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EXHIBIT 10.49

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

issued to

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

			
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article	 	 	 	Page
	 

	 	Preamble	 	 	4	 
	1

	 	Business Covered	 	 	4	 
	2

	 	Retention and Limit	 	 	5	 
	3

	 	Term	 	 	5	 
	4

	 	Special Termination	 	 	6	 
	5

	 	Territory	 	 	7	 
	6

	 	Exclusions	 	 	7	 
	7

	 	Special Acceptance	 	 	10	 
	8

	 	Premium	 	 	10	 
	9

	 	Other Reinsurance	 	 	10	 
	10

	 	Reports and Remittances	 	 	10	 
	11

	 	Ceding Commission	 	 	11	 
	12

	 	Definitions	 	 	11	 
	13

	 	Extra Contractual Obligations/Excess of Policy Limits	 	 	13	 
	14

	 	Net Retained Liability	 	 	14	 
	15

	 	Original Conditions	 	 	14	 
	16

	 	Salvage and Subrogation	 	 	15	 
	17

	 	No Third Party Rights	 	 	15	 
	18

	 	Loss Settlements	 	 	15	 
	19

	 	Commutation	 	 	16	 
	20

	 	Sunset	 	 	17	 
	21

	 	Late Payments	 	 	17	 
	22

	 	Offset	 	 	18	 
	23

	 	Currency	 	 	19	 
	24

	 	Unauthorized Reinsurance	 	 	19	 
	25

	 	Taxes	 	 	21	 
	26

	 	Access to Records	 	 	21	 
	27

	 	Confidentiality	 	 	22	 
	28

	 	Indemnification and Errors and Omissions	 	 	23	 
	29

	 	Insolvency	 	 	23	 
	30

	 	Arbitration	 	 	24	 
	31

	 	Service of Suit	 	 	26	 
	32

	 	Agency	 	 	27	 
	33

	 	Governing Law	 	 	27	 
	34

	 	Entire Agreement	 	 	28	 
	35

	 	Non-Waiver	 	 	28	 
	36

	 	Change in Administrative Practices	 	 	28	 

			
	 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Articles	 	 	 	Page
	(Cont’d)	 	 	 	 
	37

	 	Intermediary	 	 	28	 
	38

	 	Mode of Execution	 	 	29	 
	 

	 	Company Signing Block	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attachments
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Nuclear Risk Exclusion	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

			
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

(the “Contract”)

issued to

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY 

Fort
Lauderdale, Florida

(the “Company”)

by

THE SUBSCRIBING REINSURER(S) IDENTIFIED

IN THE INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT(S)

ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF THIS CONTRACT

(the “Reinsurer”)

PREAMBLE

	A.	 	In the event any affiliated companies are to be reinsured hereunder,
whenever the word
“Company” is used in this Contract, such term shall be held to include any
or all of the
affiliated companies which are or may hereafter be under common control,
provided that
notice be given to the Reinsurer of any such newly affiliated companies
which may
hereafter come under common control as soon as practicable with full
particulars as to how
such affiliation is likely to affect this Contract. In the event of either
party maintaining that
such affiliation calls for alteration in existing terms, and an agreement
for alteration not
being arrived at, then the business of such newly affiliated company is
covered at existing
terms only for a period of 45 days after notice by either party that it does
not wish to cover
such business.
	 
	B.	 	The retention of the Company and the liability of the Reinsurer and
all other benefits
accruing to the Company as provided in this Contract or any amendments
hereto, shall
apply to the affiliated companies comprising the Company as a group and not
separately to
each of the affiliated companies.

ARTICLE 1

BUSINESS COVERED

This Contract is to indemnify the Company in respect of the liability that may
accrue to the Company as a result of loss or losses under Policies classified by
the Company as Traditional Workers’ Compensation and/or Employers Liability
(including losses arising from the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act, Jones Act, Federal Employers Liability Act, and any other
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renewed during the term of this Contract by or on behalf of the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions herein contained.

ARTICLE 2

RETENTION AND LIMIT

	A.	 	The Company shall cede, and the Reinsurer shall accept as reinsurance, a 50.0% share of
all business reinsured hereunder. The Reinsurer shall pay to the Company the Reinsurer’s
quota share of losses under the Policies, Loss Adjustment Expense, Extra Contractual
Obligations and Loss in Excess of Policy Limits covered under this Contract, subject to a
maximum limit of $250,000 (being 50.0% of $500,000), inclusive of original deductibles,
each and every Loss Occurrence.
	 
	B.	 	The Company shall retain its 50.0% share net and unreinsured elsewhere.

ARTICLE 3

TERM

	A.	 	This Contract shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008, applying to Loss Occurrences commencing at or after that time and date, and
shall remain in effect until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2009.
	 
	B.	 	At the sole option of the Company, this Contract may be terminated at any time by the
Company giving the Reinsurer 15 days’ prior written notice.
	 
	C.	 	The Reinsurer shall have no liability for Loss Occurrences commencing at or after
expiration or termination of this Contract.
	 
	D.	 	However, upon mutual agreement between the Company and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer
shall remain liable hereunder in respect of Policies in force prior to expiration or
termination, until the termination, natural expiration or renewal of such Policies, whichever
occurs first, but in no event to exceed 12 months plus odd time.
	 
	E.	 	In the event this Contract expires or terminates on a run-off basis, the Reinsurer’s
liability
hereunder shall continue if the Company is required by statute or regulation to continue
coverage, until the earliest date on which the Company may cancel the Policy, but not to
exceed 12 months plus odd time.

			
	 
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ARTICLE 4

SPECIAL TERMINATION

	A.	 	The Company may terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer’s percentage share in this Contract at
any time by giving written notice to the Subscribing Reinsurer in the event of any of the
following circumstances:

	 	1.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer ceases underwriting operations.
	 
	 	2.	 	A state insurance department or other legal authority orders the Subscribing
Reinsurer
to cease writing business, or the Subscribing Reinsurer is placed under regulatory
supervision.
	 
	 	3.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation
or receivership (whether voluntary or involuntary), or there have been instituted
against it proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator,
conservator, trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take
possession of its assets or control of its operations.
	 
	 	4.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus (or the equivalent under the
Subscribing Reinsurer’s accounting system) as reported in such financial statements
of the Subscribing Reinsurer as designated by the Company, has been reduced by
20% of the amount thereof at any date during the prior 12-month period (including
the period prior to the inception of this Contract). This paragraph shall not apply
should the Subscribing Reinsurer continue to have an A.M. Best’s rating of “A+.”
	 
	 	5.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has merged with or has become acquired or controlled by
any company, corporation, or individual(s) not controlling the
Subscribing
Reinsurer’s operations at the inception of this Contract.
	 
	 	6.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has retroceded its entire liability under this Contract
without the Company’s prior written consent.
	 
	 	7.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has been assigned an A.M. Best’s rating of less than “A-”
and/or an S&P rating of less than “BBB+.” However, as respects Underwriting
Members of Lloyd’s, London, a Lloyd’s Market Rating of less than “A-” by A.M.
Best and/or less than “BBB+” by S&P shall apply.

	B.	 	Termination shall be effected on a run-off or cut-off basis as set forth in the Term Article,
at the sole discretion of the Company. The reinsurance premium due the Subscribing
Reinsurer hereunder shall be pro rated based on the period of the Subscribing Reinsurer’s
participation hereon, and the Subscribing Reinsurer shall immediately return any excess
reinsurance premium received.

			
	 
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ARTICLE 5

TERRITORY

The territorial limits of this Contract shall be identical with those of the Company’s Policies but
excluding losses arising out of Policies written and issued in the States of Georgia, South
Carolina or Indiana.

ARTICLE 6

EXCLUSIONS

This Contract shall not apply to and specifically excludes:

	 	1.	 	Assumed reinsurance, except 100% of business ceded by fronting insurance
companies.
	 
	 	2.	 	Liability of the Company 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, howsoever denominated, established or
governed, that provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by the
Company 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.
	 
	 	3.	 	Loss or liability accruing to the Company directly or indirectly from any insurance
written by or through any pool, association, or syndicate, including
pools,
associations, or syndicates in which membership by the Company is required under
any statutes or regulations.
	 
	 	4.	 	Loss or damage which is occasioned by war, invasion, hostilities, acts of foreign
enemies, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power, or martial law
or confiscation by order of any government or public authority. Nevertheless, this
Exclusion shall not apply to loss or damage occasioned by riots, strikes, civil
commotion, vandalism, malicious damage, and Acts of Terrorism.
	 
	 	5.	 	All loss or liability of the Company excluded by the “Nuclear Risk Exclusion”
attached hereto.
	 
	 	6.	 	Manufacturing, packaging, handling, shipping or storage of explosives, explosive
substances intended for use as an explosive, ammunitions, fuses, arms, or fireworks;
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	 	 	 	storage of same in connection with the sale or transportation by owner operators of
such substances.
	 
	 	7.	 	Loss arising from Professional Sports Teams. For the purpose of this Exclusion,
“Professional Sports Team” shall mean an organization of greater than 15 people
(including athletes, coaches, and staff) that exists for the purpose of competing in
regularly scheduled sporting events and whose members are receiving compensation
from the organization at the time of the Occurrence.
	 
	 	8.	 	Loss sustained by Commercial Airline Personnel on board the aircraft and arising
while the aircraft is In Flight. The following definitions shall apply to this
Exclusion:

	 	a.	 	“Commercial Airline” shall mean an organization in the business of
transporting
passengers and/or goods by aircraft;
	 
	 	b.	 	“Personnel” shall mean employees of the Commercial Airline acting
within the
scope of their employment; and
	 
	 	c.	 	“In Flight” shall mean from the time the door(s) close for departure to
the time
the door(s) open for arrival.

	 	9.	 	Liability arising out of, or resulting as a consequence of, insureds principally
involved
in the manufacture, distribution, installation, testing, remediation, removal, storage,
disposal, sale, use of or exposure to asbestos.
	 
	 	10.	 	Railroads, except scenic railways, and access lines and industrial aid
owner
operations when written as an incidental part of an insured’s overall operations.
	 
