Common use of Non-Competition After Termination Clause in Contracts

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 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; 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 subsection (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. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Section 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.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)

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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 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 's employ; engage in or contribute Executive’s '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 subsection (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. Following the expiration of said two (2) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Section of. 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.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)

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Non-Competition After Termination. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, at any time during the period of two three (23) years after the termination of the 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 's employ; engage in or contribute Executive’s '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 subsection (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. Following the expiration of said two three (23) year period, Executive shall continue to be obligated under the Confidential Information Section of. 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.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)

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