EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.15
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) made as of the Effective Date
indicated below, by and among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, an individual whose address is
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter
referred to as "Executive"); US Health Benefits Group, Inc., a Florida
corporation whose address is 000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000 & 000, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (“USHBG”), US Healthcare Plans,
Inc. (“USHCP”), On The Phone, Inc. (“OTP”) (USHBG, USHCP and OTP are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Company”) (hereinafter referred to
as the “Company”) and The Amacore Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose
address is 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxx, XX
00000 (hereinafter referred to as "AGI").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and AGI
desire to retain the services of Executive (a) to render Executive’s services to
the Company as the Company’s Senior Vice President, on the terms and conditions
as more particularly set forth herein and (b) to AGI as a Manager of AGI call
centers, on the terms and conditions more particularly set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, Executive is
agreeable to rendering such services to the Company and AGI on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and restrictions
contained herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties, their respective personal
representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, intending to be legally bound
hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1: Incorporation of
Recitals
(a)
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Incorporation
of Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and
are hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
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SECTION 2: Employment
Term, Duties and Acceptance.
(a)
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Company
hereby retains Executive as Company's Senior Vice President of Marketing
for a period of three (3) years or such later date to which this
Employment Agreement is otherwise extended or renewed by written
instrument signed by both Parties, commencing on the date hereof
(“Commencement Date”) (hereinafter referred to as the "Employment
Period"), to render his services to Company upon the terms and conditions
herein contained. As Company’s Senior Vice President, Executive shall be
primarily responsible for the operation of the Company, report to and be
responsible to AGI’s Chief Executive Officer, its’ President, and its’
Board of Directors. As Company’s Senior Vice President,
Executive will also serve as Senior Vice President of AGI’s USHBG
division. Unless a new employment agreement is entered into by the
parties, this Employment Agreement shall automatically be renewed for
successive one (1) year periods unless either party notifies the other in
writing no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the
Employment Period that this Employment Agreement will terminate upon
expiration of the Employment
Period.
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(b)
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Executive
hereby accepts the foregoing employment and agrees to render his services
to the Company and AGI in such a manner as to reflect his best efforts and
professional standards. In furtherance of Executive performing the duties
assigned to him under this Agreement, AGI agrees, at its own cost, to
provide Executive with the staff, products, and equipment reasonably
requested by Executive so as to enable him to carry out such
duties.
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(c)
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The
Parties agree that Executive shall devote his full business time,
attention and energies to the business of Company and shall not during the
term of this Agreement enter into any other business activity that
interferes with Executive’s duties and responsibilities for Company and
AGI, unless approved in writing by Company and/or AGI. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the Parties recognize and agree that Executive may engage
in personal investments, other business activities and civic, charitable
or religious activities which do not conflict with the business and
affairs of AGI or Company or interfere with Executive's performance of his
duties hereunder.
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(d)
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Executive
shall also manage AGI call centers, whether now owned or controlled, by
AGI, or whether acquired or controlled by AGI during the Term of this
Agreement. In this capacity, Executive shall have management
and oversight responsibilities for overall call center performance, call
center production, call center infrastructure and operations, call center
quality control, center regulatory and legal compliance with telemarketing
laws, call center staffing, call center technology, and call center
financial modeling. Executive’s services shall be performed principally at
Company headquarters in Broward County, Florida. However, from
time to time, Executive may also be required by his job responsibilities
to travel on Company business, and Executive agrees to do
so. Executive shall not be required to relocate from the
Broward County, Florida area. Executive shall be indemnified
for serving in any and all such capacities on a basis consistent with that
provided by AGI or the Company to similarly situated executive officers of
any subsidiaries of AGI.
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(e)
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Executive
shall have no authority to contractually or financially bind AGI or the
Company.
