FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.21
FORM
OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into this
day of , but
is effective for all purposes as of
day of , by and between
Fortegra Financial Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnitor”) and
(hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnitee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor, and the Fortegra Financial Corporation 401(k) Saving
Plan Committee serve as the plan administrators for the Fortegra Financial Corporation
401(k) Savings plan (“Plan”) sponsored by the Indemnitor; and
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor, and the Fortegra Financial Corporation 401(k)
Saving Plan Committee, as the plan administrators of the Plan, are authorized to designate
one or more individuals to perform certain duties required of the plan administrators for
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor, and the Fortegra Financial Corporation 401(k)
Saving Plan Committee have asked the Indemnitee to serve as an agent for the plan
administrators with respect to the various retirement plan/401(k) plan functions; and
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor has asked the Indemnitee to serve as the “Plan
Committee Member” responsible for compliance with federal privacy requirements imposed upon
the Indemnitor; and
WHEREAS, as the agent for the plan administrators of the Plan, the Indemnitee is
to be responsible for various administrative functions with respect to the Plan for the benefit of
the employees of the Indemnitor and its subsidiary corporations, and will perform such functions
without additional compensation from the Plan or the Indemnitor; and
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor believes that it is in the best interests of the
Indemnitor and its subsidiary corporations, and their employees, for the Indemnitee to serve as
the agent for the plan administrators of the Plan and as Plan Committee Member and is willing to
indemnify the Indemnitee as hereinafter provided.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. INDEMNIFICATION GENERALLY. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Indemnitor hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee with respect to any and
all claims, losses, damages and expenses which may be incurred by the Indemnitee as a result of
or arising out of:
(A) | any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Indemnitor or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which the Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, arising out of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the plan administrators of the Plan and/or a Plan Committee Member; |
(B) | any attempt (regardless of its success) by any person to charge or cause the Indemnitee to be charged with wrongdoing or with financial responsibility for damages arising out of or incurred in connection with the matters indemnified against in this Agreement; or |
(C) | any expense, assessment, fine, tax, judgment or settlement payment arising out of or incident to any of the matters indemnified against in this Agreement, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (before and at trial, and in appellate proceedings). |
2. LIMITATION. Nothing in the Indemnity Agreement shall be deemed to relieve the
Indemnitee of any liability that may be incurred by way of:
(A) | a violation of the criminal law, unless the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful and no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; | ||
(B) | a transaction in which the Indemnitee derived an improper personal benefit; | ||
(C) | willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his duties; or | ||
(D) | conduct pursuant to then-applicable law that prohibits such indemnification. |
3. LEGAL ACTION. Whenever any claims shall arise for indemnification under
this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnitor promptly and in any event within 30
days after the Indemnitee has actual knowledge of the facts constituting the basis for such
claim. Regardless of whether Indemnitor undertakes to defend such suit or other actions, it shall
be bound by the terms of any judgment or settlement arrived at therein and shall pay all costs of
the Indemnitee as provided herein.
4. TERM. This Agreement shall be effective as of day of
and shall continue in full force and effect until the date six years
after the date of this Agreement, or six years after the termination of the Indemnitee’s
employment by the Indemnitor, whichever is later, provided that such term shall be extended by
any period of time during which the Indemnitor is in breach of a material obligation to the
Indemnitee, plus ninety days.
5. INSURANCE COVERAGE. The Indemnitor may acquire, on behalf of the Indemnitee,
insurance coverage against any liability that the Indemnitee may incur as a result of his acts or
failure to act as agent for the plan administrators for the Plan or as Plan Committee Member in
such an amount as the Indemnitor, at its sole discretion, may deem to be appropriate. If the
Indemnitor elects to acquire such coverage, the Indemnitee shall provide the Indemnitor with
reasonable assistance in acquiring such coverage.
6. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the successors in interest and assigns, heirs and personal representatives, as the case may be, of
the parties.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day of
.
Fortegra Financial Corporation | ||||||
“INDEMNITOR” | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Its: | ||||||
“INDEMNITEE” | ||||||