	 	11.	 	Chemical or petrochemical manufacturing.
	 
	 	12.	 	Underground mining.
	 
	 	13.	 	Loss arising from the intentional wrecking or demolition of buildings or
structures in
excess of three stories.
	 
	 	14.	 	Losses arising from the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Act, Jones Act, Federal Employers Liability Act, Maritime Employers Liability Act,
and any other federal act if the payroll for such business is greater than 10% of the
total payroll for the original insured’s total operations including such business.
	 
	 	15.	 	Actual or alleged loss, liability, damage, injury, defense cost, cost or expense
directly
or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out of or in
connection with any “acts of terrorism” as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (the “Act”), including acts of war, invasion, acts of foreign enemies,
hostilities or warlike operation (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion,
revolution, insurrection, or civil commotion assuming the proportions of
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	 	 	 	amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power, regardless of any other cause or
event contributing concurrently or in any sequence to the loss and regardless of the
location of the loss, liability, damage, injury, defense, cost or expense.
	 
	 	 	 	Also excluding actual or alleged loss, liability, damage, injury, defense cost or
expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out
of or in connection with any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing,
retaliating against, or responding to an act of terrorism as defined in the Act,
regardless of the location of the loss, liability, damage, injury, defense, cost or
expense.
	 
	 	 	 	Notwithstanding the above and subject otherwise to the terms, conditions and
limitations of this Contract, this Contract will pay actual loss or damage caused by an
act of terrorism which does not meet the definition of “act of terrorism” as defined in
the Act, but in no event will this Contract provide coverage for loss, damage, cost or
expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising
out of or in connection with biological, chemical or nuclear explosion, pollution,
contamination and/or fire following therefrom.
	 
	 	 	 	In the event any portion of this exclusion is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
	 
	 	16.	 	Financial Guarantee and Insolvency.
	 
	 	17.	 	Risks with known occupational disease exposures per NCCI D&E codes.
	 
	 	18.	 	Construction of bridges, tunnels or dams.
	 
	 	19.	 	Firefighters and police officers.
	 
	 	20.	 	Trucks hauling explosives or ammunition (local or long distance hauling) — all
employees.
	 
	 	21.	 	Manufacturing, packing, handling, shipping or storage of natural or artificial fuel
gases, butane, propane, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum gas; however, this exclusion
shall not apply to the incidental packing, handling or storage of same in connection
with the sale of such substances.
	 
	 	22.	 	Gas or oil burner installation NOC.
	 
	 	23.	 	Gasoline Service Stations tank installations.
	 
	 	24.	 	Blasting of rock.
	 
	 	25.	 	Sewer construction — all operations.
	 
	 	26.	 	Gas main, steam main, or water main construction or connection construction.

			
	 
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	 	27.	 	Boat manufacturing — F classes.
	 
	 	28.	 	Banks and trust company employees of contracting agencies in bank service:
guards,
patrols, messengers or armored car crews.
	 
	 	29.	 	Detective agencies.
	 
	 	30.	 	Patrol agencies only in regard to armed guard services.
	 
	 	31.	 	Alternative Market business including PEO’s.
	 
	 	32.	 	Risks principally domiciled in the States of Georgia, South Carolina or Indiana.

ARTICLE 7

SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE

Business that is not within the scope of this Contract may be submitted to the Reinsurer for
special acceptance hereunder, and such business, if accepted by the Reinsurer shall be covered
hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, except as modified by the special
acceptance.

ARTICLE 8

PREMIUM

The Company shall cede and pay to the Reinsurer its proportionate share of the Gross Net Earned
Premium Income of the Company.

ARTICLE 9

OTHER REINSURANCE

The Company is permitted to have excess of loss treaty reinsurance, recoveries under which shall
inure to the benefit of this Contract. The Company shall be permitted to deduct 100% of the cost
of excess reinsurance in determining the Gross Net Earned Premium Income ceded hereunder. The cost
of such reinsurance is deemed to be 10% for the duration of this Contract.

ARTICLE 10

REPORTS AND REMITTANCES

	A.	 	Within 30 days after the end of each month, the Company shall provide the following
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	 	1.	 	ceded Gross Net Earned Premium Income for the month;
	 
	 	2.	 	the ceding commission as provided for in this Contract;
	 
	 	3.	 	ceded paid loss and Loss Adjustment Expense during the month;
	 
	 	4.	 	ceded subrogation or other recoveries during the month;
	 
	 	5.	 	ceded outstanding losses and Loss Adjustment Expense.
	 
	 	The Company shall remit the positive balance of (1) less (2) less (3), plus (4), 45 days after
the end of each month. Negative balances shall be remitted by the Reinsurer as promptly as
possible after receipt of the Company’s report but in no event later than 15 days after
receipt of the Company’s report.

	B.	 	Should the amount recoverable under this Contract equal $250,000 (being 50.0% of
$500,000) as respects any one loss, the Company may give the Reinsurer notice of payment
made or its intention to make payment on a certain date. If the Company has paid the loss,
payment shall be made by the Reinsurer immediately. If the Company intends to pay the
loss by a certain date and has submitted a proof of loss or similar document, payment shall
be due from the Reinsurer 24 hours prior to that date, provided the Reinsurer has a period
of five working days after receipt of said notice to dispatch the payment. Cash loss
amounts specifically remitted by the Reinsurer as set forth herein shall be credited to the
next monthly account.
	 
	C.	 	The Company shall also provide the Reinsurer with such other information as may be
required by the Reinsurer for completion of its NAIC annual statements.

ARTICLE 11

CEDING COMMISSION

The Reinsurer shall allow the Company a 25% commission on all premiums ceded to the Reinsurer
hereunder prior to any deductions for premiums ceded by the Company for reinsurance that inures to
the benefit of this Contract. The Company shall allow the Reinsurer return commission on return
premiums at the same rate.

ARTICLE 12

DEFINITIONS

	A.	 	“Loss Occurrence” means each and every disaster, casualty, accident, or loss or series of
disasters, casualties, accidents or losses arising out of one event. As respects a Loss
Occurrence involving Occupational Disease or Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma, the
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	 	1.	 	Per Event Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational Disease
or Other
Disease, regardless of the specific kind or class, suffered by employees of one or
more employers, all such losses sustained by the Company from one event shall,
together with losses not classified as Occupational Disease or Other Disease, be
deemed to be a single “Loss Occurrence.”
	 
	 	2.	 	Per Employee Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational
Disease or
Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma suffered by a single employee, and not covered
under subparagraph (1) above, the date that the Loss Occurrence commences shall be
determined as follows:

	 	a.	 	If the case is compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law, the
date of
the beginning of the disability for which compensation is payable.
	 
	 	b.	 	If the case is not compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law, the
date
that disability due to said disease actually began.
	 
	 	c.	 	If the claim is made after employment has ceased, the date of cessation
of such
employment.

	 	3.	 	Per Employer Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational
Disease or
Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma of the same specific kind or class, suffered by
multiple employees of the same employer, and not covered under subparagraphs (1)
or (2) above, all such losses sustained by the Company within a Policy year shall be
aggregated and considered as constituting one “Loss Occurrence” hereunder and the
inception date of the Policy year in which losses occur shall be deemed to be the date
of the Loss Occurrence.

	B.	 	“Gross Net Earned Premium Income” means gross earned manual premium adjusted for
experience and schedule credit/debit modifications, State/NCCI safety credit and other
allowable credits, premium discount, deductible credits, expense constants and Policy fees,
less the earned portion of premiums ceded by the Company for reinsurance that inures to
the benefit of this Contract according to the provisions of the Other Reinsurance Article.
	 
	C.	 	“Loss Adjustment Expense” means costs and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with the investigation, appraisal, adjustment, settlement, litigation, defense or
appeal of a specific claim or loss, or alleged loss, including but not limited to:

	 	1.	 	court costs;
	 
	 	2.	 	costs of supersedeas and appeal bonds;
	 
	 	3.	 	monitoring counsel expenses;
	 
	 	4.	 	legal expenses and costs incurred in connection with coverage questions and legal
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	 	5.	 	post-judgment interest;
	 
	 	6.	 	pre-judgment interest, unless included as part of an award or judgment;
	 
	 	7.	 	a pro rata share of salaries and expenses of Company field employees, calculated
in
accordance with the time occupied in adjusting such loss, and expenses of other
Company employees who have been temporarily diverted from their normal and
customary duties and assigned to the field adjustment of losses covered by this
Contract; and
	 
	 	8.	 	subrogation, salvage and recovery expenses.
	 
	 	“Loss Adjustment Expense” does not include salaries and expenses of the Company’s employees,
except as provided in subparagraph (7) above, and office and other overhead expenses.

	D.	 	“Policy(ies)” means any binder, policy, or contract of insurance or reinsurance issued,
accepted or held covered provisionally or otherwise, by or on behalf of the Company.
	 
	E.	 	“Occupational Disease,” “Other Disease” and “Cumulative Trauma” shall be defined by the
applicable state or federal statutes, regulations, or case law having jurisdiction over such
losses.

ARTICLE 13

EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS/EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS

	A.	 	This Contract shall cover 90% of any Extra Contractual Obligations, as provided in the
Retention and Limit Article. “Extra Contractual Obligations” shall be defined as those
liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Contract and that arise from the
handling of any claim on business covered hereunder, such liabilities arising because of,
but not limited to, the following: failure by the Company to settle within the Policy limit,
or by reason of alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of
settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its
insured
or reinsured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.
	 
	B.	 	This Contract shall cover 90% of any Loss in Excess of Policy Limits, as provided in the
Retention and Limit Article. “Loss in Excess of Policy Limits” shall be defined as Loss in
excess of the Policy limit, having been incurred because of, but not limited to, failure by
the Company to settle within the Policy limit or by reason of alleged or actual negligence,
fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or
in the trial of any action against its insured or reinsured or in the preparation or
prosecution
of an appeal consequent upon such action.

			
	 
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	C.	 	An Extra Contractual Obligation and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits shall be deemed to
have occurred on the same date as the loss covered under the Company’s Policy, and shall
constitute part of the original loss.
	 
	D.	 	For the purposes of the Loss in Excess of Policy Limits coverage hereunder, the word
“Loss” means any amounts for which the Company would have been contractually liable to
pay had it not been for the limit of the original Policy.
	 
	E.	 	Loss Adjustment Expense in respect of Extra Contractual Obligations and/or Loss in
Excess of Policy Limits shall be covered hereunder in the same manner as other Loss
Adjustment Expense.
	 
