (a) of the Insurance Policy, the Insurance Trustee shall (or shall require the Issuer to, and the Issuer shall), at the election of the Insurer, prior to payment of a claim by the Insurer, either: (1) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Insurer (A) inconvertible reais, in an amount equal to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim at the rate of exchange specified in the Insurance Policy, or (B) non-transferable U.S. dollars, in an amount equal to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim (in either case in the form of (x) funds immediately available to the Insurer in Brazil or, (y) at the Insurer’s option, in cash); or (2) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, the Insurance Trustee’s right to receive the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim; or (3) (A) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim in the applicable deposit account in which such reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars are, held by, or for, or at the direction of, the Issuer, and (B) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, all rights of such Person with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim thereof and all claims with respect thereto arising out of the Currency Inconvertibility Event, including, without limitation, claims against the Brazilian government. (ii) To the extent provided in the Insurance Policy, the Insurer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Noteholders (and, as a result of the Assignment of the Covered Interest Period Amounts under Section 5.2(d) of the Indenture, of the Insurance Trust) with respect to any payment of interest on the Notes with funds provided by the Insurer under the Insurance Policy (except to the extent that the Insurer has requested and received reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(1)). (iii) The Insurance Trustee is not to release the Issuer from its obligation to make scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) for which the Insurance Trustee has received reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars until the Insurer has (as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(1)) agreed to accept delivery of such reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars in discharge of the obligation of the Issuer to make scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts, the Insurer has received such amounts, and the Insurance Trustee has received compensation under the Insurance Policy. Further, the Insurance Trustee and, in accordance with the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee are not to release the Issuer from its obligation to make scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) if the Insurer agrees (as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(2) or (3)) to accept an assignment of, or participation in, the rights of the Insurance Trustee or the Issuer, as the case may be, in the applicable deposit account or to receive scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) in lieu of receiving reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars in exchange for payment by the Insurer of compensation under the Insurance Policy unless the Insurer notifies the Insurance Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing that it has received payments from the Issuer under the Company Support Agreement representing such previously compensated amounts and then only to the extent of such payments by the Issuer to the Insurer. (d) The Issuer shall at all times use its best efforts to assist the Insurance Trustee in seeking compensation pursuant to the Insurance Policy.
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Samples: Insurance Trust Agreement (Brasil Telecom Holding Co), Insurance Trust Agreement (Brasil Telecom Sa), Indenture (Brasil Telecom Holding Co)
Claims on the Insurance Policy. (a) The Insurance If an Insured Payment is necessary for any Collection Period, then the Indenture Trustee agrees shall give notice to file with the Insurer such claim applications and the Fiscal Agent (as are required under defined in the Insurance Policy upon Policy), if any, by telephone or telecopy of the occurrence amount of any Currency Inconvertibility Eventthe required Insured Payment. In connection with Such notice shall be confirmed in writing by the filing of a claim with Indenture Trustee in the form set forth as Exhibit A to the Insurance Policy, to the Insurer and the Fiscal Agent, if any, so that such notice is received by the Insurer and the Fiscal Agent no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Deficiency Claim Date (as defined in the Insurance Policy). Following receipt by the Insurer of amounts such notice in such form, the Insurer or the Fiscal Agent shall pay the Indenture Trustee any amount payable under the Insurance Policy, on the later to occur of (i) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day following such receipt and (ii) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Primary Payment Date to which such deficiency relates, as provided in the Insurance Trustee shall direct the Insurer to make any payment under the Insurance Policy to the Indenture Trustee, or to the extent that the Principal Paying Agent shall remain appointed under the Indenture, to the Principal Paying Agent, by depositing all such amounts to the Payment Account to be paid over to the Trust Beneficiaries in their capacity as suchPolicy.
(b) The Insurance Indenture Trustee shall give all notices, make all filings deposit the Insured Payment made under the Insurance Policy in the Collection Account and take all actions required of it pursuant distribute such amount only to pay to the Noteholders in accordance with the terms of the Insurance Policy, including, without limitation, the filing of a claim with the procedures and subject to the time limitations set forth such amount may not be applied in Article IV of the Insurance Policyany other manner. In connection with its satisfaction of its obligations hereunder and Amounts paid under the Insurance PolicyPolicy shall remain uninvested and shall be disbursed by the Indenture Trustee to Noteholders in accordance with Section 8.03(b) hereof, the Issuer hereby agrees to provide all such information and take all such actions as are required hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, ensuring the continued enforceability of the Insurance Policy in connection with and this Indenture. However, the submission amount of any claim thereunder payment of principal of or interest on the Notes to be paid from amounts in the Collection Account in respect of payments on the Insurance Policy shall be noted as provided in paragraph (c) below in the Note Register, and in the satisfaction of any requirement provided thereinstatement to be furnished to the Noteholders pursuant to Section 3.06(d) hereof.
(c) If The Indenture Trustee shall keep a claim is made under the Insurance Policy:
(i) In accordance with Section 3.01.1
(a) complete and accurate record of the Insurance Policy, the Insurance Trustee shall (or shall require the Issuer to, and the Issuer shall), at the election of the Insurer, prior to payment of a claim by the Insurer, either:
(1) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Insurer (A) inconvertible reais, in an amount equal to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim at the rate of exchange specified in the Insurance Policy, or (B) non-transferable U.S. dollars, in an amount equal to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim (in either case in the form of (x) funds immediately available to the Insurer in Brazil or, (y) at the Insurer’s option, in cash); or
(2) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, the Insurance Trustee’s right to receive the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim; or
(3) (A) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim in the applicable deposit account in which such reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars are, held by, or for, or at the direction of, the Issuer, and (B) assign to the Insurer, or, at the Insurer’s option, grant to the Insurer a participation in, all rights of such Person with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts relating to such claim thereof and all claims with respect thereto arising out of the Currency Inconvertibility Event, including, without limitation, claims against the Brazilian government.
(ii) To the extent provided in the Insurance Policy, the Insurer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Noteholders (and, as a result of the Assignment of the Covered Interest Period Amounts under Section 5.2(d) of the Indenture, of the Insurance Trust) with respect to any payment of interest on the and principal paid in respect of any Notes with funds provided by the Insurer under the Insurance Policy (except to the extent that the Insurer has requested and from moneys received reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(1)).
(iii) The Insurance Trustee is not to release the Issuer from its obligation to make scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) for which the Insurance Trustee has received reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars until the Insurer has (as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(1)) agreed to accept delivery of such reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars in discharge of the obligation of the Issuer to make scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts, the Insurer has received such amounts, and the Insurance Trustee has received compensation under the Insurance Policy. Further, The Insurer shall have the Insurance Trustee and, in accordance with the Indenture, right to inspect such records at reasonable times during normal business hours upon three Business Day's prior notice to the Indenture Trustee are not to release at the Issuer from its obligation to make scheduled payments expense of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) if the Insurer agrees (as described in Section 4.03(c)(i)(2) or (3)) to accept an assignment of, or participation in, the rights of the Insurance Trustee or the Issuer, as the case may be, in the applicable deposit account or to receive scheduled payments of interest on the Notes with respect to the Insured Portion of the Covered Interest Period Amounts (or any part thereof) in lieu of receiving reais or non-transferable U.S. dollars in exchange for payment by the Insurer of compensation under the Insurance Policy unless the Insurer notifies the Insurance Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing that it has received payments from the Issuer under the Company Support Agreement representing such previously compensated amounts and then only to the extent of such payments by the Issuer to the Insurer.
(d) The Issuer shall at all times use its best efforts to assist the Insurance Trustee in seeking compensation pursuant to the Insurance Policy.
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Samples: Indenture (Uici)