Restated Quota Share Reinsurance Retrocessional Agreement By and Between Employers Mutual Casualty Company And EMC Reinsurance Company
EXHIBIT
10.1.2
Restated
By
and Between
Employers
Mutual Casualty Company
And
EMC
Reinsurance Company
This
Restated Quota Share Reinsurance Retrocessional Agreement (“Restated Agreement”)
is hereby made by and between Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMCC) and EMC
Reinsurance Company (EMC Re).
WHEREAS, EMCC and EMC Re have
been operating under the terms of a Quota Share Reinsurance Retrocessional
Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the parties since January 1, 1981,
and
WHEREAS, there have been
numerous addendums, amendments and endorsements to the Agreement over the years
and the parties now desire to restate the terms and coverage of the Agreement
using language which conforms with industry practices; and
WHEREAS, the Inter-Company
Committees of the boards of directors of EMCC and EMC Re have approved certain
changes to the terms and coverage of the Agreement, which are to be incorporated
into this Restated Agreement and to be effective January 1, 2006, as
follows:
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1.
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EMC
Re’s retention, or cap, on losses assumed per event will increase from
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000;
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2.
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The
cost of the $2,000,000 cap on losses assumed per event will be treated as
a reduction to written premiums rather than commission
expense;
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3.
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EMC
Re will not directly pay for the outside reinsurance protection that EMCC
purchases to protect itself from catastrophic losses on the assumed
reinsurance business it retains in excess of the cap and will instead pay
a higher premium rate (previously accounted for as commission);
and
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4.
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EMC
Re will assume all foreign exchange risk/benefit associated with contracts
incepting on January 1, 2006 and thereafter that are subject to this
Restated Agreement.
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NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
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I.
AGREEMENT
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1.
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EMCC
shall cede, and EMC Re shall accept as reinsurance, One-Hundred Percent
(100%) of all:
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a.
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“Gross Net Written
Premium” less a reinsurance protection cap charge of Ten and
One-Half Percent (10.5%) of “Gross Net Written Premium”,
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b.
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“Net Loss” incurred,
except for loss arising from an “Occurrence” in excess
of Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000),
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c.
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Underwriting
expense on reinsurance contracts,
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d.
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on
reinsurance contracts incepting on or after January 1, 2006,
and
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e.
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Gain
or loss on foreign currency on reinsurance contracts incepting on or after
January 1, 2006,
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arising
out of “Subject to
Cession” reinsurance contracts (“Policy” or “Policies”).
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2.
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The
maximum liability transferred to EMC Re by EMCC for loss resulting from
any one “Occurrence”
that occurred in a prior calendar year will be subject to the
reinsurance protection cap limits in effect during the applicable calendar
year, as follows:
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a.
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1981
– 1992:
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No
occurrence cap.
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b.
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1993
– 1996:
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One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) occurrence
cap.
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c.
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1997
– 2005:
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One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) occurrence
cap.
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3.
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All
premium, loss, and expense shall be settled at least quarterly through the
EMCC inter-company closing process, with settlement of amounts due to be
completed no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the
applicable quarter.
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II.
DEFINITIONS
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1.
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“Extra-contractual
Obligations” means those liabilities not covered under any other
provision of this Restated Agreement, including but not limited to
compensatory, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, other than
that which is a “Loss
Excess of Policy Limits”, together with any legal costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith, paid as damages or in
settlement or in judgment by EMCC as a result of a demand, claim or an
action by its insured, its insured's assignee, or other third party, which
demand, claim or action alleges negligence, gross negligence, fraud, bad
faith or other tortuous behavior or conduct on the part of EMCC in the
handling, adjustment, rejection or settlement of a claim under
a Policy or bond covered by this Restated Agreement. An “Extra-contractual
Obligation” shall be deemed to have occurred on the same date as
the loss covered or alleged to be covered under the
Policy. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, this Restated
Agreement shall not apply to any Extra-contractual obligation incurred by
EMCC as a result of any fraudulent and/or criminal act directed against
EMCC by any officers or directors of EMCC acting individually or
collectively or in collusion with any individual or corporation or any
other organization or party involved in the presentation, defense or
settlement of any claim covered
hereunder.
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2.
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“Ex-gratia Settlements” shall mean
payments made for which EMCC has no legal obligation under the terms and
conditions of any Policy, but which are made solely to maintain the good
will of EMCC.