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SECTION 3: Compensation
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(a)
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During
the first annual term of this Agreement, Executive shall receive
compensation of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) ( “Base
Salary”). This compensation may, at Executive's election, be
accrued, in whole or in part. Executive’s compensation shall be payable in
accordance with the general payroll practices of the Company as are from
time to time, in effect, less such deductions or amounts as shall be
required to be withheld by applicable law or regulation. The
Parties shall, one month before the conclusion of the first annual term,
negotiate a revised base salary for the second annual term (“Second Year
Base Salary”). The amount of the Second Year Base Salary shall
become effective once mutually approved in writing by Company, AGI, and
Executive. Should the Parties fail to reach agreement on a
Second Year Base Salary, Executive may elect to maintain the Base Salary
at the level of the first annual term together with an increase in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index at the time of renewal for
Broward County, or to terminate this Agreement. The Parties
shall, one month before the conclusion of the second annual term,
negotiate a revised base salary for the second annual term (“Third Year
Base Salary”). The amount of the Third Year Base Salary shall
become effective once mutually approved in writing by Company, AGI, and
Executive. Should the Parties fail to reach agreement on a
Third Year Base Salary, Executive may elect to maintain the Base Salary at
the level of the second annual term together with an increase in
accordance with the Consumer Price Index at the time of renewal for
Broward County, or to terminate this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Unless
Executive is otherwise covered during the Employment Period, the Company
agrees on behalf of Executive to obtain and pay for the Company’s standard
health insurance policy afforded other executives of
AGI.
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(c)
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Executive
shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation time, sick leave and time to
attend professional meetings comparable to that offered AGI executives in
comparable positions. For the purposes of this Agreement,
reasonable vacation time shall be deemed to mean five (5)
weeks.
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(d)
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Company
shall promptly pay or reimburse Executive for reasonable professional
expenses incurred in the performance of services under this Agreement
during the Employment Period, upon presentation of expense statements, and
subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and
procedures. Vouchers or such other supporting documentation may
reasonably be required.
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(e)
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During
the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to such health
insurance and other benefits, as may be provided to other comparable
executives at AGI or Company, in accordance with the policies, programs
and practices of AGI which are in effect from time to time after the
effective date of this Agreement.
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SECTION 4: Incentive
Bonus
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(a)
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Incentive Bonus
Generally. In addition to the Base Salary, Executive
shall also be eligible to receive performance incentive bonuses during
Executive’s employment with AGI and the Company for sales made through AGI
Call Centers and Company Call Centers (“Executive Call Centers”),
Executive shall also be eligible to receive incentive bonuses for sales
made through Sub-Producer Call Centers managed by Executive (“Executive
Sub-Producer Call Centers”), as described below (“Incentive Bonus
Compensation”). The Parties acknowledge and agree that
Executive shall only receive compensation for Executive Sub-Producer Call
Centers listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement, which may be amended from
time to time by the Parties. All bonus compensation shall be
subject to applicable payroll processes, withholdings, and employment
taxes. The amount of Executive’s incentive bonuses will be determined by
the measurable formulaic goals as more particularly set forth in this
Section 4. All Incentive Bonus payments owed and paid to
Executive under this Section Four shall be paid to Executive during the
first pay period of the month following their receipt by AGI or
Company. Where commissions are being paid to AGI or Company by
a third party (“Third Party Commissions”), any attendant Incentive Bonus
payments due Executive from the Third Party Commissions, as defined
herein, shall be paid to Executive in proportion to, and in a manner
commensurate with, the nature of the payments made to AGI or Company,
which may vary by carrier and by
product.
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Illustration. If,
upon enrollment of a member or subscriber, “Insurance Carrier ABC” pays
AGI or Company an advance commission of nine (9) months on a two hundred
twenty dollar ($220.00) per month product, with twenty dollars ($20.00) in
non-commissionable fees on the product per month, then Executive shall be
entitled to two percent (2%) of one thousand eight hundred dollars
($1,800.00), or thirty six dollars
($36.00).
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(b)
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Insurance Carrier
Products Sold Through Company. Executive shall receive
two percent (2%) of the Net Sales Price of insurance carrier product sales
made through Executive Call Centers. For the purposes of this
Section, “Net Sales Price” shall mean the retail price of the insurance
carrier products sold by Executive Call Centers, net of any cash refunds
to members, charge backs, non-commissionable fees, and credits from
preceding months. Executive shall also be entitled to ten
percent (10%) of all renewal income, including any renewal income received
by AGI or Company from and after the thirteenth month of any policy, where
applicable, and when paid to AGI or Company by any carrier for any product
sales made through Executive Call Centers. “Renewal Income”
shall be further defined as any income paid to AGI or Company by an
insurance carrier for members or subscribers enrolled through Executive
Call Centers who renew with the insurance carrier. Further,
should an enrollment/application fee be charged to any member or
subscriber enrolled through Executive Call Centers, Executive shall
receive five dollars ($5.00) for each enrollment/application fee for which
there is at least $20 in Application Fee Override, as defined below,
except that with respect to enrollment/application fees received from
Global Med Plans, Executive shall receive four dollars ($4.00) per
enrollment/application. “Application Fee Override” shall be defined as the
amount of the enrollment/application fee left over after all other
parties, except for AGI and Executive, have been paid their contracted
portion of the enrollment/application
fee.