	F.	 	However, this Article shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to fraud of a
member of the Board of Directors or a corporate officer of the Company 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.
	 
	G.	 	Recoveries from any form of insurance or reinsurance, that protects the Company against
claims which are the subject matter of this Article, shall inure to the benefit of the
Reinsurer, to the extent collected, and shall be deducted from the total amount of Extra
Contractual Obligations and Loss in Excess of Policy Limits for purposes of determining
the loss hereunder.
	 
	H.	 	In no event shall coverage be provided to the extent not permitted under law.

ARTICLE 14

NET RETAINED LIABILITY

	A.	 	This Contract applies only to that portion of any Policy that the Company retains net for its
own account (prior to deduction of any reinsurance that inures solely to the benefit of the
Company).
	 
	B.	 	The amount of the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder in respect of any loss or losses shall not
be increased by reason of the inability of the Company to collect from any other
reinsurer(s), whether specific or general, any amounts that may have become due from such
reinsurer(s), whether such inability arises from the insolvency of such other reinsurer(s) or
otherwise.

ARTICLE 15

ORIGINAL CONDITIONS

All reinsurance under this Contract shall be subject to the same rates, terms, conditions, waivers
and interpretations, and to the same modifications and alterations as the respective Policies of
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Company. However, in no event shall this be construed in any way to provide coverage outside the
terms and conditions set forth in this Contract.

ARTICLE 16

SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION

	A.	 	Salvages and all recoveries (including amounts due from all reinsurances that inure to the
benefit of this Contract, whether recovered or not), shall be first deducted from such loss
to
arrive at the amount of liability attaching hereunder.
	 
	B.	 	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.

ARTICLE 17

NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

This Contract is solely between the Company and the Reinsurer, and in no instance shall any
insured, claimant or other third party have any rights under this Contract except as may be
expressly provided otherwise herein.

ARTICLE 18

LOSS SETTLEMENTS

	A.	 	The Company alone and at its full discretion shall adjust,
settle or compromise all claims and losses.
	 
	B.	 	As respects losses subject to this Contract, all loss
settlements made by the Company, whether under strict Policy terms or by way of compromise other than Ex-Gratia
Settlements which are covered hereunder only as provided in paragraph C below, and any
Extra Contractual Obligations and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits, shall be binding
upon the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer agrees to pay or allow, as the case may be, its share
of each such settlement as provided in accordance with the Reports and Remittances
Article.
	 
	 	 	“Ex-Gratia Settlements,” as used in this Contract, will mean all settlements of losses not
covered under the express terms of the Policies, which are primarily motivated by a customer
business relationship. “Ex-Gratia Settlements” will not include settlements of losses which
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	C.	 	Any Ex-Gratia Settlement made by the Company on a loss subject to this Contract shall be
binding on the Reinsurer, provided the Company has submitted the settlement to the Reinsurer
and received the Reinsurer’s agreement to the settlement. If the Ex-Gratia Settlement is
accepted by the Reinsurer, it shall be subject to the terms of this Contract.

ARTICLE 19

COMMUTATION

	A.	 	This Article will only take effect should the parties hereto mutually agree to commute one or
any number of the Workers’ Compensation losses under this Contract. There will be no
obligation on the part of either party to so commute.
	 
	B.	 	Should the Company become liable for any loss hereunder, and be required to make periodic
payments to or otherwise set up on its books reserves for such loss, at any time after seven
years following the date of such loss and upon mutual agreement of the Company and the
Reinsurer, said loss (including Loss Adjustment Expenses) may be commuted. If the value of
said loss, including amounts falling to the share of the Reinsurer, cannot be agreed upon by
the parties to this Contract, said value may be determined by employing one of the following:

	 	1.	 	A present value calculation based on the following criteria:

	 	a.	 	In respect of all unindexed benefits, the present value calculation
shall be determined based upon an annual discount equal to the five-year U.S.
Treasury note rate at the time of commutation.
	 
	 	b.	 	In respect of all future medical costs, the present value calculation
shall be based upon the Company’s evaluation of long term medical care and
rehabilitation requirements, using an annual discount equal to the five-year U.S.
Treasury note rate at the time of commutation, and an annual escalation equal to
the Medical Care Consumer Price Index (CPI-MC) at the time of commutation.
	 
	 	c.	 	Where applicable, impaired life expectancy, survivors’ life expectancy,
as well as remarriage probability shall be reflected in the calculation by
employing tables required by statute.

	 	2.	 	The Company may determine the present value by purchasing (or obtaining a quotation
for) an annuity from any A. M. Best’s Class VIII IIA+II rated or better annuity writer,
with an AAA rating by Standard & Poor’s.

	C.	 	The Reinsurer’s proportion of the amount determined will be considered its total liability
for such loss and the lump sum payment thereof shall constitute a complete release of both
parties from liability hereunder for the commuted losses.

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ARTICLE 20

SUNSET

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph C of the Indemnification and Errors and Omissions
Article of this Contract, coverage hereunder shall apply only to Loss Occurrences notified by
Company to the Reinsurer, with full particulars, within 84 months from the effective date of this
Contract. Notice of an event shall include:

	 	1.	 	The approximate time and location of the Loss Occurrence.
	 
	 	2.	 	The date of loss as established under this Contract.
	 
	 	3.	 	The names of any original insureds that have been identified by the Company, at
the time of notice, as being involved in the Loss Occurrence.
	 
	 	4.	 	The current indemnity, medical and expense reserves delineated by the original
insured.
	 
	 	5.	 	The total payments made by the Company, delineated by original insured.

ARTICLE 21

LATE PAYMENTS

	A.	 	In the event any payment due either party is not received by the payment due date, the party
to whom payment is due may, by notifying the other party in writing, require the debtor party
to pay, and the debtor party agrees to pay, an interest penalty on the amount past due
calculated for each such payment on the last business day of each month as follows:

	 	1.	 	The number of full days that have expired since the overdue date or the last
monthly calculation, whichever the lesser; times
	 
	 	2.	 	l/365th of the sum of the six-month United States Treasury Bill rate as quoted in
The Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the month for which the calculation
is made, plus 1%; times
	 
	 	3.	 	The amount past due, including accrued interest.

	 	 	Interest shall accumulate until payment of the original amount due plus interest penalties
has been received by the party to whom payment is due.

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	 	1.	 	Payments from the Reinsurer to the Company shall be due on the date on which the
demand for payment (including delivery of bordereaux or quarterly or monthly reports)
is received by the Reinsurer, and shall be overdue 30 days thereafter.
	 
	 	2.	 	Payments from the Company to the Reinsurer shall be due on the dates specified
within this Contract. Payments shall be overdue 30 days thereafter except for the first
installment of premium, if applicable, which shall be overdue 60 days from inception or
30 days from final line-signing, whichever the later. Reinstatement premium, if
applicable, shall have as a due date the date when the Company receives payment for the
claim giving rise to such reinstatement premium, and payment shall be overdue 30 days
thereafter. In the event a due date is not specifically stated for a given payment,
the overdue date shall be 30 days following the date of billing.

	C.	 	If the information contained in the Company’s demand for payment is insufficient or not in
accordance with the conditions of this Contract, then within 30 days the Reinsurer shall
request from the Company all additional information necessary to validate its claim and the
payment due date as defined in paragraph B shall be deemed to be the date upon which the
Reinsurer received the requested additional information. This paragraph is only for the
purpose of establishing when a payment is overdue, and shall not alter the provisions of the
Loss Settlements Article, the Reports and Remittances Article, or other pertinent
contractual stipulations.
	 
	D.	 	Should the Reinsurer dispute a claim presented by the Company and the timeframes set out in
paragraph B be exceeded, interest as stipulated in paragraph A shall be payable for the entire
overdue period, but only for the amount of the final settlement with the Reinsurer.
	 
	E.	 	In the event arbitration is necessary to settle a dispute, the panel shall have the authority
to make a determination awarding interest to the prevailing party. Interest, if any, awarded
by the panel shall supersede the interest amounts outlined herein.
	 
	F.	 	Any interest owed pursuant to this Article may be waived by the party to which it is owed.
Waiver of such interest, however, shall not affect the waiving party’s rights to other
interest amounts due as a result of this Article.
	 
	G.	 	For purposes of this Article, reinsuring Underwriting Members of Lloyd’s, London, shall be
considered to be one entity.

ARTICLE 22

OFFSET

The Company and the Reinsurer, each at its option, may offset any balance or balances, whether on
account of premiums, claims and losses, loss expenses or salvages due from one party to the other
under this Contract; provided, however, that in the event of the insolvency of a party hereto,
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ARTICLE 23

CURRENCY

	A.	 	Where the word “Dollars” and/or the sign “$” appear in this Contract, they shall mean United
States Dollars.
	 
	B.	 	For purposes of this Contract, where the Company receives premiums or pays losses in
currencies other than United States Dollars, such premiums or losses shall be converted into
United States Dollars at the actual rates of exchange at the time of receipt or payment by the
Company.

ARTICLE 24

UNAUTHORIZED REINSURANCE

	A.	 	This Article applies only to a Subscribing Reinsurer who does not qualify for full credit
with any insurance regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company’s reserves.
	 
	B.	 	The Company agrees, in respect of its Policies or bonds falling within the scope of this
Contract, that when it files with its insurance regulatory authority, or sets up on its books
liabilities as required by law, it shall forward to the Reinsurer a statement showing the
proportion of such liabilities applicable to the Reinsurer. The “Reinsurer’s Obligations”
shall be defined as follows:

	 	1.	 	unearned premium (if applicable);
	 
	 	2.	 	known outstanding losses that have been reported to the Reinsurer and Loss
Adjustment Expense relating thereto;
	 
	 	3.	 	losses and Loss Adjustment Expense paid by the Company but not recovered from the
Reinsurer;
	 
	 	4.	 	losses incurred but not reported and Loss Adjustment Expense relating thereto.

	C.	 	The Reinsurer’s Obligations shall be funded by funds withheld, cash advances, Trust Agreement
or a Letter of Credit (LOC). The Reinsurer shall have the option of determining the method of
funding provided it is acceptable to the insurance regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over the Company’s reserves.
	 