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“Gross Net Written
Premium” is defined as written premium booked during the applicable
calendar year and before reduction for the reinsurance cap protection
charge.
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“Loss Excess of Policy
Limits” means any amount of loss, together with any legal costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith, paid as damages or in
settlement or in judgment by EMCC in excess of its Policy limits, but
otherwise within the coverage terms of the Policy, as a result of a
demand, claim or an action by its insured, its insured's assignee, or
other third party, which demand, claim or action alleges gross negligence,
negligence, fraud, bad faith or other tortuous behavior or conduct on the
part of EMCC in the handling of a claim under a Policy or bond covered by
this Restated Agreement, in rejecting a settlement within the Policy
limits, in discharging or failing to discharge a duty to defend or prepare
the defense in the trial of an action against its insured, or in
discharging or failing to discharge its duty to prepare or prosecute an
appeal consequent upon such an action. A “Loss Excess of Policy
Limits” shall be deemed to have occurred on the same date as the
loss covered or alleged to be covered under the Policy. For the
avoidance of doubt, the decision by EMCC to settle a claim for an amount
in excess of the Policy limit when EMCC has reasonable basis to believe
that it may have liability to its insured or assignee on the claim will be
deemed a “Loss Excess of
Policy Limits”.
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5.
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“Net Loss”
means:
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a.
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The
sum total of:
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(1)
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Contractual
indemnity loss under the coverage terms of the Policies that is reported
to EMCC,
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(2)
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Associated
Allocated Loss Expense,
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(3)
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“Extra-contractual
Obligations” and
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(4)
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“Loss Excess of Policy
Limits”
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that is
paid (or imminently payable) by EMCC in settlement of claims or in satisfaction
of judgments rendered on account of those claims, after deduction of all net
subrogation, salvage and other recoveries, and
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(5)
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Any
additional case reserves (ACRs) or additional incurred but not reported
reserves (IBNR) established by EMCC on “Subject to Cession”
contracts.
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b.
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Inter-company
reinsurance with respect to the original ceding companies, not to include
this Restated Agreement, shall be disregarded in calculating “Net
Loss”.
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c.
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All
subrogation, salvage, recoveries, or payments recovered or received
subsequent to a “Net
Loss” settlement under this Restated Agreement shall be applied as
if recovered or received prior to payment or settlement, and all necessary
adjustments shall be made by the parties to this Restated
Agreement.
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Nothing
in this definition, however, shall be construed to mean that “Net Loss” is not
recoverable from EMC Re until the “Net Loss” of EMCC has
been absolutely ascertained.
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6.
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“Occurrence” is defined
as follows:
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a.
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Except
as otherwise provided herein, an “Occurrence” means an
accident, disaster, casualty or happening, or series of accidents,
disasters, casualties or happenings arising out of or following on one
event, regardless of the number of interests insured or the number of
Policies responding or whether the claims arising out of the “Occurrence” are made
under Policies issued on an “occurrence” and/or “claims made” or other
basis. Except where specifically provided otherwise in this
Restated Agreement, each “Occurrence” shall be
deemed to take place in its entirety as of the earliest date of loss as
determined by any Policy responding to the “Occurrence”. Any
claims made under an Extended Reporting Period Endorsement or any other
extended reporting and/or discovery period under any Policy shall, for the
purposes of this Restated Agreement, be considered to be made on the last
day of the Policy period immediately preceding the extended reporting
and/or discovery period.
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b.
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Continuous
Or Repeated Injurious Exposure. As respects liability (bodily
injury and property damage) other than Automobile and Products-Completed
Operations Hazard coverage liability under any Policy, and at the option
of EMCC, the term “Occurrence” shall also
mean the sum of all damages for bodily injury and property damage
sustained by each insured during a period of twelve (12) consecutive
months arising out of a continuous or repeated injurious exposure to
substantially the same general conditions. For purposes of this
definition, the date of loss shall be deemed to be the inception or
renewal date of the Policy to which payment is
charged.
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c.