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Illustration. If
the Net Sales Price of an “Insurance Carrier ABC” product sold by
Executive Call Center is two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month, and
there are twenty dollars ($20.00) in non-commissionable fees on that
product, Executive would be entitled to two percent (2%) of one hundred
eighty dollars ($180.00), equaling an incentive bonus of three dollars and
sixty cents ($3.60) per member. Executive would receive
Incentive Bonus monies for April during the first pay period of May
2009.
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Amacore-Branded
Insurance Products. Executive shall receive four percent
(4%) of the Net Sales Price of Amacore-branded insurance product sales
made through Executive Call Centers. For the purposes of this
Section, “Net Sales Price” shall mean the retail price of the
Amacore-Branded Insurance products sold by Executive Call Centers, net of
any cash refunds to members, charge backs, non-commissionable fees, and
credits from preceding months. Incentive Bonus revenue for Amacore-Branded
Insurance Products, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, shall be
paid to Executive on an ongoing basis for so long as AGI or Company
derives revenue from the applicable program and Executive Call
Center. Further, should an enrollment/application
fee be charged to any member or subscriber enrolled through Executive Call
Centers, Executive shall receive five dollars ($5.00) for each
enrollment/application fee for which there is at least $20 in Application
Fee Override, as defined below, except that with respect to
enrollment/application fees received from Global Med Plans, Executive
shall receive four dollars ($4.00) per enrollment/application.
“Application Fee Override” shall be defined as the amount of the
enrollment/application fee left over after all other parties, except for
AGI and Executive, have been paid their contracted portion of the
enrollment/application fee.
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Illustration. If
the Net Sales Price of Amacore’s branded insurance product “SmartHealth
Basic” sold by Executive Call Center is thirty dollars ($30.00) per month,
Executive would be entitled to four percent (4%) of thirty dollars
($30.00) equaling an incentive bonus of one dollar and twenty cents
($1.20) per member. Executive would receive Incentive Bonus monies for
April during the first pay period of May
2009.
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Executive Managed
Sub-Producer Call Centers. The Parties agree that there
are Executive Managed Sub-Producer Call Center relationships that precede
this Agreement (“Current Sub-Producers”). Incentive Bonus
compensation due Executive for Current Sub-Producers shall be documented
on Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Parties agree that all
Current Sub-Producers, and their attendant compensation is detailed on
Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Parties also agree that there
will be Executive Managed Sub-Producer Call Center relationships that
develop following execution of this Agreement (“Future
Sub-Producers”). For Future Sub-Producers, compensation due
Executive shall be ten percent (10%) of AGI Product Net Profit or Product
Net Commission, as defined below, whichever is applicable, Whether for
Current Sub-Producers or Future Sub-Producers, Incentive Bonus
Compensation due Executive shall be
determined:
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for
Amacore-branded products, based on AGI’s Product Net Profit, which shall
be defined as the Net Sales Price charged to the consumer, less ACTUAL
provider/carrier product cost(s) CHARGED TO AMACORE BY PROVIDER/CARRIER,
commissions paid to brokers and/or Sub-Producers, refunds to the consumer,
charge backs, and non-commissionable fees. The Parties
understand and agree that it is in their mutual best interest with regard
to the competitiveness of their pricing structure and attractiveness of
AGI programs in the marketplace to keep non-commissionable fees as low as
possible.
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ii.
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and,
for insurance carrier products or products offered by third parties, based
on AGI’s Product Net Commission, which shall be defined as the total
revenue received from a provider/carrier for a sale, enrollment, or
subscription, whichever may be
applicable.