	D.	 	When funding by an LOC, the Reinsurer agrees to apply for and secure timely delivery to the
Company of a clean, irrevocable and unconditional LOC issued by a bank and containing
provisions acceptable to the insurance regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the
Company’s reserves in an amount equal to the Reinsurer’s Obligations. Such LOC shall be
issued for a period of not less than one year, and shall be automatically extended for one
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30 days (or such other time period as may be required by insurance regulatory authorities),
prior to any expiration date the issuing bank shall notify the Company by certified or
registered mail that the issuing bank elects not to consider the LOC extended for any
additional period.

	E.	 	The Reinsurer and the Company agree that any funding provided by the Reinsurer pursuant to
the provisions of this Contract may be drawn upon at any time, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Contract, and be utilized by the Company or any successor, by operation of
law, of the Company including, without limitation, any liquidator, rehabilitator,
receiver or conservator of the Company, for the following purposes, unless otherwise provided
for in a separate Trust Agreement:

	 	1.	 	to reimburse the Company for the Reinsurer’s Obligations, the payment of which is
due under the terms of this Contract and that has not been otherwise paid;
	 
	 	2.	 	to make refund of any sum that is in excess of the actual amount required to pay
the Reinsurer’s Obligations under this Contract (or in excess of 102% of the Reinsurer’s
Obligations, if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement);
	 
	 	3.	 	to fund an account with the Company for the Reinsurer’s Obligations. Such cash
deposit shall be held in an interest bearing account separate from the Company’s other
assets, and interest thereon not in excess of the prime rate shall accrue to the benefit
of the Reinsurer. Any taxes payable on accrued interest shall be paid out of the assets
in the account that are in excess of the Reinsurer’s Obligations (or in excess of 102%
of the Reinsurer’s Obligations, if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement). If the
assets are inadequate to pay taxes, any taxes due shall be paid by the Reinsurer;
	 
	 	4.	 	to pay the Reinsurer’s share of any other amounts the Company claims are due
under this Contract.

	F.	 	If the amount drawn by the Company is in excess of the actual amount required for E(l) or
E(3), or in the case of E(4), the actual amount determined to be due, the Company shall
promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amount so drawn. All of the foregoing shall be
applied without diminution because of insolvency on the part of the Company or the Reinsurer.
	 
	G.	 	The issuing bank shall have no responsibility whatsoever in connection with the propriety of
withdrawals made by the Company or the disposition of funds withdrawn, except to ensure that
withdrawals are made only upon the order of properly authorized
representatives of the Company.
	 
	H.	 	At annual intervals, or more frequently at the discretion of the Company, but never more
frequently than quarterly, the Company shall prepare a specific statement of the Reinsurer’s
Obligations for the sole purpose of amending the LOC or other method of funding, in the
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	 	1.	 	If the statement shows that the Reinsurer’s Obligations exceed the balance of the
LOC as of the statement date, the Reinsurer shall, within 30 days after receipt of the
statement, secure delivery to the Company of an amendment to the LOC increasing the
amount of credit by the amount of such difference. Should another method of funding
be used, the Reinsurer shall, within the time period outlined above, increase such
funding by the amount of such difference.
	 
	 	2.	 	If, however, the statement shows that the Reinsurer’s Obligations are less than
the balance of the LOC (or that 102% of the Reinsurer’s Obligations are less than the
trust account balance if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement), as of the statement
date, the Company shall, within 30 days after receipt of written request from the
Reinsurer, release such excess credit by agreeing to secure an amendment to the LOC
reducing the amount of credit available by the amount of such excess credit. Should
another method of funding be used, the Company shall, within the time period outlined
above, decrease such funding by the amount of such excess.

ARTICLE 25

TAXES

	A.	 	In consideration of the terms under which this Contract is issued, the Company undertakes not
to claim any deduction of the premium hereon when making Canadian tax returns or when making
tax returns, other than Income or Profits Tax returns, to any state or territory of the United
States of America or to the District of Columbia.

	B. 	1.	 	 Each Subscribing Reinsurer has agreed to allow, for the purpose of paying the Federal
Excise Tax, the applicable percentage of the premium payable hereon (as imposed under
the Internal Revenue Code) to the extent such premium is subject to Federal Excise
Tax.

	 	2.	 	In the event of any return of premium becoming due hereunder, the Subscribing
Reinsurer shall deduct the applicable percentage of the premium from the amount of the
return, and the Company or its agent should take steps to recover the Tax from the U.S.
Government.

ARTICLE 26

ACCESS TO RECORDS

The Reinsurer or its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to visit the offices of
the Company to inspect, examine, audit, copy, and verify any of the Policy, accounting or claim
files or other relevant records (“Records”) relating to business reinsured under this Contract
during regular business hours after giving five working days’ prior notice. This right shall be
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Notwithstanding the above, the Reinsurer shall not have any right of access to the Records of the
Company if it is not current in all undisputed payments due the Company.

ARTICLE 27

CONFIDENTIALITY

	A.	 	The Reinsurer hereby acknowledges that the documents, information and data provided to it by
the Company, whether directly or through an authorized agent, in connection with the placement
and execution of this Contract (“Confidential Information”) are proprietary and confidential
to the Company. Confidential Information shall not include documents, information or data
that the Reinsurer can show:

	 	1.	 	are publicly known or have become publicly known through no unauthorized act of
the Reinsurer;
	 
	 	2.	 	have been rightfully received from a third person without
obligation of confidentiality; or
	 
	 	3.	 	were known by the Reinsurer prior to the placement of this Contract without an
obligation of confidentiality.

	B.	 	Absent the written consent of the Company, the Reinsurer shall not disclose any Confidential
Information to any third parties, including any affiliated companies (except to the extent
necessary to enable affiliated companies or third parties engaged by the Reinsurer to perform
services related to this Contract on behalf of the Reinsurer), except:

	 	1.	 	when required by retrocessionaires subject to the business ceded to this Contract;
	 
	 	2.	 	when required by regulators performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records and/or
financial condition; or
	 
	 	3.	 	when required by external auditors performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records
in the normal course of business; or
	 
	 	4.	 	when required by attorneys or arbitrators in connection with an actual or
potential dispute hereunder; or
	 
	 	5.	 	when required by the Reinsurer’s internal reinsurance operations.

	 	 	Further, the Reinsurer agrees not to use any Confidential Information for any purpose not
related to the performance of its obligations or enforcement of its rights under this
Contract or for the Reinsurer’s internal reinsurance operations.
	 
	C.	 	Notwithstanding the above, in the event that the Reinsurer is required by court order, other
legal process or any regulatory authority to release or disclose any or all of the
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	 	 	Information, the Reinsurer agrees to provide the Company with written notice of same at least
10 days prior to such release or disclosure and to use its best efforts to assist the Company
in maintaining the confidentiality provided for in this Article.
	 
	D.	 	The provisions of this Article shall extend to the officers, directors and employees of
the Reinsurer and its affiliates, and shall be binding upon their successors and assigns.

ARTICLE 28

INDEMNIFICATION AND ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

	A.	 	The Reinsurer is reinsuring, to the amount herein provided, the obligations of the Company
under any original insurance or reinsurance. The Company shall be the sole judge as to:

	 	1.	 	what shall constitute a claim or loss covered under any original insurance or
reinsurance written by the Company;
	 
	 	2.	 	the Company’s liability thereunder;
	 
	 	3.	 	the amount or amounts that it shall be proper for the Company to pay thereunder.

	B.	 	The Reinsurer shall be bound by the judgment of the Company as to the obligation(s) and
liability(ies) of the Company under any original insurance or reinsurance.
	 
	C.	 	Except for the conditions as provided for in the Sunset Article, any inadvertent error,
omission or delay in complying with the terms and conditions of this Contract shall not be
held to relieve either party hereto from any liability that would attach to it hereunder if
such error, omission or delay had not been made, provided such error, omission or delay is
rectified immediately upon discovery.

ARTICLE 29

INSOLVENCY

	A.	 	If more than one reinsured company is referenced within the definition of “Company” in the
Preamble to this Contract, this Article will apply severally to each such company. Further,
this Article and the laws of the domiciliary state will apply in the event of the insolvency
of any company covered hereunder. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this
Article and the laws of the domiciliary state of any company covered hereunder, that
domiciliary state’s laws will prevail.
	 
	B.	 	In the event of the insolvency of the Company, this reinsurance (or the portion of any risk
or obligation assumed by the Reinsurer, if required by applicable law) shall be payable
directly to the Company, or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor,
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	 	 	and allowed in the liquidation proceeding, whichever may be required by applicable statute,
without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company or because the liquidator,
receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company has failed to pay all or a
portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver, conservator or
statutory successor of the Company shall give written notice to the Reinsurer of the pendency
of a claim against the Company indicating the Policy or bond reinsured, which claim would
involve a possible liability on the part of the Reinsurer within a reasonable time after such
claim is filed in the conservation or liquidation proceeding or in the receivership, and that
during the pendency of such claim, the 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 that it may deem available to the Company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator
or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable,
subject to the approval of the court, against the Company as part of the expense of
conservation or liquidation to the extent of a pro rata share of the benefit that may accrue
to the Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.
	 
	C.	 	Where two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elect
to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the
terms of this reinsurance Contract as though such expense had been incurred by the Company.
	 
	D.	 	As to all reinsurance made, ceded, renewed or otherwise becoming effective under this
Contract, the reinsurance shall be payable as set forth above by the Reinsurer to the Company
or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor, (except as provided by
Section 4118(a)(l)(A) of the New York Insurance Law, provided the conditions of 1114(c) of
such law have been met, if New York law applies) or except (1) where the Contract specifically
provides another payee in the event of the insolvency of the Company, or (2) where the
Reinsurer, with the consent of the direct insured or insureds, has assumed such Policy
obligations of the Company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such
Policies and in substitution for the obligations of the Company to such payees. Then, and in
that event only, the Company, with the prior approval of the certificate of assumption on New
York risks by the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, or with the prior
approval of such other regulatory authority as may be applicable, is entirely released from
its obligation and the Reinsurer shall pay any loss directly to payees under such Policy.

ARTICLE 30

ARBITRATION

	A.	 	Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, performance or breach of this Contract,
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	 	 	three arbitrators. Notice requesting arbitration will be in writing and sent certified
registered mail, return receipt requested.
	 
