Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two (2) years after the termination of the Basic Term, for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two (2) years after the termination of the later of the Basic TermTerm or the Consulting Period, for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two (2) years after the termination of the Basic Term, Term for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that in order to protect the Company's Confidential Information, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenant, which is ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive otherwise contained in this Agreement. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two one (21) years after the termination of the Basic Term, for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information or Specialized Training while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two one (21) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two (2) years after the termination of the Basic Term, for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall notthat, at any time during the period of two (2) years after the termination of his employment with the Basic TermCompany and any of its affiliates and Subsidiaries, he shall not for any reason, within any of the markets in which the Company or its affiliates has sold products or services or formulated a plan to sell products or services into a market during the last twelve (12) months of Executive's employ employment or which the Company or its affiliates enters into within three (3) months thereafter, engage in or contribute Executive's knowledge to any work which is competitive with or similar to a product, process, apparatus, service, or development on which Executive worked or with respect to which Executive had access to Confidential Information while employed by the Company; provided, however, this Paragraph (c) shall not operate to prevent Executive from engaging in retail insurance or re-insurance activities during such two-year period to the extent such activities do not compete or permit any other person or entity to compete with any business the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies were engaged in at the time of such termination or which the Company enters into within three (3) months thereafter. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Paragraph paragraph of this Agreement not to use or to disclose Confidential Information of the Company or its affiliates and Subsidiaries so long as it shall not be publicly available. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)