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AGI and
Company reserve the right to adjust AGI product costs and/or non-commissionable
fees based on changes in carrier or provider pricing, or when market conditions
necessitate. AGI and Company shall consult with Executive in advance
of any adjustment to AGI product costs and/or non-commissionable fees for
programs sold through Executive Managed Call Centers or Sub-Producers.. Further,
should an enrollment/application fee be charged to any member or subscriber
enrolled through Executive Call Centers, Executive shall receive five dollars
($5.00) for each enrollment/application fee for which there is at least $20 in
Application Fee Override, as defined below, except that with respect to
enrollment/application fees received from Global Med Plans, Executive shall
receive four dollars ($4.00) per enrollment/application. “Application Fee
Override” shall be defined as the amount of the enrollment/application fee left
over after all other parties, except for AGI and Executive, have been paid their
contracted portion of the enrollment/application fee.
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Other
Sales. Any product or service sales through Executive
Call Centers, Executive Sub-Producer Call Centers, or through Executive
not herein defined shall be determined by written agreement between the
Parties. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Executive
shall disclose to AGI any commission or fee agreement or commission or fee
arrangement with any employee, broker, consultant, sub-producer, marketer,
call center, or other third party for any products sold by
Company.
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Non-Commissionable
Fees. AGI and Company agree that the amounts of any
non-commissionable fees applied to any products sold by Executive Call
Centers shall be the same amounts of any non-commissionable fees applied
to all other marketers or other entities contracted with or otherwise
engaged by AGI, the Company or any affiliate thereof to sell insurance
carrier products and/or Amacore-branded
products.
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Vesting. Executive’s
Incentive Bonus Compensation shall be subject to a limited vesting as
follows: (i) should this Employment Agreement remain in effect
for at least one (1) year, Incentive Bonus Compensation shall be vested
for a total vested period of six (6) months; (ii) should this Employment
Agreement remain in effect for at least two (2) years, Incentive Bonus
Compensation shall be vested for a total vested period of twelve (12)
months; (iii) should this Employment Agreement remain in effect for a
period of three (3) years, Incentive Bonus Compensation shall be vested
for a total vested period of eighteen (18)
months.
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Accounting.
Executive
shall have ongoing access to provider/carrier
product cost(s) charged to AGI by provider/carriers, commissions paid to
brokers and/or Sub-Producers, and non-commissionable fees. If a
discrepancy shall be discovered indicating that AGI has overpaid or
underpaid Executive, then AGI and Executive shall work to immediately
address the discrepancy.
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(i)
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Complete
Compensation. The salary, benefits, and Incentive Bonus
Compensation described in this Agreement shall be the sole compensation
derived by Executive for services under this Agreement or for any product,
service, data, or other property related to AGI or the Company, exclusive
of payments related to the sale by Executive of the Company to
AGI. Further, Executive shall not, and shall not permit
Company’s employees to, absent written agreement by AGI, sell, transfer,
or otherwise give any AGI data or leads to any third
party.
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SECTION 5: Disability
and Death.
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(a)
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Upon
the disability, as defined in subparagraph 5(b) hereof, of Executive
during the Employment Period, Company may, in its sole discretion,
terminate Executive's employment; provided that if the Company elects to
so terminate Executive's employment, Executive shall be entitled to
receive, immediately upon such termination in a lump sum
payment, (i) accrued but unpaid salary, (ii) expense reimbursement, (iii)
accrued but unpaid Incentive Bonus Compensation, and (iv) an
amount from the Company monthly which, when added to the amount received
by the Executive from any disability policy in effect for the Executive at
the time of his disability will equal the Executive's salary for a twelve
(12) month period following the date of disability termination, as if the
disability termination had not occurred. In addition, on an ongoing basis
consistent with the payment amounts and payment terms detailed herein, AGI
shall pay to Executive any Incentive Bonus Compensation, as herein
defined, vested as of the date of Executive’s disability termination, for
the number of months vested as of the date of Executive’s disability
termination. Provided, however, in the event Executive partially perform
and discharge the duties previously performed by him for Company, nothing
herein shall prevent the Executive from continuing his duties in a
part-time capacity, at a level of Compensation to be determined at that
time.
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For
purposes of this Agreement the term "disability" shall mean Executive's
inability to continue to materially and substantially perform and
discharge the duties previously required of him on behalf of the Company
for an aggregate period exceeding three (3) consecutive months within any
twelve (12) month consecutive
period.