	B.	 	If the amount in dispute is less than $100,000, unless the arbitration notice includes a
demand for rescission of this Contract, the dispute shall be resolved by a sole arbitrator and
the following procedures shall apply:

	 	a.	 	The sole arbitrator shall be chosen by mutual agreement of the parties within 15
business days after the demand for arbitration. If the parties have not chosen an
arbitrator within the 15 business days after the receipt of the arbitration notice, the
arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with the Neutral Arbitrator Selection Procedure
modified for a single arbitrator, established by the AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance
Arbitration Society — U.S. (ARIAS) and in force on the date the arbitration is demanded.
The nominated arbitrator must be available to read any written submissions and hear
testimony within 60 calendar days of being chosen.
	 
	 	b.	 	Within 10 business days after the arbitrator has been appointed, the parties
shall be notified of deadlines for the submission of briefs and documentary evidence, as
determined by the arbitrator. There shall be no discovery or hearing unless the parties
agree to engage in limited discovery and/or a hearing. Also, the arbitrator can
determine, without the consent of the parties, that a limited hearing is necessary.
	 
	 	c.	 	The arbitrator shall render a decision no later than 10 business days from the
later of the date on which the briefs are submitted or the close of the hearing, if any.
The decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and shall be final and binding.

	C.	 	If the amount in dispute is equal to or greater than $100,000, or if the arbitration notice
includes a demand for rescission of this Contract, the following procedures shall apply:

	 	1.	 	One arbitrator shall be chosen by each party and the two arbitrators shall,
before instituting the hearing, choose an impartial third arbitrator who shall preside
at the hearing. If either party fails to appoint its arbitrator within 30 days after
being requested to do so by the other party, the latter, after 10 days’ notice by
certified or registered mail of its intention to do so, may appoint the second
arbitrator.
	 
	 	2.	 	If the two arbitrators are unable to agree upon the third arbitrator within 30
days of their appointment, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American
Arbitration Association.
	 
	 	3.	 	Within 45 days after notice of appointment of all arbitrators, the panel shall
meet and determine timely periods for briefs, discovery procedures and schedules for
hearings. Unless the panel agrees otherwise, arbitration shall take place in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, but the venue may be changed when deemed by the panel to be in the
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	 	4.	 	The panel shall make its decision within 60 days following the termination of the
hearings. The decision of any two arbitrators when rendered in writing shall be final
and binding.
	 
	 	5.	 	Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and
equally bear with the other party the cost of the third arbitrator.

	D.	 	All arbitrators shall be disinterested active or former executives of insurance or
reinsurance companies or Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, with expertise or experience in the
area being arbitrated. If a member of the panel dies, becomes disabled or is otherwise
unwilling or unable to serve, a substitute shall be selected in the same manner as the
departing member was chosen and the arbitration shall continue.
	 
	E.	 	The panel shall be relieved of all judicial formality and shall not be bound by the strict
rules of procedure and evidence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract,
the arbitrators may at their discretion, consider underwriting and placement information
provided by the Company to the Reinsurer, as well as any correspondence exchanged by the
parties that is related to this Contract. The panel is empowered to grant interim relief, as
it may deem appropriate.
	 
	F.	 	The arbitrator(s) shall interpret this Contract as an honorable engagement rather than as
merely a legal obligation considering the custom and practice of the applicable insurance and
reinsurance business.
	 
	G.	 	Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
	 
	H.	 	Except as provided in subparagraph C(5) above, the costs of the arbitration shall be
allocated by the panel. The panel may, at its discretion, award such further costs and
expenses as it considers appropriate, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, to the
extent permitted by law.
	 
	I.	 	Punitive damages assessed, if any, shall not exceed $250,000 (being 50.0% of $500,000).

ARTICLE 31

SERVICE OF SUIT

	A.	 	This Article applies only to those Subscribing Reinsurers not domiciled in the United States
of America, and/or not authorized in any state, territory and/or district of the United States
of America where authorization is required by insurance regulatory authorities.
	 
	B.	 	This Article shall not be read to conflict with or override the obligations of the parties to
arbitrate their disputes as provided for in the Arbitration Article. This Article is intended
as an aid to compelling arbitration or enforcing such arbitration or arbitral award, not as an
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	C.	 	In the event of the failure of the Reinsurer to pay any amount claimed to be due
hereunder, the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, shall submit to the jurisdiction of
a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this Article
constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer’s rights to
commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an
action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as
permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. The
Reinsurer, once the appropriate court is selected, whether such court is the one originally
chosen by the Company and accepted by Reinsurer or is determined by removal, transfer, or
otherwise, as provided for above, shall comply with all requirements necessary to give said
court jurisdiction and, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer upon this Contract,
shall abide by the final decision of such court or of any appellate court in the event of an
appeal.
	 
	D.	 	Service of process in such suit may be made upon Messrs. Mendes and Mount, 750 Seventh
Avenue, New York, New York 10019-6829, or another party specifically designated in the
applicable Interests and Liabilities Agreement attached hereto. The above-named are
authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such
suit.
	 
	E.	 	Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States
that makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer hereby designates the
Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance, or other officer specified for that
purpose in the statute, or his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful
attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding
instituted by or on behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this
Contract, and hereby designates the above-named as the person to whom the said officer is
authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.

ARTICLE 32

AGENCY

For purposes of sending and receiving notices and payments required by this Contract, Guarantee
Insurance Company shall be deemed the agent of all other reinsured Companies referenced in this
Contract. In no event, however, shall any reinsured Company be deemed the agent of another with
respect to the terms of the Insolvency Article.

ARTICLE 33

GOVERNING LAW

This Contract shall be governed as to performance, administration and interpretation by the laws
of the State of Florida, exclusive of conflict of law rules. However, with respect to credit for
reinsurance, the rules of all applicable states shall apply.

			
	 	 	 
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ARTICLE 34

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Contract sets forth all of the duties and obligations between the Company and the Reinsurer
and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written agreements with respect to matters
referred to in this Contract. The Contract may not be modified or changed except by an amendment to
this Contract in writing signed by both parties.

ARTICLE 35

NON-WAIVER

The failure of the Company or the Reinsurer to insist on compliance with this Contract or to
exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedy
contained herein nor stop either party from thereafter demanding full and complete compliance nor
prevent either party from exercising such rights or remedy in the future.

ARTICLE 36

CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES

The Company undertakes not to introduce any change in its established acceptance and underwriting
policy in respect of the business covered hereunder without prior approval of the Reinsurer.

ARTICLE 37

INTERMEDIARY

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, is hereby recognized as the Intermediary negotiating this Contract
for all business hereunder. All communications (including notices, statements, premiums, return
premiums, commissions, taxes, losses, Loss Adjustment Expense, salvages, and loss settlements)
relating thereto shall be transmitted to the Company or the Reinsurer through Guy Carpenter &
Company, LLC, 3600 Minnesota Drive, Suite 400, Edina, Minnesota 55435. Payments by the Company to
the Intermediary shall be deemed payment to the Reinsurer. Payments by the Reinsurer to the
Intermediary shall be deemed payment to the Company only to the extent that such payments are
actually received by the Company.

			
	 	 	 
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ARTICLE 38

MODE OF EXECUTION

	A.	 	This Contract may be executed by:

	 	1.	 	an original written ink signature of paper documents;
	 
	 	2.	 	an exchange of facsimile copies showing the original written ink signature of
paper documents;
	 
	 	3.	 	electronic signature technology employing computer software and a digital
signature or digitizer pen pad to capture a person’s handwritten signature in such a
manner that the signature is unique to the person signing, is under the sole control of
the person signing, is capable of verification to authenticate the signature and is
linked to the document signed in such a manner that if the data is changed, such
signature is invalidated.

	B.	 	The use of any one or a combination of these methods of execution shall constitute a legally
binding and valid signing of this Contract. This Contract may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which, when duly executed, shall be deemed an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Contract to be executed by its duly authorized
representative(s) this 28th day of August, in the year of 2008.

Signed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Underwriting Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Reference:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

			
	 	 	 
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NUCLEAR RISK EXCLUSION

This Agreement does not apply to “Ultimate Net Loss” arising from, whether directly or indirectly,
whether proximate or remote:

	 	a)	 	Any Nuclear Facility, Nuclear Hazard or Nuclear Reactor;
	 
	 	b)	 	Any Nuclear Material, Radioactive Material, Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Radiation
or radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled; or
	 
	 	c)	 	Any Nuclear Material, Radioactive Material, Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Radiation
or radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled, caused directly or
indirectly by, contributed to or aggravated by an Event;
	 
	 	d)	 	Any Spent Fuel or Waste;

	 
	 	e)	 	Any Fissionable Substance; or
	 
	 	f)	 	Any nuclear device or bomb.

As used in this Exclusion:

“Fissionable Substance” means;

	 	 	 	any prescribe substance that is, or from which can be obtained, a substance capable of
releasing atomic energy by nuclear fission.

“Nuclear Facility” means;

	 	 	 	any Nuclear Reactor,
	 
	 	 	 	any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self-supporting chain
reaction or to contain a critical mass of plutonium, thorium and uranium or any one or
more of them;
	 
	 	 	 	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;
	 
	 	 	 	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
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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 premised 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;
	 
	 	 	 	any structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the storage
or disposal of Waste or Radioactive Material, and includes the site on which any of
the foregoing is located, all operations conducts on such site and all premises used
for such operations;

“Nuclear Hazard” means: the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of
Radioactive Material or Nuclear Material.

“Nuclear Material” means Source Material, Special Nuclear Material or Byproduct Material.

“Nuclear Reactor” means any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a
self-supporting chain reaction or to contain a critical mass of fissionable material.

“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.

“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 sued or
exposed to radiation in the Nuclear Reactor.

“Waste” means any waste material (i) containing Byproduct Material and (ii) resulting from the
operation by any person or organization of any Nuclear Facility.

			
	 	 	 
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INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT

(the “Agreement”)

of

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

(the “Subscribing Reinsurer”)

as respects the

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

Effective: July 1, 2008

(the “Contract”)

issued to

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

(the “Company”)

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s share in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer as set forth
in the Contract shall be 75.0%.

