Contestable Claims. The Ceding Company will promptly notify MARC of its intention to contest, compromise, or litigate a claim involving a reinsured policy. The Ceding Company will also promptly and fully disclose all information relating to the claim. Once notified, MARC will have fifteen (15) business days to notify the Ceding Company in writing of its decision to accept participation in the contest, compromise, or litigation. If MARC has accepted participation, the Ceding Company will promptly advise MARC of all significant developments in the claim investigation, including notification of any legal proceedings against it in response to denial of the claim. If MARC does not accept participation, MARC will then fulfill its obligation by paying the Ceding Company its full share of the reinsurance amount, and will not share in any subsequent reduction or increase in liability. If MARC accepts participation and the Ceding Company’s contest, compromise, or litigation results in a reduction or increase in liability, MARC will share in any such reduction or increase in proportion to its share of the risk on the contested policy.
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Samples: Automatic Yrt Reinsurance Agreement (Tiaa-Cref Life Separate Account Vli-1), Reinsurance Agreement (Symetra Separate Account Sl), Automatic Yrt Reinsurance Agreement (Tiaa-Cref Life Separate Account Vli-1)
Contestable Claims. The Ceding Company will promptly notify MARC of its intention to contest, compromise, or litigate a claim involving a reinsured policy. The Ceding Company will also promptly and fully disclose all information relating to the claim. Once notified, MARC will have fifteen (15) business days to notify the Ceding Company in writing of its decision to accept participation in the contest, compromise, or litigation. If MARC has accepted participation, the Ceding Company will promptly advise MARC of all significant developments in the claim investigation, including notification of any legal proceedings against it in response to denial of the claim. If MARC does not accept participation, MARC will then fulfill its obligation by paying the Ceding Company its full share of the reinsurance amount, and will not share in any subsequent reduction or increase in liability. If MARC accepts participation and the Ceding Company’s 's contest, compromise, or litigation results in a reduction or increase in liability, MARC will share in any such reduction or increase in proportion to its share of the risk on the contested policy.
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Samples: Reinsurance Agreement (Ameritas Variable Separate Account V), Automatic and Facultative Yrt Reinsurance Agreement (Nationwide VL Separate Account-G)
Contestable Claims. The Ceding Company Company, through the Administrator, will promptly notify MARC of its intention to contest, compromise, or litigate a claim involving a reinsured policy. The Ceding Company will also promptly and fully disclose all information relating to the claim. Once notified, MARC will have fifteen (15) business days to notify the Ceding Company Company, through the Administrator, in writing of its decision to accept participation in the contest, compromise, or litigation. If MARC has accepted participation, the Ceding Company Company, through the Administrator, will promptly advise MARC of all significant developments in the claim investigation, including notification of any legal proceedings against it in response to denial of the claim. If MARC does not accept participation, MARC will then fulfill its obligation by paying the Ceding Company its full share of the reinsurance amount, and will not share in any subsequent reduction or increase in liability. If MARC accepts participation and the Ceding Company’s contest, compromise, or litigation results in a reduction or increase in liability, MARC will share in any such reduction or increase in proportion to its share of the risk on the contested policy.
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Samples: Automatic Yrt Second Excess Reinsurance Agreement (First Trinity Financial CORP)