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In
the event that Company intends to terminate the employment of Executive
because of disability, Company shall give the Executive no less than
thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of its intention to terminate
Executive’s employment. In the event that Executive denies that
he is disabled from performing the material functions of his job, and
there is a dispute between the Parties as to what constitutes a
disability, such dispute shall be finally determined by a physician
mutually agreed upon by Executive and Company. If a mutually acceptable
physician cannot be selected, such designations shall be made by Executive
and Company each choosing a physician, which shall then mutually select a
third physician (collectively called the "panel"). The panel's
determination shall be made by majority vote and such determination shall
be deemed binding and conclusive. The Parties agree to fully cooperate
with whatever procedures and examinations may be required in order to
allow the panel to make its
determination.
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Upon
the death of Executive, this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
Executive’s legal representative shall be entitled to receive, immediately
upon such termination, in a lump sum payment, accrued but unpaid salary,
expense reimbursement and Incentive Bonus Compensation payable to
Executive as of the date of Executive’s death, In addition, on
an ongoing basis consistent with the payment terms detailed herein, AGI
shall pay to Executive’s legal representative the Base Salary, Second Year
Base Salary and Third Year Base Salary not previously paid to Executive,
as well as Incentive Bonus Compensation, as herein defined, for a period
of twelve (12) months commencing on the date of Executive’s
death. In said circumstance, no additional vested Incentive
Bonus Compensation shall be
payable.
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SECTION 6: Termination
of Employment.
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(a)
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In
the event of (i) termination of this Agreement by Executive not for cause,
(ii) resignation of Executive not for cause, (iii) material failure in
office by Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder after
notice and a reasonable time to cure, which shall be no less that thirty
(30) days, (iv) material breach by Executive of the material covenants and
conditions set forth herein this Agreement after notice and a reasonable
time to cure, which shall be no less that thirty (30) days, or (v) if
Executive is unwilling to carry out the duties reasonably assigned to him
by the Company in any material respect, which duties are consistent with
duties generally assigned and/or expected of him (items (i) through (v)
above shall hereinafter be referred to as "Termination for Cause"), the
Company and AGI may terminate this Agreement by giving two (2) weeks prior
written notice to Executive identifying the cause of termination and
specifying the effective date of such termination, which effective date
shall be no less than thirty (30) days from the date such notice is
received by Executive. If Executive is subjected to Termination for Cause,
then such "cause" shall be specified in such notice and Executive shall be
afforded thirty (30) days to cure such breach, if such breach is capable
of being cured. On the effective date of termination, Company shall pay to
Executive the aggregate of (i) accrued but unpaid expenses, if any; (ii)
accrued but unpaid Incentive Bonus Compensation, if any; (iii) vacation
pay, if any; and (iv) the salary compensation which would have been paid
to Executive through the date of termination. Furthermore, in that event
any warrants to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, and any options
granted pursuant to plans then applicable to Executive which have not then
vested shall be forfeited as of the effective date of
termination. Additionally, any Incentive Bonus Compensation
which would have been due Executive following the effective date of
termination and any Vested Bonus Compensation due Executive under this
agreement shall be voided in the event of a Termination of Executive by
Amacore for Cause.
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Subject
to the cure period herein defined, Executive may terminate this Agreement
by giving two (2) weeks written notice to the Company and AGI in the event
of a termination by Executive “for Cause”, as hereinafter
defined. For purposes of this Agreement, "for Cause" shall
mean:
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(i)
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the
assignment to Executive of any duties materially inconsistent with
Executive’s position (including title and reporting requirements,
authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 2 of this
Agreement), and AGI’s requirement of Executive to perform said duties
following written objection by Executive to the duties assigned by AGI, or
material diminution in Executive’s title and authority following written
objection by Executive to the alleged diminution of Executive’s title and
authority, For the purposes of this section, actions not taken
in bad faith and which are remedied by the Company or AGI promptly after
receipt of written notice thereof given by the Executive shall not
constitute grounds for “for Cause termination by Executive;
or
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a
Change of Control of AGI. For purposes hereof a Change of Control shall be
defined as (i) the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets or of the Company or AGI other than to an affiliate or
wholly-owned subsidiary thereof (ii) the consummation or adoption
of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company or AGI (iii) the merger of the Company or AGI into
another entity, the effect thereof is that after such transaction the
shareholders of the Company own less that fifty percent (50%) of the
common stock of the Company , or (iv) the sale of all of the commons stock
of the Company other than to an affiliate or wholly-owned subsidiary;
or
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the
failure of AGI, absent consent by Executive, to make any payment due under
Section 3 (a) of this Employment Agreement within fifteen (15) days of the
due date of any such payment or any payment due under Section 4 of this
Employment Agreement within fifteen (15) days of the due
date. Payments made to Executive which are more than five (5)
business days late shall be subject to interest at a rate of fifteen
percent (15%) per annum; or
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(iv)
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Failure
of AGI to fully comply with the material terms of this
Agreement.