The share of the Subscribing Reinsurer in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer in respect
of the Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of other subscribing reinsurers, if
any, on the Contract. The interests and liabilities of the Subscribing Reinsurer shall not be joint
with those of such other subscribing reinsurers and in no event shall the Subscribing Reinsurer
participate in the interests and liabilities of such other subscribing reinsurers.

This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008 and shall be subject to the provisions of the Article and all other terms and
conditions of the Contract.

The following Term Article shall apply to the participation of the Subscribing Reinsurer, in lieu
of Article 3 — Term — in the Contract.

TERM

	A.	 	This Contract shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008, applying to Loss Occurrences commencing at or after that time and date, and
shall remain in effect until 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
January 1, 2009.

			
	 	 	 
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	B.	 	At the sole option of the Company, this Contract may be terminated at any time by the
Company giving the Reinsurer 15 days’ prior written notice.
	 
	C.	 	The Reinsurer shall have no liability for Loss Occurrences commencing at or after
expiration or termination of this Contract.
	 
	D.	 	However, upon mutual agreement between the Company and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall
remain liable hereunder in respect of Policies in force prior to expiration or termination,
until the termination, natural expiration or renewal of such Policies, whichever occurs
first, but in no event to exceed 12 months plus odd time.
	 
	E.	 	In the event this Contract expires or terminates on a run-off basis, the Reinsurer’s
liability hereunder shall continue if the Company is required by statute or regulation to
continue coverage, until the earliest date on which the Company may cancel the Policy, but
not to exceed 12 months plus odd time.

The following Intermediary Article shall apply to the participation of the Subscribing Reinsurer,
in lieu of Article 37 — Intermediary — in the Contract.

INTERMEDIARY

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, 3600 Minnesota Drive, Suite 400, Edina, Minnesota 55435, is hereby
recognized as the Intermediary negotiating this Contract for all business hereunder. All
communications (including notices, statements, premiums, return premiums, commissions, taxes,
losses, Loss Adjustment Expense, salvages, and loss settlements) relating thereto shall be
transmitted directly between the Company and the Reinsurer. All payments in connection with this
Contract shall be made directly between the Company and the Reinsurer. However, in the event that
payments are made through the Intermediary, any such payments by the Company to the Intermediary
shall be deemed payment to the Reinsurer, but any such payments by the Reinsurer to the
Intermediary shall be deemed payment to the Company only to the extent that such payments are
actually received by the Company.

Premium and loss payments made to Guy Carpenter shall be deposited in a Premium and Loss Account
in accordance with Section 32.3(a)(l) of Regulation 98 of the New York Insurance Department. The
Subscribing Reinsurer consents to withdrawals from said account in accordance with Section
32.3(a)(3) of the Regulation, including interest and Federal Excise Tax.

Brokerage hereunder is 1.0% of gross ceded premium.

			
	 	 	 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as follows:

Signed in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Underwriting Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	08/28/2008

	 	Reference:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

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and on
this 4th day of September, in the year of 2008.

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

Market Reference Number:

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

			
	 	 	 
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INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT

(the “Agreement”)

of

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

(the “Subscribing Reinsurer”)

as respects the

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

Effective:
July 1, 2008

(the “Contract”)

issued to and executed by

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

(the “Company”)

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s share in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer as set forth
in the Contract shall be        25.00%.

The share of the Subscribing Reinsurer in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer in
respect of the Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of other subscribing
reinsurers, if any, on the Contract. The interests and liabilities of the Subscribing Reinsurer
shall not be joint with those of such other subscribing reinsurers and in no event shall the
Subscribing Reinsurer participate in the interests and liabilities of such other subscribing
reinsurers.

This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008 and shall be subject to the provisions of the Term Article and the Special Termination
Article and all other terms and conditions of the Contract.

Premium and loss payments made to Guy Carpenter shall be deposited in a Premium and Loss Account
in accordance with Section 32.3(a)(1) of Regulation 98 of the New York Insurance Department. The
Subscribing Reinsurer consents to withdrawals from said account in accordance with Section 32.3
(a)(3) of the Regulation, including interest and Federal Excise Tax.

Brokerage for Guy Carpenter (US) hereunder is 1.0% of gross ceded premium.

			
	 	 	 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Subscribing Reinsure has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized representative as follows:

on this
22nd  day of August, in the year 2008.

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

BY: SWISS RE UNDERWRITERS AGENCY INC., ITS AUTHORIZED

REPRESENTATIVE

 Vice President

Market
Reference Number: POR 1005211

GUARANTEE
INSURANCE COMPANY

WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
QUOTA SHARE REINSURANCE CONTRACT

			
	 	 	 
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EXHIBIT 10.51

ALTERNATIVE MARKET WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE CONTRACT

issued to

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

including any and/or all companies that are or may hereafter become affiliated therewith

			
	 	 	 
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EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE CONTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article	 	 	 	Page
	 	 	 	 	Preamble
	 	 	4	 
	 	1	 	 	Business Covered
	 	 	4	 
	 	2	 	 	Retention and Limit
	 	 	4	 
	 	3	 	 	Term
	 	 	5	 
	 	4	 	 	Special Termination
	 	 	6	 
	 	5	 	 	Territory
	 	 	7	 
	 	6	 	 	Exclusions
	 	 	7	 
	 	7	 	 	Special Acceptance
	 	 	10	 
	 	8	 	 	Premium
	 	 	10	 
	 	9	 	 	Other Reinsurance
	 	 	11	 
	 	10	 	 	Profit Commission
	 	 	11	 
	 	11	 	 	Reinstatement
	 	 	11	 
	 	12	 	 	Definitions
	 	 	12	 
	 	13	 	 	Extra Contractual Obligations/Excess of Policy Limits
	 	 	14	 
	 	14	 	 	Run-Off Reinsurers
	 	 	15	 
	 	15	 	 	Net Retained Liability
	 	 	17	 
	 	16	 	 	Original Conditions
	 	 	18	 
	 	17	 	 	No Third Party Rights
	 	 	18	 
	 	18	 	 	Notice of Loss and Loss Settlements
	 	 	18	 
	 	19	 	 	Mandatory Commutation
	 	 	18	 
	 	20	 	 	Sunset
	 	 	20	 
	 	21	 	 	Late Payments
	 	 	20	 
	 	22	 	 	Currency
	 	 	21	 
	 	23	 	 	Unauthorized Reinsurance
	 	 	22	 
	 	24	 	 	Taxes
	 	 	24	 
	 	25	 	 	Access to Records
	 	 	24	 
	 	26	 	 	Confidentiality
	 	 	25	 
	 	27	 	 	Indemnification and Errors and Omissions
	 	 	26	 
	 	28	 	 	Insolvency
	 	 	26	 
	 	29	 	 	Arbitration
	 	 	27	 
	 	30	 	 	Service of Suit
	 	 	28	 
	 	31	 	 	Agency 
	 	 	29	 
	 	32	 	 	Governing Law
	 	 	29	 
	 	33	 	 	Entire Agreement
	 	 	30	 
	 	34	 	 	Non-Waiver
	 	 	30	 
	 	35	 	 	Change in Administrative Practices
	 	 	30	 

			
	 	 	 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Articles	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	 (Cont’d)	 	 	 	 	 	 
	36	 	 	Intermediary
	 	30	 
	37	 	 	Mode of Execution
	 	31	 
	 	 	 	 	Company Signing Block
	 	31	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Attachments	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Nuclear Risk Exclusion
	 	32	 

			
	 	 	 
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ALTERNATIVE MARKET WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE CONTRACT

(the “Contract”)

issued to

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

including any and/or all companies that are or may hereafter become affiliated therewith

(collectively, the “Company”)

by

THE SUBSCRIBING REINSURER(S) IDENTIFIED

IN THE INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT(S)

ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF THIS CONTRACT

(the “Reinsurer”)

ARTICLE 1

BUSINESS COVERED

This Contract is to indemnify the Company in respect of the liability that may accrue to the
Company as a result of loss or losses under Policies classified by the Company as Alternative
Workers’ Compensation (Section A) and/or Employers Liability (Section B), including losses arising
from the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Jones Act, Federal Employers
Liability Act, and any other Federal Act, written or renewed during the term of this Contract by or
on behalf of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions herein contained.

ARTICLE 2

RETENTION AND LIMIT

	A.	 	As respects Section A, the Reinsurer shall be liable in respect of each Loss Occurrence, for
the Ultimate Net Loss over and above an initial Ultimate Net Loss of $1,000,000, each Loss
Occurrence, subject to a limit of liability to the Reinsurer of $4,000,000 each Loss
Occurrence, and subject further to a limit of liability to the Reinsurer of $16,000,000 as
respects all Loss Occurrences subject to this Contract.

			
	 	 	 
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	B.	 	As respects Section B:

	 	1.	 	The Reinsurer shall be liable for the difference between $1,000,000 Ultimate Net
Loss in respect of each Loss Occurrence, and the following limits:

	 	a.	 	$100,000 Ultimate Net Loss for bodily injury per occurrence.
	 
	 	b.	 	$500,000 Ultimate Net Loss for bodily injury per disease.
	 
	 	c.	 	$100,000 Ultimate Net Loss for bodily injury per disease, per employee.

	 	2.	 	The maximum amount of recovery for Loss Occurrences subject to this Contract as
respects Section B is $3,000,000 in the aggregate.

	C.	 	If one Loss Occurrence involves losses allocated to this Contract and its predecessor or
successor contract, the Company’s retention for the Loss Occurrence shall be
proportionate, with the amount of Ultimate Net Loss to be retained by the Company for
each contract being reduced to that percentage which the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss
attaching to each contract bears to the total of all the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss in
respect of the same Loss Occurrence. The limit of the Reinsurer’s liability shall be
calculated in the same manner.

ARTICLE 3

TERM

	A.	 	This Contract shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008 applying to Loss Occurrences commencing at or after that time and date on
Policies written or renewed during the term of this Contract, and shall remain in effect until
12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss, July 1, 2009.
	 
	B.	 	The Reinsurer shall have no liability for Loss Occurrences commencing at or after
expiration or termination (as provided in the Special Termination Article) of this Contract.
	 
	C.	 	However, upon mutual agreement between the Company and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer
shall remain liable hereunder in respect of Policies in force prior to expiration or
termination, until the termination, natural expiration or renewal of such Policies, whichever
occurs first. In such event, the Company shall pay to the Reinsurer an additional premium
equal to the rate(s) set forth in the Rate and Premium Article, multiplied by the Gross Net
Earned Premium Income during the run-off period, payable within 30 days after the end of
each quarter.
	 
