Insider Letter (Paul Vernhes)



 Exhibit 10.1(f) 
                     , 2006

 Dekania Corp. 
 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703 
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated 
 4 World Financial Center, 25th Floor 
 New York, NY 10080 
 Maxim Group LLC 
 405 Lexington Avenue 
 New York, New York 10174 
  

	 	Re:	Initial Public Offering of Dekania Corp.  

 Ladies and Gentlemen:

 In consideration of the proposed transaction pursuant to which Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
(“Merrill Lynch”) and Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim Group”) (collectively with Merrill Lynch, the “Representatives”) will act as representatives of the underwriters in an initial public offering of the
securities of the Company (“IPO”), the undersigned officer and/or director of Dekania Corp. (the “Company”) hereby agrees with the Company and the Representatives as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein
are defined in Paragraph 12 hereof): 
 1. (a) In the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from
the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the Prospectus (such later date being referred to herein as the “Termination
Date”)), the undersigned shall, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, take all action reasonably within his power to dissolve the Company and distribute all funds held in the Trust Account
to holders of IPO Shares as soon as reasonably practicable following the Termination Date in the manner set forth in the Prospectus including, without limitation: (i) causing the Company’s board of directors to convene and adopt a plan of
dissolution and liquidation, (ii) voting, as a director (if applicable), in favor of adopting such plan of dissolution and liquidation; (iii) within 5 business days of any such adoption by the Company’s board of directors, causing the
Company to prepare and file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) setting out, and calling for a vote by the Company’s stockholders in favor of, the plan of dissolution and liquidation and
(iv) voting, as a stockholder, all of the undersigned’s voting securities of the Company in favor of any such plan of dissolution and liquidation. In addition, from and after the Termination Date, the undersigned will, in accordance with
the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, take all action reasonably within his power to limit the Company’s activities to winding up its affairs and to dissolving the Company and liquidating the Trust Account.

 (b) If the Company seeks approval from its stockholders to consummate a Business Combination within 90 days prior to the expiration of the
24 month period following the Effective Date (assuming that the period in which the Company may consummate a Business Combination has been extended under the circumstances described in the Prospectus), the undersigned agrees to take all such action
reasonably within his power to ensure that the proxy statement related to such Business Combination will seek stockholder approval for the plan of dissolution and liquidation of Company in the event the stockholders do not approve such Business
Combination. 
  

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 (c) If: (i) no agreement has been executed and no letter of intent with respect to a Business
Combination has been signed by the Company prior to the date that is 18 months after the Effective Date or (ii) no proxy statement seeking the approval of the stockholders for a Business Combination has been filed with the SEC by the date that
is 30 days prior to the date that is 24 months after the Effective Date, the undersigned agrees to take, promptly following either such date, all such action reasonably within his power to convene a meeting of the board of directors of the Company
to adopt a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company and, within 5 business days of such date, to file a proxy statement with the SEC seeking stockholder approval for such plan. 
 (d) Except with respect to any of the IPO Shares acquired by the undersigned in connection with or following the IPO, the undersigned hereby irrevocably:
(i) waives any and all right, title, interest, cause of action or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to all funds in the Trust Account and any remaining net assets of the Company upon liquidation of the Trust Account and
dissolution of the Company, (ii) waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company, which Claim would reduce, encumber or otherwise adversely affect the
amounts held in the Trust Account and (iii) agrees that the undersigned will not seek recourse (legal, equitable or otherwise) against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. 
 2. In connection with the vote required to consummate a Business Combination, the undersigned agrees that he will vote all voting securities of the
Company owned by him prior to the IPO (the “Insider Shares”), if any, in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares, and all voting securities of the Company acquired in connection with or
following the IPO in support of a Business Combination. 
 3. The undersigned agrees to escrow the Insider Shares owned by the undersigned,
if any, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of: (i) the closing by the Company of its initial Business Combination that results in all of the stockholders of the combined entity having the right to
exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to consummation of such Business Combination and (ii) the third anniversary of the Effective Date, in either case subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow
Agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company. 
 4. Subject to any
pre-existing fiduciary obligations the undersigned might have (which fiduciary obligations and the names of the entities relating thereto shall be disclosed by the undersigned to the Company’s board of directors prior to presenting such
opportunity), the undersigned agrees to present to the Company for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable Business Combination opportunity, until the earlier of: (i) the closing by the Company of
its initial Business Combination, (ii) the Termination Date and (iii) such time as the undersigned ceases to be an officer or director of the Company, 
 5. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and is reasonably acceptable to the Representatives that the Business Combination is fair to the Company’s
stockholders from a financial perspective. 
  