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Any
breach of this Agreement under the terms of Section 6(b)(i), 6(b)(ii),
6(b)(iii), and 6(b)(iv) shall not be deemed a breach absent written notice, as
provided in Section 8, provided to AGI detailing the alleged breach, followed by
a fifteen (15) day cure period during which time AGI may attempt to cure the
alleged breach. Should the alleged breach not be satisfactorily
cured, Executive shall be entitled to terminate for breach.
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Following
the applicable cure period, on the effective date of termination by the
Executive for Cause, or of AGI termination of Executive not for cause, AGI
shall pay to Executive the aggregate of (i) accrued but unpaid expenses,
if any (ii) accrued but unpaid bonuses, if any; (iii) vacation pay, if
any, (iv) any accrued salary through the date of termination, and (v) any
accrued Incentive Bonus Compensation through the date of termination. In
addition, from and after the termination date AGI shall continue to pay to
Executive the salary that he would have received until the expiration of
the Employment Period. Further, AGI shall pay Executive
eighteen (18) months of Incentive Bonus Compensation, as herein defined,
vested as of the date of termination by Executive for Cause, or AGI’s
termination of Executive not for cause Further, AGI shall
continue to pay Executive’s health insurance costs until the expiration of
the Employment Period. Furthermore, in that event any warrants
to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, and any options granted pursuant
to plans then applicable to Executive which have not then vested shall be
immediately vested. The Executive shall not be required to take any action
to mitigate the amount of any payment provided in this paragraph by
seeking other employment. AGI shall have the right to legally
challenge Executive’s termination of this Agreement “for Cause”, including
the validity of its curative efforts, provided such legal challenge is
brought within six (6) months of Executive’s termination “for
Cause”. The provisions of this Section 6(c) shall be null and
void and unenforceable against AGI or Company if, either through written
acknowledgement by Executive, or by the final adjudication of a third
party trier of fact that the cause for which Executive terminated the
Agreement, and the manner, notice, and timing of the termination, did not
meet the standard herein defined as “for Cause” and/or AGI’s curative
actions with the alleged breach of the Agreement were satisfactory to cure
the alleged breach.
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(d)
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In
the event Executive resigns or is terminated as an employee of the Company
and AGI, Executive hereby agrees that his position(s) as officer and
director of the Company, if any, shall automatically end as of the date of
his resignation or termination of
employment.
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(e)
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Executive
agrees, upon termination of his employment with the Company and AGI for
any reason whatsoever, to return to Company and AGI upon their request all
records and other property (whether on paper, computer discs or other
form), copies of records and papers belonging or pertaining to Company and
AGI.
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SECTION 7: Non
Competition, Non Solicitation and Confidentiality.
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(a)
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The
Parties recognize and acknowledge that in the performance of Executive’s
duties, and in the performance of this Agreement, Executive will acquire
certain trade secrets, confidential information and information concerning
customer or client relationships of Company and AGI. Executive
further acknowledges that considerable secret and private knowledge,
information and know-how related to, and concerning, accounts, customers,
locations, commission structure, financial information, business affairs,
processes, methods, work-product, information, relationships, pricing, and
dealings of Company and AGI, are a valuable and basic business property
right of Company and AGI, and that the same are information and knowledge
not generally known in the public domain. The Parties recognize
and do hereby acknowledge, that the maintenance of secrecy and privacy
concerning these matters is absolutely essential, and are of the utmost
importance to the business affairs, value, effectiveness and continuing
viable business status of Company and AGI, which the Parties recognize as
a legal property right of Company and AGI. The Parties
recognize, and do hereby acknowledge, that the disclosure of the same to
other persons, whether within Company’s and AGI’s organization or
otherwise, will irreparably and substantially cause considerable financial
and other loss, detriment and damage to Company and AGI. The
Parties hereto recognize and do hereby acknowledge that the appropriation
or collection for future use, whether directly or indirectly, of the trade
secrets, confidential information, information concerning customer or
client relationships, pricing, fees, commission structure, processes or
accounts of business information of Company and AGI would also cause
financial loss, detriment or damage to Company and AGI. The
Parties agree that such confidential information and trade secrets will be
solely and strictly used for its sole benefit and not in competition with
or to the detriment of Company and AGI, directly or indirectly, by
Executive, or any of his agents, servants, future employees or future
employers. Confidential
Information shall not include any information or material that is or
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a
wrongful disclosure by a person otherwise bound to the provisions hereof,
or any person bound by a duty of confidentiality or similar duty owed to
the Company.