	D.	 	In the event this Contract expires or terminates on a run-off basis, the Reinsurer’s
liability
hereunder shall continue if the Company is required by statute or regulation to continue
coverage, until the earliest date on which the Company may cancel the Policy.

			
	 	 	 
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ARTICLE 4

SPECIAL TERMINATION

	A.	 	The Company may terminate a Subscribing Reinsurer’s percentage share in this Contract at
any time by giving written notice to the Subscribing Reinsurer in the event of any of the
following circumstances:

	 	1.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer ceases underwriting operations.
	 
	 	2.	 	A state insurance department or other legal authority orders the Subscribing
Reinsurer
to cease writing business, or the Subscribing Reinsurer is placed under regulatory
supervision.
	 
	 	3.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation
or receivership (whether voluntary or involuntary), or there have been instituted
against it proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator,
conservator, trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take
possession of its assets or control of its operations.
	 
	 	4.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus (or the equivalent under the
Subscribing Reinsurer’s accounting system) as reported in such financial statements
of the Subscribing Reinsurer as designated by the Company, has been reduced by
20% of the amount thereof at any date during the prior 12-month period (including
the period prior to the inception of this Contract). This paragraph shall not apply
should the Subscribing Reinsurer continue to have an A.M. Best’s rating of “A+.”
	 
	 	5.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has merged with or has become acquired or controlled by
any company, corporation, or individual(s) not controlling the
Subscribing
Reinsurer’s operations at the inception of this Contract.
	 
	 	6.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has retroceded its entire liability under this Contract
without the Company’s prior written consent.
	 
	 	7.	 	The Subscribing Reinsurer has been assigned an A.M. Best’s rating of less than “A-”
and/or an S&P rating of less than “BBB+.” However, as respects Underwriting
Members of Lloyd’s, London, a Lloyd’s Market Rating of less than “A-” by A.M.
Best and/or less than “BBB+” by S&P shall apply.

	B.	 	Termination shall be effected on a run-off or cut-off basis as set forth in the Term Article,
at the sole discretion of the Company. The reinsurance premium due the Subscribing
Reinsurer hereunder (including any minimum reinsurance premium) shall be pro rated
based on the period of the Subscribing Reinsurer’s participation hereon, and the
Subscribing Reinsurer shall immediately return any excess reinsurance premium received.
In the event that the Subscribing Reinsurer is terminated on a cut-off basis, the minimum
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	 	 	based on the Subscribing Reinsurer’s reinsurance premium earned during the period of the
Subscribing Reinsurer’s participation hereon.
	 
	C.	 	Additionally, in the event of any of the circumstances listed in paragraph A of this Article,
the Company shall have the option to commute the Subscribing Reinsurer’s liability for
losses on Policies covered by this Contract. In the event the Company and the Subscribing
Reinsurer cannot agree on the commutation amount, they shall appoint an actuary and/or
appraiser to assess such amount and shall share equally any expense of the actuary and/or
appraiser. If the Company and the Subscribing Reinsurer cannot agree on an actuary
and/or appraiser, the Company and the Subscribing Reinsurer each shall nominate three
individuals, of whom the other shall decline two, and the final appointment shall be made
by drawing lots. Payment by the Subscribing Reinsurer of the amount of liability
ascertained shall constitute a complete and final release of both parties in respect of
liability
arising from the Subscribing Reinsurer’s participation under this Contract.
	 
	D.	 	The Company’s option to require commutation under paragraph C above shall survive the
termination or expiration of this Contract.

ARTICLE 5

TERRITORY

The territorial limits of this Contract shall be identical with those of the Company’s Policies.

ARTICLE 6

EXCLUSIONS

This Contract shall not apply to and specifically excludes:

	 	1.	 	Assumed reinsurance, except 100% of business ceded by fronting insurance
companies.
	 
	 	2.	 	Liability of the Company 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, howsoever denominated, established or
governed, that provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by the
Company 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.	 	Loss or liability accruing to the Company directly or indirectly from any insurance
written by or through any pool, association, or syndicate, including
pools,
associations, or syndicates in which membership by the Company is required under
any statutes or regulations.
	 
	 	4.	 	Loss or damage which is occasioned by war, invasion, hostilities, acts of foreign
enemies, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power, or martial law
or confiscation by order of any government or public authority. Nevertheless, this
Exclusion shall not apply to loss or damage occasioned by riots, strikes, civil
commotion, vandalism, or malicious damage.
	 
	 	5.	 	All loss or liability of the Company excluded by the “Nuclear Risk Exclusion”
attached hereto.
	 
	 	6.	 	Manufacturing, packaging, handling, shipping or storage of explosives, explosive
substances intended for use as an explosive, ammunitions, fuses, arms, or fireworks;
however, this exclusion shall not apply to the incidental packaging, handling or
storage of same in connection with the sale or transportation by owner operators of
such substances.
	 
	 	7.	 	Loss arising from Professional Sports Teams. For the purpose of this Exclusion,
“Professional Sports Team” shall mean an organization of greater than 15 people
(including athletes, coaches, and staff) that exists for the purpose of competing in
regularly scheduled sporting events and whose members are receiving compensation
from the organization at the time of the Occurrence.
	 
	 	8.	 	Loss sustained by Commercial Airline Personnel on board the aircraft and arising
while the aircraft is In Flight. The following definitions shall apply to this
Exclusion:

	 	a.	 	“Commercial Airline” shall mean an organization in the business of
transporting
passengers and/or goods by aircraft;
	 
	 	b.	 	“Personnel” shall mean employees of the Commercial Airline acting
within the
scope of their employment; and
	 
	 	c.	 	“In Flight” shall mean from the time the door(s) close for departure to
the time
the door(s) open for arrival.

	 	9.	 	Liability arising out of, or resulting as a consequence of, insureds principally
involved
in the manufacture, distribution, installation, testing, remediation, removal, storage,
disposal, sale, use of or exposure to asbestos.
	 
	 	10.	 	Railroads, except scenic railways, and access lines and industrial aid
owner
operations when written as an incidental part of an insured’s overall operations.
	 
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	 	12.	 	Underground mining.
	 
	 	13.	 	Loss arising from the intentional wrecking or demolition of buildings or structures
in excess of three stories.
	 
	 	14.	 	Losses arising from the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
Act, Jones Act, Federal Employers Liability Act, Maritime Employers Liability Act,
and any other federal act if the payroll for such business is greater than 10% of the
total payroll for the original insured’s total operations including such business.
	 
	 	15.	 	Actual or alleged loss, liability, damage, injury, defense cost, cost or expense
directly
or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising out of or in
connection with any “acts of terrorism” as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (the “Act”), including acts of war, invasion, acts of foreign enemies,
hostilities or warlike operation (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion,
revolution, insurrection, or civil commotion assuming the proportions of or
amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power, regardless of any other cause or
event contributing concurrently or in any sequence to the loss and regardless of the
location of the loss, liability, damage, injury, defense, cost or expense.
	 
	 	 	 	Also excluding actual or alleged loss, liability, damage, injury, defense cost or
expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising
out of or in connection with any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing,
retaliating against, or responding to an act of terrorism as defined in the Act,
regardless of the location of the loss, liability, damage, injury, defense, cost or
expense.
	 
	 	 	 	Notwithstanding the above and subject otherwise to the terms, conditions and
limitations of this Contract, this Contract will pay actual loss or damage caused by an
act of terrorism which does not meet the definition of “act of terrorism” as defined in
the Act, but in no event will this Contract provide coverage for loss, damage, cost or
expense directly or indirectly caused by, contributed to by, resulting from, arising
out of or in connection with biological, chemical or nuclear explosion, pollution,
contamination and/or fire following therefrom.
	 
	 	 	 	In the event any portion of this exclusion is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
	 
	 	16.	 	Financial Guarantee and Insolvency.
	 
	 	17.	 	Risks with known occupational disease exposures per NCCI D&E codes.
	 
	 	18.	 	Construction of bridges, tunnels or dams.
	 
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	 	20.	 	Trucks hauling explosives or ammunition (local or long distance hauling) — all
employees.
	 
	 	21.	 	Manufacturing, packing, handling, shipping or storage of natural or artificial fuel
gases, butane, propane, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum gas; however, this exclusion
shall not apply to the incidental packing, handling or storage of same in connection
with the sale of such substances.
	 
	 	22.	 	Gas or oil burner installation NOC.
	 
	 	23.	 	Gasoline Service Stations tank installations.
	 
	 	24.	 	Blasting of rock.
	 
	 	25.	 	Sewer construction — all operations.
	 
	 	26.	 	Gas main, steam main, or water main construction or connection construction.
	 
	 	27.	 	Boat manufacturing — F classes.
	 
	 	28.	 	Banks and trust company employees of contracting agencies in bank service: guards,
patrols, messengers or armored car crews.
	 
	 	29.	 	Detective agencies.
	 
	 	30.	 	Patrol agencies only in regard to armed guard services.

ARTICLE 7

SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE

Business that is not within the scope of this Contract may be submitted to the Reinsurer for
special acceptance hereunder, and such business, if accepted by the Reinsurer shall be covered
hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, except as modified by the special
acceptance.

ARTICLE 8

PREMIUM

	A.	 	The Company shall pay the Reinsurer a deposit premium of $2,300,592 for the term of this
Contract, to be paid in the amount of $575,148 on September 30 and December 31, 2008,
and March 31 and June 30, 2009.
	 
	B.	 	Within 90 days following the expiration of this Contract, the Company shall furnish to the
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	 	 	Contract and calculate a premium at a rate of 6.7% as respects Section A and 1.7% as respects
Section B, multiplied by the Company’s Gross Net Earned Premium Income. The rates for both
Section A and Section B shall be applied to the Company’s total Gross Net Earned Premium
Income for Sections A and B combined. Should the premium so calculated exceed the deposit
premium paid in accordance with paragraph A of this Article, the Company shall immediately
pay the Reinsurer the difference. Should the premium so calculated be less than the deposit
premium paid in accordance with paragraph A of this Article, the Reinsurer shall immediately
pay the Company the difference, subject to a minimum premium for the term of this Contract of
$1,840,474.
	 