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Aggregate
Basis. With respect to Policies written on an aggregate basis (not subject
to an aggregate limit) and at the option of EMCC, the term “Occurrence” shall also
mean all loss or losses, whether or not related or arising from the same
event or occurrence, that are subject to and covered under an aggregate
basis Policy (or, if such losses arise under two or more Policies written
on an aggregate basis), during the twelve (12) month policy period of that
Policy (or if two or more such Policies are issued to the same risk,
during any twelve (12) month policy period of the Policy chosen by
EMCC). The date of the “Occurrence” shall be
the inception date of such new or renewal policy period (or if such losses
arise under two or more Policies, the inception, anniversary or policy
renewal date of the Policy chosen by EMCC). The term “policy
year” refers to each annual period of the Policy which is written on an
aggregate basis. To be certain, EMCC, at its option, shall be entitled to
extract any “Net
Loss” arising from an “Occurrence” as defined
above from the provisions of this paragraph to apply the basic per
occurrence reinsurance coverage of this Restated
Agreement.
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d.
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Occupational
Disease or Cumulative Injury. Each case of Occupational Disease
or Cumulative Injury suffered by an employee of an EMCC insured and
covered by a Workers’ Compensation or similar Policy shall be deemed to be
a separate and distinct “Occurrence”. The
date of such “Occurrence” shall be
deemed to be the date of loss under the Policy as determined by
EMCC.
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“Subject to Cession”
shall mean all voluntary assumed reinsurance contracts unless
specifically coded by EMCC “not subject to cession” at the time the
synopsis (coverage summary) is set up. “Subject to Cession”
shall not include non-affiliated or involuntary contracts unless
specifically coded by EMCC “subject to cession” at the time the synopsis
(coverage summary) is set up.
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III. CONTINUOUS
CONTRACT
This
contract is continuous until canceled by mutual agreement by the parties, but
may be terminated by either party as of the end of any calendar year upon ninety
(90) days prior written notice.
IV. TERM
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1.
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This
Restated Agreement shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., Central Standard Time,
January 1, 2006, with respect to the accounting for “Subject to Cession”
reinsurance contracts booked after such time and
date.
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2.
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At
expiration of this Restated Agreement, EMC Re shall remain liable for all
Policies covered by this Restated Agreement that are in force at
expiration, until the termination, expiration or renewal of such Policies,
whichever occurs first, plus any discovery or extended reporting
periods.
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3.
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However,
at expiration of this Restated Agreement, EMCC shall have the option to
require a return of the ceded unearned premium, net of ceding commission,
as of the date of expiration, on business in force at that date, in which
event EMC Re shall be released from liability for losses occurring or
claims made, as applicable, after
expiration.
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4.
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In
the event this Restated Agreement expires on a run-off basis, EMC Re’s
liability hereunder shall continue if EMCC is required by statute or
regulation to continue coverage, until the earliest date on which EMCC may
cancel the Policy.
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V.
TERRITORY
The
territorial limits of this contract shall be identical with those of the
original reinsurance contracts.
VI. EXCLUSIONS
This
Restated Agreement shall not apply to and specifically excludes:
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1.
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Losses
excluded by the attached Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clauses – BRMA 35 A, B
and D - G.
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2.
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Liability
of EMCC arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise, from its
participation or membership, whether voluntary or involuntary, in any
Insolvency Fund. “Insolvency Fund” includes any guaranty fund,
insolvency fund, plan, pool, association, fund or other arrangement,
however denominated, established or governed, that provides for any
assessment of or payment or assumption by EMCC of part or all of any
claim, debt, charge, fee, or other obligation of an insurer, or its
successors or assigns, that has been declared by any competent authority
to be insolvent, or that is otherwise deemed unable to meet any claim,
debt, charge, fee or other obligation in whole or in
part.
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3.
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Foreign
exchange risk on Policies incepting prior to January 1,
2006.
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VII. LOSS
SETTLEMENTS
All loss
settlements made by EMCC within the terms of this Restated Agreement or by way
of compromise, including any “Ex-gratia Settlements”, shall be
binding upon EMC Re, and EMC Re agrees to pay or allow, as the case may be, its
share of each such settlement in accordance with this Restated Agreement.
VIII. SALVAGE
AND SUBROGATION
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1.
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Salvages
and all recoveries, including recoveries under all reinsurances that inure
to the benefit of this Restated Agreement (whether recovered or not),
shall be first deducted from such loss to arrive at the amount of
liability attaching hereunder.
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2.
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All
salvages, recoveries or payments recovered or received subsequent to loss
settlement hereunder shall be applied as if recovered or received prior to
the aforesaid settlement, and all necessary adjustments shall be made by
the parties hereto.
