Health and Life Insurance Coverage. The health and life insurance benefits coverage (including any executive medical plan or split dollar insurance plan) provided to the Executive at his or her date of termination (or, if greater, within six months prior to such date of termination), shall be provided by the Company (no less frequently than monthly) at its expense at the same level and in the same manner as if his or her employment had not terminated (and, if applicable, such coverage had not been terminated or modified within six months prior to such date of termination), but subject to the customary changes in such coverages if the Executive reaches age 65 or has similar changes in personal or family circumstances, beginning on the date of such termination and ending on the date 12 months from the date of such termination. Any additional coverages the Executive had at termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. Any costs the Executive was paying for such coverages at the time of termination shall be paid by the Executive by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance. If the terms of any benefit plan referred to in this subsection do not permit continued participation by the Executive, then the Company will arrange for other coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits with the Executive to pay for such coverage no more than the Executive was paying at the time of termination under the terms of any benefit plan as described above. The coverages provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period for which COBRA will be provided, and may at the Company’s election be provided as COBRA coverage, subject to payment by the Company to the Executive (monthly in advance) of additional compensation equal to the excess of the COBRA premium over the costs otherwise payable by the Executive as provided above, in each case as in effect from time to time, plus an additional amount as necessary to reimburse the Executive for additional taxes payable on both such additional compensation and such additional amount at a combined tax rate of 45%; provided, however, that the first of any such payments by the Company shall be made no earlier than six months and one day, and not later than seven months, after the Executive’s termination of employment and shall include all amounts so payable with respect to the first seven months following such termination.
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Samples: Executive Protection Agreement (Ems Technologies Inc), Executive Protection Agreement (Ems Technologies Inc)
Health and Life Insurance Coverage. The health and life insurance benefits coverage (including any executive medical plan or split dollar insurance plan) provided to the Executive at his or her date of termination (or, if greater, within six months prior to such date of termination), shall be provided by the Company (no less frequently than monthly) at its expense at the same level and in the same manner as if his or her employment had not terminated (and, if applicable, such coverage had not been terminated or modified within six months prior to such date of termination), but subject to the customary changes in such coverages if the Executive reaches age 65 or has similar changes in personal or family circumstances, beginning on the date of such termination and ending on on: (i) the date 12 months from the date of such terminationtermination in the case of a Change in Control occurring without the prior approval of the Board of Directors, or (b) the date 18 months from the date of such termination in the case of a Change in Control occurring with the prior approval of the Board of Directors. Any additional coverages the Executive had at termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. Any costs the Executive was paying for such coverages at the time of termination shall be paid by the Executive by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance. If the terms of any benefit plan referred to in this subsection do not permit continued participation by the Executive, then the Company will arrange for other coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits with the Executive to pay for such coverage no more than the Executive was paying at the time of termination under the terms of any benefit plan as described above. The coverages provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period for which COBRA will be provided, and may at the Company’s election be provided as COBRA coverage, subject to payment by the Company to the Executive (monthly in advance) of additional compensation equal to the excess of the COBRA premium over the costs otherwise payable by the Executive as provided above, in each case as in effect from time to time, plus an additional amount as necessary to reimburse the Executive for additional taxes payable on both such additional compensation and such additional amount at a combined tax rate of 45%; provided, however, that the first of any such payments by the Company shall be made no earlier than six months and one day, and not later than seven months, after the Executive’s termination of employment and shall include all amounts so payable with respect to the first seven months following such termination.