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 6. (a) None of the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, or any affiliate of the
undersigned (“Affiliate”) will be entitled to receive, and no such person will accept, at any time, any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of a Business Combination. 
 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 6(a) hereof to the contrary, the undersigned shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for his
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination. 
 7. Neither the undersigned, any member
of the family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate will be entitled to receive or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate originates a Business
Combination. 
 8. (a) The undersigned confirms that he is acting as the chief financial officer of the Company and consents to being named
in the registration statement of which the Prospectus forms a part. Except as otherwise set forth in this Paragraph 8(a), and subject to any other employment or similar contracts between the undersigned and the Company, the undersigned agrees to
serve in such capacity and to not resign (or advise the Company’s board of directors that he declines to seek re-election to the Board of Directors) from his position as officer and/or director of the Company as set forth in the Prospectus
without the prior consent of the Representatives (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination and the completion of the Company’s winding
up, dissolution and liquidation. The undersigned acknowledges (and, by their receipt hereof, the Representatives and the Company acknowledge) that the foregoing does not interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate the
undersigned’s employment at any time (subject to other contractual rights the undersigned may have) nor confer upon the undersigned any right to continue in the employ of Company. The undersigned may, however, and without violating this
Paragraph 8(a), terminate his association with the Company for Good Reason by giving the Company thirty (30) days written notice. “Good Reason” means: (i) the occurrence of a physical or mental condition of the undersigned or his
immediate family which prevents the undersigned from acting in his capacity with the Company for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days or (ii) the commission by the Company or its executive officers or directors (excluding the
undersigned) of any material fraud or unlawful act relating to the Company or its operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the undersigned has an employment agreement with the Company which contains the right of the undersigned
to terminate his association with the Company for “Good Reason” (or similar defined term), the definition of Good Reason in such agreement shall supersede the definition contained herein and shall be incorporated by reference in full
herein as if set forth herein. 
 (b) The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and the Representatives and
attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all material respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The undersigned’s Director and Officer Questionnaire previously furnished to the Company and the Representatives is true and accurate in all
material respects as of the date first written above.
 (c) The undersigned represents and warrants that: 
 (i) he is not subject to and is not a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction relating to, or any cease-and-desist order or order or
stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; 
  

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 (ii) he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime: (A) involving any fraud or
(B) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (C) pertaining to any dealings in any securities, and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and 
 (iii) he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or
commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked or been the subject of or to an SEC, NASD or similar regulatory consent decree or other disciplinary or regulatory measure. 
 9. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as an
officer of the Company. 
 10. The undersigned authorizes any employer, former employer or consumer credit reporting agency to release any
information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances to the Representatives and their legal representatives or agents (including any investigative search firm retained by them) (“Information”) solely for
purposes of performing their due diligence in connection with the IPO. Neither the Representatives nor their agents shall be violating the undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the
undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection; provided, however, that any Information so obtained shall: (i) be treated confidentially by the Representatives with the same degree of care as
they treat their respective confidential information and (ii) not be disclosed to any third party (other than potential underwriters in the IPO solely in connection with their due diligence and as otherwise may be required by law, rule,
regulation or judicial or governmental process) without the undersigned’s consent. 
 11. This letter agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby
irrevocably: (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York located in New York County or the
federal courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to the exclusive in personam
jurisdiction of such courts and any objection that such courts represent an inconvenient forum and (iii) agrees that service of process upon him in any such action may be made if delivered in person, by courier or overnight delivery
service, by telegram, by facsimile transmission or by first class mail, and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt. 
 12. As used
herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 
 (a) a “Business Combination” shall mean an
acquisition by the Company, by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, of an operating business or businesses with respect to the insurance industry in the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the
Cayman Islands. 
 (b) “Insiders” means all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the
IPO; 
 (c) “IPO Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO; 
  

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 (d) “Prospectus” means the prospectus relating to the IPO. 
 (e) “Trust Account” means the trust account in which the proceeds to the Company of the IPO will be deposited and held for the benefit
of the holders of the IPO shares, as described in greater detail in the Prospectus. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly
executed and delivered this letter agreement to the Representatives as of the date first written above. 
  

	
	  

	Paul Vernhes


 [Signature Page to Letter Agreement, dated
                    , 2006] 
  

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 Exhibit A 
 Biographical Information 
 Paul Vernhes has served as our Chief Financial Officer since
our inception. Since May 2005, Mr. Vernhes has served as the Managing Director of Cohen Frères, a French company specializing in European CDO programs of insurance company subordinated debt, including Dekania Europe CDO I, the first
transaction of its kind, that won the “CDO deal of the year” award from Structured Finance International. Cohen Frères is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cohen Brothers, LLC, the parent of our Sponsor. From May 1998 to April 2005,
Mr. Vernhes worked for Compagnie de Réassurance d’Ile de France, a French reinsurance company, wholly-owned by Markel Corp. (NYSE:MKL), a public company specializing in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products and
programs, serving as an underwriter and finished his employment there serving as Chief Financial and Accounting Officer. 
  

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