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EXHIBIT 10.26
ADDENDUM NO. 2
to the
RETROCESSION AGREEMENT
(hereinafter referred to as "Agreement")
between
SUPERIOR NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Calabasas, California
(hereinafter referred to as the "Retrocessionaire")
and
ZURICH REINSURANCE CENTRE, INC.
Stamford, Connecticut
(hereinafter referred to as the "Retrocedant")
IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED by and between the Retrocedant and the
Retrocessionaire that effective 12:01 a.m., Standard Time as defined in the
underlying Policies, on January 1, 1997, Article 1, Cover, of this Agreement
shall be revised to read as follows:
ARTICLE I
COVER
Reference is made to the Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Quota
Share Reinsurance Contract No. WC30006A (hereinafter referred to as the
"Underlying Contract") between the Retrocedant and the Retrocessionaire,
originally effective January 1, 1994. As respects losses occurring on or after
12:00 a.m., Standard Time as defined in the Underlying Policies, January 1,
1997, the Retrocessionaire hereby assumes from the Retrocedant the following
Retrocession Percentage of the gross reinsurance liability of the Retrocedant
under the Underlying Contract and any Assumption of Liability Endorsement
issued thereunder (hereinafter referred to as an "ALE"):
Retrocession Percentage - 93.5% part of 100% quota share of Designated
Policies as set forth in Part II, Article II. Reinsurer's Limit of
Liability of the Underlying Contract, including without limitation,
93.5% of any and all amounts paid by the Retrocedant with respect to any
ALE or any claim thereunder. The Reinsurer shall return to the Company
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the unearned premium applicable to Designated Policies in force as of
December 31, 1996, less the commission allowed therein.
Capitalized terms used herein and not herein defined shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in the Underlying Contract, a copy of which is attached hereto
and forms a part of this Agreement.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Addendum to be executed
in duplicate by their duly authorized representatives.
Signed at NEW YORK, NEW YORK, this 24th day of January, 1997.
ZURICH REINSURANCE CENTRE, INC.
Stamford, Connecticut
Signature: [SIG] Title: SVP
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Attest: [SIG]
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Signed at CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA, this 24th day of January, 1997.
SUPERIOR NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Calabasas, California
Signature: /s/ J. XXXXX XXXXXX Title: EVP
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Attest: [SIG]
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