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IX.
NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
This
Restated Agreement is solely between EMCC and EMC Re, and in no instance shall
any insured, claimant, or other third party have any rights under this Restated
Agreement except as may be expressly provided otherwise herein.
X.
INSOLVENCY
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1.
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In
the event of insolvency and the appointment of a conservator, liquidator,
or statutory successor of EMCC, the portion of any risk or obligation
assumed by EMC Re shall be payable to the conservator, liquidator, or
statutory successor on the basis of claims allowed against the insolvent
EMCC by any court of competent jurisdiction or by any conservator,
liquidator, or statutory successor of EMCC having authority to allow such
claims, without diminution because of that insolvency, or because the
conservator, liquidator, or statutory successor has failed to pay all or a
portion of any claims.
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2.
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Payments
by EMC Re as above set forth shall be made directly to EMCC or to its
conservator, liquidator, or statutory successor, except where the contract
of insurance or reinsurance specifically provides another payee of such
reinsurance or except as provided by applicable law and regulation (such
as subsection (a) of section 4118 of the New York Insurance laws) in the
event of the insolvency of EMCC.
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3.
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In
the event of the insolvency of EMCC, the liquidator, receiver, conservator
or statutory successor of EMCC shall give written notice to EMC Re of the
pendency of a claim against the insolvent EMCC on the Policy or Policies
reinsured within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the
insolvency proceeding and during the pendency of such claim any reinsurer
may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the
proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated any defense or defenses
which it may deem available to EMCC or its liquidator, receiver,
conservator or statutory successor.
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4.
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Where
two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in
interest elects to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be
apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Restated Agreement as
though such expense had been incurred by
EMCC.
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5.
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The
original insured or policyholder shall not have any rights against EMC Re
which are not specifically set forth in this Restated Agreement, or in a
specific agreement between EMC Re and the original insured or
policyholder.
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XI. DISPUTES
Any
disputes arising out of the interpretation of this contract shall be submitted
to the Inter-Company Committees of the boards of directors of EMCC and EMC Re
for final and binding resolution.
In
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their respective duly authorized
officers, have executed this Restated Agreement on the dates recorded
below.
EMC
Reinsurance Company
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Employers
Mutual Casualty Company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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President
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President
& CEO
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Date:
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December
30, 2005
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Date:
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December
30, 2005
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7
Amendment
to the
By
and Between
Employers
Mutual Casualty Company
And
EMC
Reinsurance Company
This amendment is made and entered by
and between Employers Mutual Casualty Company, an Iowa corporation (“EMCC”), and
EMC Reinsurance Company (“EMC Re”), an Iowa corporation, for the purpose of
amending the Restated Quota Share Reinsurance Retrocessional Agreement executed
by the parties hereto on December 30, 2005.
The parties hereby amend and replace
subparagraph “b” of Paragraph 1 of Section I of the Agreement as
follows:
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b.
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“Net Loss” incurred,
except for loss arising from an “Occurrence” in excess
of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000),
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The
parties hereby amend Paragraph 2 of Section I of the Agreement by adding a new
subparagraph “d”, to read as follows:
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d.
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2006
– 2009: Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) occurrence
cap.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto,
by their respective duly authorized officers, have executed this Amendment on
the dates recorded below, to be retroactively effective on January 1,
2010.
EMC Reinsurance Company
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Employers Mutual Casualty
Company
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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President
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President
& CEO
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Date:
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February
3, 2010
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Date:
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February
3, 2010
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BRMA 35
A
NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - LIABILITY - REINSURANCE
U.S.A.
(1)
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This
reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured
as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or
reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a
direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or
association.
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(2)
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause it is
understood and agreed that for all purposes of this reinsurance all the
original policies of the Reassured (new, renewal and replacement) of the
classes specified in Clause II of this paragraph (2) from the time
specified in Clause III in this paragraph (2) shall be deemed to include
the following provision (specified as the Limited Exclusion
Provision):
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Limited
Exclusion Provision.*
I.
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It
is agreed that the policy does not apply under any liability coverage, to
injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction (bodily injury or property
damage with respect to which an insured under the policy is also an
insured under a nuclear energy liability policy issued by Nuclear Energy
Liability Insurance Association, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability
Underwriters or Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada, or would be an
insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of
its limit of liability).