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(b)
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Executive
agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, Executive shall not be
employed by, or provide services, whether paid or unpaid, as a director,
consultant, manager, advisor, or other provider of services, to any call
center not owned or operated by
AGI.
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(c)
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Executive
agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of one
(1) year thereafter, Executive shall not directly or
indirectly:
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(i)
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Solicit
or induce any individual, corporation or other entity which is a client or
customer of Company or AGI in an attempt
to:
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(1)
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enter
into any business relationship with a client or customer of Company or AGI
if the business relationship is competitive with any aspect of Company’s
business or AGI’s business in which Executive worked during the one (1)
year period preceding termination of employment;
or
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(2)
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reduce
or eliminate the business such client or customer conducts
with Company or AGI; or
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(ii)
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Solicit
or induce any person who has been a Company or AGI employee within the one
(1) year period prior to the date of termination of Executive’s
employment:
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(1)
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to
cease working for Company or AGI;
or
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(2)
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to
refrain from beginning work for Company of
AGI.
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(d)
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During
the term of this Agreement, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter,
Executive covenants and agrees that, except as required by the proper
performance of his duties for Company and AGI, he shall not divulge,
transfer, or derive any compensation or remuneration beyond the scope of
this Agreement from any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets
concerning any Company or AGI clients, customers, employees, to any other
person. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall
mean information not generally known by Company’s competitors and AGI’s
competitors in the insurance business, including but not limited to the
following information about Company and AGI: its financial affairs, sales
and marketing strategy, acquisition plan, pricing and costs, its
customers’ names addresses, telephone numbers, contact persons, staffing
requirements, margin tolerances regarding pricing, and the names,
addresses, telephone numbers, skill sets, availability and wage rates of
its personnel. “Trade Secrets” shall mean information in which
the Company and AGI takes measures to keep secret and that gives Company
and AGI an advantage over its competitors, and includes but is not limited
to: accounts, customers, location, fees, member data in any form,
providers, networks, carriers, commission structure, financial
information, business affairs, processes, methods, work-product,
information, relationships, pricing, contracts, and dealings of Company
and AGI.
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(e)
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Executive
recognizes that irreparable damage will result to Company and AGI in the
event of the violation of any covenant contained in this Section 7 and
Executive hereby agrees that in the event of such violation, Company and
AGI, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right that it
may have, shall be entitled to an injunction or other equitable relief in
any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such violations by
him. In furtherance of the foregoing, Executive hereby waives
any and all defenses he may have on the ground of the lack of jurisdiction
or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable
relief. The existence of the foregoing right shall not preclude
any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that Company and AGI may
have.
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(f)
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The
provisions of this Section 7 shall be null and void and unenforceable
against Executive if his employment is terminated by Amacore without cause
or Executive terminates his employment “for cause”, unless a final
adjudication of a third party trier of fact, at the initiation of Amacore,
from which no appeal may be taken, that the cause for which Executive
terminated the Agreement, and the manner, notice, and timing of the
termination, did not meet the standard herein defined as “for
Cause”.
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SECTION 8: Notices
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(a)
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All
notices, requests, demands, deliveries and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed,
postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to
the Parties at the addresses (or at such other address for a party as
shall be specified by like notice) hereinafter
specified:
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If To
Executive:
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
000 XX
00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 & 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
If To
Company:
US Health
Benefits Group, Inc.
US
Healthcare Plans, Inc.
On The
Phone, Inc.
000 XX
00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 & 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
If To
AGI:
000 X.
Xxxxxx Xx. Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX. 00000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
SECTION 9: Miscellaneous
Provisions
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(a)
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Waiver. The failure of either
party at any time or times to require performances of any provision hereof
shall in no manner effect the right at a later time to enforce the same.
