LIMIT THE SCOPE, EXTENT OR INTENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION
HEREOF.
(D)
SEVERABILITY.
EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO BE SEVERABLE.
IF
ANY TERM OR PROVISION HEREOF IS ILLEGAL OR INVALID FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER,
SUCH ILLEGALITY OR INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
(E)
INTEGRATION.
NO AGREEMENTS, PLANS OR REPRESENTATIONS, ORAL OR OTHERWISE,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO HEREIN (WHICH REFERENCE
INCLUDES THE PLANS AND AGREEMENTS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE OF THIS
SECTION 14(E)), WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF HAVE BEEN MADE BY
EITHER PARTY WHICH ARE NOT SET FORTH EXPRESSLY IN THIS AGREEMENT.
(F)
INTERPRETATION.
(I)
NO PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO BE
INTERPRETED FOR OR AGAINST ANY PARTY BECAUSE THAT PARTY DRAFTED SUCH PROVISION.
(II)
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, "HEREIN,
"HEREBY," "HEREOF", "HEREINAFTER," "HEREWITH," "HEREAFTER" AND "HEREINAFTER"
REFER TO THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH.
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(III)
REFERENCES TO STATUTORY PROVISIONS SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AS REFERENCES TO THOSE PROVISIONS AS AMENDED OR RE-ENACTED OR AS THEIR
APPLICATION IS MODIFIED BY OTHER PROVISIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AND SHALL INCLUDE
REFERENCES TO ANY PROVISIONS OF WHICH THEY ARE RE-ENACTMENTS (WHETHER WITH OR
WITHOUT MODIFICATION).
(IV)
REFERENCES TO THE SINGULAR SHALL INCLUDE THE
PLURAL AND VICE VERSA AND REFERENCES TO THE MASCULINE SHALL INCLUDE THE FEMININE
AND/OR NEUTER AND VICE VERSA.
(V)
REFERENCES TO PERSONS SHALL INCLUDE
COMPANIES, PARTNERSHIPS, ASSOCIATIONS AND BODIES OF PERSONS, WHETHER
INCORPORATED OR UNINCORPORATED.
(G)
COUNTERPARTS.
THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS,
EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED AN ORIGINAL, AND ALL OF WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE
AND THE SAME INSTRUMENT.
(H)
UNTRUE
STATEMENTS.
THE EXECUTIVE SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY AT ANY TIME MAKE ANY UNTRUE
STATEMENT IN RELATION TO THE COMPANY OR ANY GROUP COMPANY AND IN PARTICULAR
SHALL NOT AFTER THE TERMINATION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT HEREUNDER WRONGFULLY REPRESENT
HIMSELF AS BEING EMPLOYED BY OR CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY OR ANY GROUP COMPANY.
(I)
NOTICES.
ALL NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS HEREUNDER SHALL BE IN WRITING AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DULY GIVEN IF DELIVERED BY HAND DELIVERY, OR BY
FACSIMILE (WITH CONFIRMATION OF TRANSMISSION), OR BY OVERNIGHT COURIER, OR BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTAGE PREPAID, IN EACH
CASE ADDRESSED AS FOLLOWS:
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IF TO THE
EXECUTIVE:
MICHAEL S. PAQUETTE
44 SOUTH MAIN STREET
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03755
IF TO THE
COMPANY:
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS
MONTPELIER HOUSE
94 PITTS BAY ROAD
PEMBROKE, BERMUDA HM08
OR TO SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS EITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE FURNISHED TO THE OTHER IN
WRITING IN ACCORDANCE HEREWITH.
ANY SUCH NOTICE GIVEN BY POST SHALL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE BEEN SERVED ON THE SECOND WEEKDAY AFTER DISPATCH (PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
EXCEPTED) AND ANY NOTICE SO GIVEN BY HAND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SERVED
WHEN DELIVERED IF DELIVERED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR, IF DELIVERED
OUTSIDE SUCH HOURS, AT THE NEXT TIME AFTER DELIVERY WHEN NORMAL BUSINESS