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II.
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Family
Automobile Policies (liability only), Special Automobile Policies (private
passenger automobiles, liability only), Farmers Comprehensive Personal
Liability Policies (liability only), Comprehensive Personal Liability
Policies (liability only) or policies of a similar nature; and the
liability portion of combination forms related to the four classes of
policies stated above, such as the Comprehensive Dwelling Policy and the
applicable types of Homeowners
Policies.
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III.
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The
inception dates and thereafter of all original policies as described in II
above, whether new, renewal or replacement, being policies which either
(a) become effective on or after 1st May, 1960, or (b) become effective
before that date and contain the Limited Exclusion Provision set out
above; provided this paragraph III shall not be applicable to Family
Automobile Policies, Special Automobile Policies, or policies or
combination policies of a similar nature, issued by the Reassured on New
York risks, until 90 days following approval of the Limited Exclusion
Provision by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
thereof.
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BRMA 35
A
(3)
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Except
for those classes of policies specified in Clause II of paragraph (2) and
without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this
Clause, it is understood and agreed that for all purposes of this
reinsurance the original liability policies of the Reassured (new, renewal
and replacement) affording the following
coverages:
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Owners,
Landlords and Tenants Liability, Contractual Liability, Elevator Liability,
Owners or Contractors (including railroad) Protective Liability, Manufacturers
and Contractors Liability, Product Liability, Professional and Malpractice
Liability, Storekeepers Liability, Garage Liability, Automobile Liability
(including Massachusetts Motor Vehicle or Garage Liability)
shall be
deemed to include, with respect to such coverages, from the time specified in
Clause V of this paragraph (3), the following provision (specified as the Broad
Exclusion Provision):
Broad
Exclusion Provision.*
It is
agreed that the policy does not apply:
I.
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Under
any Liability Coverage, to injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction
(bodily injury or property
damage
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(a)
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with
respect to which an insured under the policy is also an insured under a
nuclear energy liability policy issued by Nuclear Energy Liability
Insurance Association, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters or
Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada, or would be an insured under any
such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its limit of
liability; or
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(b)
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resulting
from the hazardous properties of nuclear material and with respect to
which (1) any person or organization is required to maintain financial
protection pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or any law
amendatory thereof, or (2) the insured is, or had this policy not been
issued would be, entitled to indemnity from the United States of America,
or any agency thereof, under any agreement entered into by the United
States of America, or any agency thereof, with any person or
organization).
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BRMA 35
A
II.
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Under
any Medical Payments Coverage, or under any Supplementary Payments
Provision relating to immediate medical or surgical relief (first aid), to
expenses incurred with respect to bodily injury, sickness, disease or
death (bodily injury resulting from the hazardous properties of nuclear
material and arising out of the operation of a nuclear facility by any
person or organization).
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III.
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Under
any Liability Coverage to injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction
(bodily injury or property damage resulting from the hazardous properties
of nuclear material, if
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(a)
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the
nuclear material (1) is at any nuclear facility owned by, or operated by
or on behalf of, an insured or (2) has been discharged or dispersed
therefrom;
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(b)
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the
nuclear material is contained in spent fuel or waste at any time
possessed, handled, used, processed, stored, transported or disposed of by
or on behalf of an insured; or
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(c)
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the
(injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction (bodily injury or
property damages out of the furnishing by an insured of services,
materials, parts or equipment in connection with the planning,
construction, maintenance, operation or use of any nuclear facility, but
if such facility is located within the United States of America, its
territories, or possessions or Canada, this exclusion (c) applies only to
injury to or destruction of property at such nuclear facility (property
damage to such nuclear facility and any property
thereat)).
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IV.