To be effective, any waiver must be contained in a written instrument
signed by the party waiving compliance by the other party of the term or
covenant as specified. The waiver by either party of the breach of any
term or covenant contained herein, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any
one or more instances, shall not be deemed to be, or construed as, a
further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach
of any other term or covenant contained in this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
Broward County in the State of Florida, which shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over, and shall be the venue for, any claims or disputes
arising from the subject matter contained herein without regard to any
conflict of laws provision.
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(c)
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Complete
Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between the
Parties hereto which supersedes all proposals, oral and written, and all
other communications between the Parties relating to the subject matter
contained herein.
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(d)
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Severability. If
any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
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(e)
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Executors,
Administrators, Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement may not be assigned, transferred or otherwise inure to the
benefit of any third person, firm or corporation by operation of law or
otherwise, without the written consent by the other party hereto, except
as herein specifically provided to the
contrary.
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(f)
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Modification. This
Agreement may only be amended, varied or modified by a written document
executed by the Parties hereto.
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(g)
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Further
Instruments. The
Parties hereto agree to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, such further instruments or documents and take such other
action as may be required to effectively carry out the transactions
contemplated herein.
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(h)
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Key
Man Life Insurance. AGI and or Company shall keep in
place a key man life insurance policy of $4,000,000.00 during the term of
this Agreement, listing AGI as the beneficiary of said
policy.
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(i)
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Successors. For
the purposes of this Agreement, wherever reference is made to AGI and/or
Company, that reference shall include their successors and
assigns.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date first
written above.
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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June
10, 2009
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Date
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The
Amacore Group, Inc.,
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A
Delaware corporation
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By: /s/
Xxx
Xxxxxx
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June
10, 2009
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Xxx Xxxxxx, CEO
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Date
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(“Effective
Date”)
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US
Health Benefits Group, Inc.,
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A
Florida corporation
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By: /s/
Xxx
Xxxxxx
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June
10, 2009
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Xxx Xxxxxx
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Date
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US
Healthcare Plans, Inc.,
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A
Florida corporation
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By: /s/
Xxx
Xxxxxx
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June
10, 2009
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Xxx Xxxxxx
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Date
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On
The Phone, Inc.,
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A
Florida corporation
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By: /s/
Xxx
Xxxxxx
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______________________
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Xxx Xxxxxx
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Date
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EXHIBIT
A
Executive
Call Centers & Executive Sub-Producer Call Centers
This
Exhibit “A”, and the details contained herein, shall relate to the Employment
Agreement executed by and between AGI, Company, and Executive, and shall be
incorporated fully as part of that Agreement.
SECTION
1: Executive
Call Centers
(a) Executive
Call Centers shall be defined as follows:
(i) N/A
SECTION 2: Executive
Sub-Producer Call Centers
(a) Executive
Sub-Producer Call Centers shall be defined as follows:
(i)
Global Med Plans (Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx)
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1.
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Executive
bonus compensation paid on this Sub-Producer Call Center shall be ten
percent (10%) of the Product Net Price/Product Net Commission, whichever
is applicable, as defined in the Employment
Agreement.
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(ii)
CCDS American Health Plans (Canada office) (Xxxxx and Xxx)
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1.
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Executive
bonus compensation paid on this Sub-Producer Call Center shall be ten
percent (10%) of the Product Net Price/Product Net Commission, whichever
is applicable, as defined in the Employment
Agreement.
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(iii)
Secured Health Plans (Xxx Xxxxxx)
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1.
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Executive
bonus compensation paid on this Sub-Producer Call Center shall be ten
percent (10%) of the Product Net Price/Product Net Commission, whichever
is applicable, as defined in the Employment
Agreement.
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(iv)
HMD Group (Xxxx Xxxxxxx)
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1.
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Executive
bonus compensation paid on this Sub-Producer Call Center shall be ten
percent (10%) of the Product Net Price/Product Net Commission, whichever
is applicable, as defined in the Employment
Agreement.
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(v) G
& D Insurance (Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx)
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1.
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Executive
bonus compensation paid on this Sub-Producer Call Center shall be ten
percent (10%) of the Product Net Price/Product Net Commission, whichever
is applicable, as defined in the Employment
Agreement.
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