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Samples: Executive Protection Agreement (Ems Technologies Inc), Executive Protection Agreement (Ems Technologies Inc)
Health and Life Insurance Coverage. The health and life insurance benefits care coverage (including any executive medical plan or split dollar Exec-U-Care) and group term life insurance plan) coverage provided to the Executive at his or her date Date of termination (or, if greater, within six months prior to such date of termination), Termination shall be provided by continued for the Company (no less frequently than monthly) at its expense Severance Period at the same level and in the same manner as then provided to actively employed executive participants as if his or her employment under this Agreement had not terminated (and, if applicable, such coverage had not been terminated or modified within six months prior to such date of termination), but subject to the customary changes in such coverages if the Executive reaches age 65 or has similar changes in personal or family circumstances, beginning on the date of such termination and ending on the date 12 months from the date of such terminationterminated. Any additional coverages the Executive had at termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. Any costs the Executive was paying for such coverages at the time Date of termination Termination shall be paid by the Executive by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance. If the terms of any benefit plan the life insurance coverage referred to in this subsection (c), or the laws applicable to such life insurance coverage, do not permit continued participation by the Executive, then the Company will arrange for other life insurance coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits with (even if the Executive to pay for costs of such coverage no more are higher than if Executive had remained in the Executive was paying at the time of termination under Company plan). If the terms of any benefit plan as described above. The coverages provided for the healthcare benefits program referred to in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce (c) do not permit continued participation by Executive as required by this subsection or if the period for which COBRA will be provided, and may at the Company’s election healthcare benefits to be provided as COBRA coverageto Executive and his dependents pursuant to this subsection (c) cannot be provided in a manner such that the benefit payments will continue to be tax-free to Executive and his dependents, subject to payment by then the Company shall (i) pay to the Executive within five (monthly in advance5) days after Executive’s Date of additional compensation Termination a lump sum amount equal to the excess of the monthly rate for COBRA premium over the costs otherwise payable by the Executive as provided above, in each case as in effect from time to time, plus an additional amount as necessary to reimburse the Executive for additional taxes payable on both such additional compensation and such additional amount coverage at a combined tax rate of 45%; provided, however, that the first of any such payments by the Company shall be made no earlier than six months and one day, and not later than seven months, after the Executive’s termination date that is then being paid by former active employees for the level of employment coverage that applies to Executive and shall include all amounts so payable with respect his dependents, minus the amount active employees are then paying for such coverage, multiplied by the number of months in the Severance Period (plus a gross-up on the lump sum amount determined under this subsection (c)), and (ii) permit Executive and his dependents to elect to participate in the first seven months following such terminationhealthcare plan for the length of the Severance Period upon payment of the applicable rate for COBRA coverage during the Severance Period.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Blount International Inc), Employment Agreement (Blount International Inc)
Health and Life Insurance Coverage. The health and life insurance benefits coverage (including any executive medical plan or split dollar insurance plan) provided to the Executive Dxxxxxxx at his or her date of termination (or, if greater, or within six months prior to such date of termination), shall be provided by the Company (no less frequently than monthly) at its expense at the same level and in the same manner as if his or her employment had not terminated (and, if applicable, such coverage had not been terminated or modified within six months prior to such date of termination), but subject to the customary changes in such coverages if the Executive Dxxxxxxx reaches age 65 or has similar changes in personal or family circumstances, beginning on the date of such termination and ending on the date 12 months from the date of such terminationtermination (the “Continuation Period”). Any additional coverages the Executive Dxxxxxxx had at termination, including dependent coverage, will also be continued for such period on the same terms, to the extent permitted by the applicable policies or contracts. Any costs the Executive Dxxxxxxx was paying for such coverages at the time of termination shall be paid by the Executive Dxxxxxxx by separate check payable to the Company each month in advance. If the terms of any benefit healthcare plan referred to in this subsection do not permit continued participation by Dxxxxxxx as required by this subsection, or if the Executivehealthcare benefits to be provided to Dxxxxxxx and his dependents pursuant to this subsection cannot be provided in a manner such that the benefit will be tax-free to them, then the Company will arrange for other coverage at its expense providing substantially similar benefits with shall (A) pay to Dxxxxxxx monthly during the Executive to pay for such coverage no more than the Executive was paying at the time of termination under the terms of any benefit plan as described above. The coverages provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period for which COBRA will be provided, and may at the Company’s election be provided as COBRA coverage, subject to payment by the Company to the Executive (monthly in advance) of additional compensation Continuation Period an amount equal to the excess of monthly rate for comparable COBRA coverage under such healthcare plan for former active employees, minus the COBRA premium over the costs otherwise payable by the Executive as provided aboveamount active employees are then paying for such coverage, in each case as in effect from time to time, plus an additional amount as necessary to reimburse Dxxxxxxx for the Executive for additional taxes payable on both such additional compensation and such additional amount at a combined tax rate of 45%; provided, however, that and (B) permit Dxxxxxxx and his dependents to elect to participate in such healthcare plan for the first Continuation Period upon payment of the applicable rate for COBRA coverage. The coverages provided for in this subsection shall be applied against and reduce the period for which COBRA coverage would otherwise be provided If the terms of any such payments other benefit plan referred to in this Section do not permit continued participation by Dxxxxxxx, then the Company shall be made no earlier than six months and one day, and not later than seven months, after the Executive’s termination of employment and shall include all amounts so payable with respect to the first seven months following such terminationwill arrange at its expense for other coverage providing substantially similar benefits.
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Samples: Agreement (Ems Technologies Inc)