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As
used in this endorsement:
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“Hazardous
properties" include radioactive, toxic or explosive properties; "nuclear
material" means source material, special nuclear material or byproduct material;
"source material," "special nuclear material," and "byproduct material" have the
meanings given them in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or in any law amendatory
thereof; "spent fuel" means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid,
which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor; "waste" means
any waste material (1) containing byproduct material and (2) resulting from the
operation by any person or organization of any nuclear facility included within
the definition of nuclear facility under paragraph (a) or (b) thereof; "nuclear
facility" means:
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BRMA 35
A
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(a)
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any
nuclear reactor,
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(b)
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any
equipment or device designed or used for (1) separating the isotopes of
uranium or plutonium, (2) processing or utilizing spent fuel, or (3)
handling, processing or packaging
waste,
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(c)
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any
equipment or device used for the processing, fabricating or alloying of
special nuclear material if at any time the total amount of such material
in the custody of the insured at the premises where such equipment or
device is located consists of or contains more than 25 grams of plutonium
or uranium 233 or any combination thereof, or more than 250 grams of
uranium 235,
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(d)
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any
structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the
storage or disposal of waste, and includes the site on which any of the
foregoing is located, all operations conducted on such site and all
premises used for such operations; "nuclear reactor" means any
apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self-supporting
chain reaction or to contain a xxxxxxxx xxxx of fissionable
material;
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(With
respect to injury to or destruction of property, the word "injury" or
"destruction" includes all forms of radioactive contamination of property and
"property damage" includes all forms of radioactive contamination of
property..
V.
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The
inception dates and thereafter of all original policies affording
coverages specified in this paragraph V, whether new, renewal or
replacement, being policies which become effective on or after 1st May,
1960, provided this paragraph V shall not be applicable
to:
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(i)Garage
and Automobile Policies issued by the Reassured on New York risks,
or
(ii)statutory
liability insurance required under Chapter 90, General Laws of Massachusetts,
until 90 days following approval of the Broad Exclusion Provision by the
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof.
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(4)
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause, it
is understood and agreed that paragraphs (2) and (3) above are not
applicable to original liability policies of the Reassured in
Canada and that with respect to such policies this Clause shall
be deemed to include the Nuclear Energy Liability Exclusion Provisions
adopted by the Canadian Underwriters' Association of the Independent
Insurance Conference of Canada.
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*NOTE: The
words printed in italics in the Limited Exclusion Provision and in the Broad
Exclusion Provision shall apply only in relation to original liability policies
which include a Limited Exclusion Provision or a Broad Exclusion Provision
containing those words.
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NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE –
REINSURANCE
U.S.A.
1.
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This
Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the
Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer,
from any Pool of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering
Atomic or Nuclear Energy risks.
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2.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause, this
Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the
Reassured, directly or indirectly and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer,
from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business
interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage)
to:
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I.
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Nuclear
reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site,
or
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II.
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Any
other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling
radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and
"critical facilities" as such,
or
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III.
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Installations
for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial
quantities of "special nuclear material", and for reprocessing, salvaging,
chemically separating, storing or disposing of "spent" nuclear fuel or
waste materials, or
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IV
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Installations
other than those listed in paragraph (2) III above using substantial
quantities of radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear
fission.
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3.
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Without
in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof,
this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive
contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and
whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is
on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear
installation and which normally would be insured therewith except that
this paragraph (3) shall not
operate:
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(a)
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where
Reassured does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant or
nuclear installation, or
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(b)
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where
said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to
property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however
caused. However on and after 1st January 1960 this sub-paragraph (b) shall
only apply provided the said radioactive contamination exclusion provision
has been approved by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction
thereof.
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4.
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Without
in any way restricting the operations of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3)
hereof, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by
radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or
indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive
contamination is a named hazard specifically insured
against.
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5.
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It
is understood and agreed that this Clause shall not extend to risks using
radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not
considered by the Reassured to be the primary
hazard.
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6.
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The
term "special nuclear material" shall have the meaning given it in the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by any law amendatory
thereof.
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7.
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Reassured
to be sole judge of what
constitutes:
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(a)
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substantial
quantities, and
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(b)
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the
extent of installation, plant or
site.
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Note: Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) hereof, it is understood
and agreed that:
(a)
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all
policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December 1957 shall be
free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until
expiry date or 31st December 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the
provisions of this Clause shall
apply,
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(b)
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with
respect to any risk located in Canada policies issued by the Company on or
before 31st December 1958 shall be free from the application of the other
provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December 1960
whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall
apply.
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D
NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - LIABILITY – REINSURANCE
CANADA
1.
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This
Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reinsured
as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or
reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a
direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber, or
association.
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2.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1 of his clause it is
agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement all the original liability
contracts of the Reinsured, whether new, renewal or replacement, of the
following classes, namely,
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Personal
Liability
Farmers'
Liability
Storekeepers'
Liability
which
become effective on or after 31st December 1984, shall be deemed to include,
from their inception dates and thereafter, the following provision:
Limited
Exclusion Provision.
This
Policy does not apply to bodily injury or property damage with respect to which
the Insured is also insured under a contract of nuclear energy liability
insurance (whether the Insured is unnamed in such contract and whether or not it
is legally enforceable by the Insured) issued by the Nuclear Insurance
Association of Canada or any other group or pool of insurers or would be an
Insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its
limits of liability.
With
respect to property, loss of use of such property shall be deemed to be property
damage.
3.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1 of this clause it is
agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement all the original liability
contracts of the Company, whether new, renewal or replacement, of any
class whatsoever (other than Personal Liability, Farmers' Liability,
Storekeepers' Liability or Automobile Liability contracts), which become
effective on or after 31st December 1984, shall be deemed to include, from
their inception dates and thereafter, the following
provision:
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Broad
Exclusion Provision.
It is
agreed that this Policy does not apply:
(a)
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to
liability imposed by or arising under The Nuclear Liability Act;
nor
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(b)
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to
bodily injury or property damage with respect to which an Insured under
this Policy is also insured under a contract of nuclear energy liability
insurance (whether the Insured is unnamed in such contract and whether or
not it is legally enforceable by the Insured) issued by the Nuclear
Insurance Association of Canada or any other insurer or group or pool of
insurers or would be an Insured under any such policy but for its
termination upon exhaustion of its limit of liability;
nor
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(c)
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to
bodily injury or property damage resulting directly or indirectly from the
nuclear energy hazard arising
from:
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(i)
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the
ownership, maintenance, operation or use of a nuclear facility by or on
behalf of an Insured;
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(ii)
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the
furnishing by an Insured of services, materials, parts or equipment in
connection with the planning, construction, maintenance, operation or use
of any nuclear facility; and
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(iii)
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the
possession, consumption, use, handling, disposal or transportation of
fissionable substances or of other radioactive material (except
radioactive isotopes, away from a nuclear facility, which have reached the
final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical,
agricultural, commercial or industrial purpose) used, distributed, handled
or sold by an Insured.
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As used
in this Policy:
1.
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The
term "nuclear energy hazard" means the radioactive, toxic, explosive or
other hazardous properties of radioactive
material;
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2.
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The
term "radioactive material" means uranium, thorium, plutonium, neptunium,
their respective derivatives and compounds, radioactive isotopes of other
elements and any other substances that the Atomic Energy Control Board
may, by regulation, designate as being prescribed substances capable of
releasing atomic energy, or as being requisite for the production, use or
application of atomic energy;
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3.
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The
term "nuclear facility" means:
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(a)
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any
apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self-supporting
chain reaction or to contain a xxxxxxxx xxxx of plutonium, thorium and
uranium or any one or more of
them;
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(b)
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any
equipment or device designed or used for (i) separating the isotopes of
plutonium, thorium and uranium or any one or more of them, (ii) processing
or utilizing spent fuel, or (iii) handling, processing or packaging
waste;
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(c)
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any
equipment or device used for the processing, fabricating or alloying of
plutonium, thorium or uranium enriched in the isotope uranium 233 or in
the isotope uranium 235, or any one or more of them if at any time the
total amount of such material in the custody of the Insured at the
premises where such equipment or device is located consists of or contains
more than 25 grams of plutonium or uranium 233 or any combination thereof,
or more than 250 grams of uranium
235;
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(d)
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any
structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the
storage or disposal of waste radioactive material; and includes the site
on which any of the foregoing is located, together with all operations
conducted thereon and all premises used for such
operations.
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4.
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The
term "fissionable substance" means any prescribed substance that is, or
from which can be obtained, a substance capable of releasing atomic energy
by nuclear fission.
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5.
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With
respect to property, loss of use of such property shall be deemed to be
property damage.
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E
NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND
LIABILITY
(BOILER AND MACHINERY POLICIES) - REINSURANCE - U.S.A.
(1)
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This
reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured
as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or
reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a
direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or
association.
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(2)
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause it is
understood and agreed that for all purposes of this reinsurance all
original Boiler and Machinery Insurance or Reinsurance contracts of the
Reassured shall be deemed to include the following provisions of this
paragraph;
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This
Policy does not apply to "loss," whether it be direct or indirect, proximate or
remote
(a)
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from
an Accident caused directly or indirectly by nuclear reaction, nuclear
radiation or radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or
uncontrolled; or
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(b)
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from
nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination, all
whether controlled or uncontrolled, caused directly or indirectly by,
contributed to or aggravated by an
Accident.
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3.
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However,
it is agreed that loss arising out of the use of Radioactive Isotopes in
any form is not hereby excluded from reinsurance
protection.
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4.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) hereof, it is
understood and agreed that
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(a)
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all
policies issued by the Reassured effective on or before 30th April, 1958,
shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause
until expiry date or 30th April, 1961, whichever first occurs, whereupon
all the provisions of this Clause shall
apply,
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(b)
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with
respect to any risk located in Canada policies issued by the Reassured
effective on or before 30th June, 1958, shall be free from the application
of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date of 30th June,
1961, whichever first occurs, whereupon all the provisions of this Clause
shall apply.
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NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE
PHYSICAL
DAMAGE AND LIABILITY
(BOILER
AND MACHINERY POLICIES) - REINSURANCE - CANADA
(1)
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This
reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured
as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or
reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a
direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or
association.
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(2)
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) of this Clause it is
understood and agreed that for all purposes of this reinsurance all
original Boiler and Machinery Insurance or Reinsurance contracts of the
Reassured shall be deemed to include the following provisions of this
paragraph;
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This
Policy does not apply to "loss," whether it be direct or indirect, proximate or
remote
(a)
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from
an Accident caused directly or indirectly by nuclear reaction, nuclear
radiation or radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or
uncontrolled; or
|
(b)
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from
nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination, all
whether controlled or uncontrolled, caused directly or indirectly by,
contributed to or aggravated by an
Accident.
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(3)
|
However,
it is agreed that loss arising out of the use of Radioactive Isotopes in
any form is not hereby excluded from reinsurance
protection.
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(4)
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph (1) hereof, it is
understood and agreed that policies issued by the Reassured effective on
or before 31st December, 1958, shall be free from the application of the
other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December, 1961,
whichever first occurs, whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall
apply.
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NUCLEAR
INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE
REINSURANCE
CANADA
1.
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This
Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reinsured
directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any Pool
of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering Atomic or
Nuclear Energy risks.
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2.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1 of this
clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to
the Reinsured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or
Reinsurer, from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business
interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage)
to:
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(1)
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Nuclear
reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site,
or
|
(2)
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Any
other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling
radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and
critical facilities as such,
or
|
(3)
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Installations
for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial
quantities of prescribed substances, and for reprocessing, salvaging,
chemically separating, storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel or waste
materials, or
|
(4)
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Installations
other than those listed in (3) above using substantial quantities of
radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear
fission.
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3.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this clause,
this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive
contamination accruing to the Reinsured, directly or indirectly, and
whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is
on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear
installation and which normally would be insured therewith, except that
this paragraph 3 shall not operate.
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(a)
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where
the Reinsured does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant
or nuclear installation, or
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(b)
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where
the said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to
property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however
caused.
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4.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this
clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive
contamination accruing to the Reinsured, directly or indirectly, and
whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive contamination is a
named hazard specifically insured
against.
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5.
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This
clause shall not extend to risks using radioactive isotopes in any form
where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Reinsured to be the
primary hazard.
|
6.
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The
term "prescribed substances" shall have the meaning given it by the Atomic
Energy Control Act R.S.C. 1974 or by any law amendatory
thereof.
|
7.
|
Reinsured
to be sole judge of what
constitutes:
|
(a)
|
substantial
quantities, and
|
(b)
|
the
extent of installation, plant or
site.
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8.
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Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this
clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to
the Reinsured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer
caused:
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(a)
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by
any nuclear incident as defined in the Nuclear Liability Act or any other
nuclear liability act, law or statute, or any law amendatory thereof or
nuclear explosion, except for ensuing loss or damage which results
directly from fire, lightning or explosion of natural, coal or
manufactured gas;
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(b)
|
by
contamination by radioactive
material.
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NOTE: Without
in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this clause,
paragraph 8 of this clause shall only apply to all original contracts of the
Reinsured, whether new, renewal or replacement, which become effective on or
after December 31, 1992.
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