	C.	 	The Company shall furnish the Reinsurer with such information as may be required by the
Reinsurer for completion of its NAIC annual statements.

ARTICLE 9

OTHER REINSURANCE

The Company is permitted to have other treaty reinsurance, recoveries under which shall inure
solely to the benefit of the Company and shall be entirely disregarded in applying all of the
provisions of this Contract.

ARTICLE 10

PROFIT COMMISSION

	A.	 	Anytime after 24 months from expiration and prior to 72 months from expiration of this
Contract, the Company may request payment of a 25% profit commission on the basis of a
loss commutation with full release of all current and future liabilities of the Reinsurer
under
the terms of the Contract.
	 
	B.	 	The profit commission will be calculated on the basis of gross ceded reinsurance premium
earned less incurred losses including mutually agreed incurred but not reported losses.

ARTICLE 11

REINSTATEMENT

(This Article shall apply only to Section A.)

	A.	 	Loss payments under this Contract shall reduce the limit of coverage afforded by the amounts
paid, but the limit of coverage shall be reinstated from the time of the occurrence of the
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	 	1.	 	As respects the first reinstatement, the Company agrees to pay an additional premium
calculated at pro rata of 25% of the Reinsurer’s premium for the term of this Contract,
being pro rata only as to the fraction of the Reinsurer’s limit of liability hereunder
(i.e., the fraction of $4,000,000) so reinstated.
	 
	 	2.	 	As respects the second reinstatement, the Company agrees to pay an additional
premium calculated at pro rata of 50% of the Reinsurer’s premium for the term of this
Contract, being pro rata only as to the fraction of the Reinsurer’s limit of liability
hereunder (i.e., the fraction of $4,000,000) so reinstated.
	 
	 	3.	 	The third reinstatement shall be without payment of additional premium.

	 	 	Nevertheless, the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder shall not exceed the limits as provided in
the Retention and Limit Article.
	 
	B.	 	If at the time of a loss settlement hereon the reinsurance premium, as calculated in
accordance with the Premium Article, is unknown, the above calculation of reinstatement
premium shall be based upon the deposit premium, subject to adjustment when the reinsurance
premium is finally established.

ARTICLE 12

DEFINITIONS

	A. 	1. 	 	 “Ultimate Net Loss” means the actual loss paid by the Company or which the Company
becomes liable to pay, including structured settlements with claimants or outside insurers,
such loss to include Loss Adjustment Expense, Extra Contractual Obligations and Loss in
Excess of Policy Limits as defined in the Extra Contractual Obligations/Excess of Policy
Limits Article.
	 
	 	2.	 	Salvages and all recoveries (including amounts due under all reinsurances that
inure
to the benefit of this Contract, whether recovered or not), shall be first deducted from
such loss to arrive at the amount of liability attaching hereunder.
	 
	 	3.	 	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.
	 
	 	4.	 	Ultimate Net Loss shall not be reduced by the amount of any deductibles, whether or
not recovered by the Company. “Deductibles” shall mean any insurance plan,
however denominated, where the insured participates in, and is responsible for,
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	 	5.	 	The Company shall be deemed to be “liable to pay” a loss when a judgment has been
rendered that the Company does not plan to appeal, and/or the Company has obtained
a release, and/or the Company has accepted a proof of loss.
	 
	 	6.	 	Nothing in this clause shall be construed to mean that losses are not recoverable
hereunder until the Company’s “Ultimate Net Loss” has been ascertained.

	B.	 	“Loss Occurrence” means each and every disaster, casualty, accident, or loss or series of
disasters, casualties, accidents or losses arising out of one event. As respects a Loss
Occurrence involving Occupational Disease or Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma, the
following shall apply:

	 	1.	 	Per Event Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational Disease or
Other
Disease, regardless of the specific kind or class, suffered by employees of one or
more employers, all such losses sustained by the Company from one event shall,
together with losses not classified as Occupational Disease or Other Disease, be
deemed to be a single “Loss Occurrence.”
	 
	 	2.	 	Per Employee Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational
Disease or
Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma suffered by a single employee, and not covered
under subparagraph (1) above, the date that the Loss Occurrence commences shall be
determined as follows:

	 	a.	 	If the case is compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law, the
date of
the beginning of the disability for which compensation is payable.
	 
	 	b.	 	If the case is not compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law, the
date
that disability due to said disease actually began.
	 
	 	c.	 	If the claim is made after employment has ceased, the date of cessation
of such
employment.

	 	3.	 	Per Employer Coverage. As respects losses arising from Occupational
Disease or
Other Disease or Cumulative Trauma of the same specific kind or class, suffered by
multiple employees of the same employer, and not covered under subparagraphs (1)
or (2) above, all such losses sustained by the Company within a Policy year shall be
aggregated and considered as constituting one “Loss Occurrence” hereunder and the
inception date of the Policy year in which losses occur shall be deemed to be the date
of the Loss Occurrence.

	C.	 	“Gross Net Earned Premium Income” means gross earned manual premium for Policies
covered hereunder adjusted for experience and schedule credit/debit modifications,
State/NCCI safety credit and other allowable credits, premium discount, deductible credits,
expense constants and Policy fees, less returns and cancellations and less the earned portion
of premiums for Policies covered hereunder ceded by the Company for reinsurance that
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	D.	 	“Loss Adjustment Expense” means costs and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with the investigation, appraisal, adjustment, settlement, litigation, defense or
appeal of a specific claim or loss, or alleged loss, including but not limited to:

	 	1.	 	court costs;
	 
	 	2.	 	costs of supersedeas and appeal bonds;
	 
	 	3.	 	monitoring counsel expenses;
	 
	 	4.	 	legal expenses and costs incurred in connection with coverage questions and legal
actions connected thereto, including but not limited to declaratory judgment actions;
	 
	 	5.	 	post-judgment interest;
	 
	 	6.	 	pre-judgment interest, unless included as part of an award or judgment;
	 
	 	7.	 	a pro rata share of salaries and expenses of Company field employees, calculated
in accordance with the time occupied in adjusting such loss, and expenses of other
Company employees who have been temporarily diverted from their normal and
customary duties and assigned to the field adjustment of losses covered by this
Contract; and
	 
	 	8.	 	subrogation, salvage and recovery expenses.

	 	 	“Loss Adjustment Expense” does not include salaries and expenses of the Company’s employees,
except as provided in subparagraph (7) above, and office and other overhead expenses.
	 
	E.	 	“Policy(ies)” means any binder, policy, or contract of insurance or reinsurance issued,
accepted or held covered provisionally or otherwise, by or on behalf of the Company.
	 
	F.	 	“Occupational Disease,” “Other Disease” and “Cumulative Trauma” shall be defined by the
applicable state or federal statutes, regulations, or case law having jurisdiction over such
losses.

ARTICLE 13

EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS/EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS

	A.	 	This Contract shall cover 90% of any Extra Contractual Obligations, as provided in the
definition of Ultimate Net Loss. “Extra Contractual Obligations” shall be defined as those
liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Contract and that arise from the
handling of any claim on business covered hereunder, such liabilities arising because of, but
not limited to, the following: failure by the Company to settle within the Policy limit, or
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	 	 	settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its
insured or reinsured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such
action.
	 
	B.	 	This Contract shall cover 90% of any Loss in Excess of Policy Limits, as provided in the
definition of Ultimate Net Loss. “Loss in Excess of Policy Limits” shall be defined as Loss
in excess of the Policy limit, having been incurred because of, but not limited to, failure by
the Company to settle within the Policy limit or by reason of alleged or actual negligence,
fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or
in the trial of any action against its insured or reinsured or in the preparation or
prosecution
of an appeal consequent upon such action.
	 
	C.	 	An Extra Contractual Obligation and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits shall be deemed to
have occurred on the same date as the loss covered under the Company’s Policy, and shall
constitute part of the original loss.
	 
	D.	 	For the purposes of the Loss in Excess of Policy Limits coverage hereunder, the word
“Loss” means any amounts for which the Company would have been contractually liable to
pay had it not been for the limit of the original Policy.
	 
	E.	 	Loss Adjustment Expense in respect of Extra Contractual Obligations and/or Loss in
Excess of Policy Limits shall be covered hereunder in the same manner as other Loss
Adjustment Expense.
	 
	F.	 	However, this Article shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to final legal
adjudication of fraud of a member of the Board of Directors or a corporate officer of the
Company 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.
	 
	G.	 	In no event shall coverage be provided to the extent not permitted under law.

ARTICLE 14

RUN-OFF REINSURERS

	A.	 	“Run-off Reinsurer” means any Subscribing Reinsurer that:

	 	1.	 	has been ordered by a state insurance department or other legal authority to cease
writing business, or has been placed under regulatory supervision or in rehabilitation;
or
	 
	 	2.	 	has ceased reinsurance underwriting operations; or
	 
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	 	4.	 	in any other way has assigned its interests or delegated its obligations under
this Contract to an unaffiliated entity.

	B.	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Contract, in the event that a Subscribing
Reinsurer becomes a Run-off Reinsurer at any time, the Company may elect, by giving written
notice to the Run-off Reinsurer at any time thereafter, that all or any of the following
shall apply to the Run-off Reinsurer’s participation hereunder:

	 	1.	 	If the Run-off Reinsurer does not pay a claim or raise a query concerning the claim
within 30 days of billing, it shall be estopped from denying such claim and must pay
immediately.
	 
	 	2.	 	If payment of any claim has been received from Subscribing Reinsurers constituting
at least 70% of the interests and liabilities of all Subscribing Reinsurers that
participated on this Contract and are active as of the due date; it being understood
that
said date shall not be later than 90 days from the date of transmittal by the
Intermediary of the initial billing for each such payment, the Run-off Reinsurer shall
be estopped from denying such claim and must pay within 10 days following
transmittal to the Run-off Reinsurer of written notification of such payments. For
purposes of this subparagraph, a Subscribing Reinsurer shall be deemed to be active if
it is not a Run-off Reinsurer.
	 
	 	3.	 	Should the Run-off Reinsurer refuse to pay claims as required by subparagraphs
Bl and/or B2 above, the interest penalty specified in the Late Payments Article shall
be increased by 0.5% for each 30 days that a payment is past due, subject to a
maximum increase of 7.0%.
	 
	 	4.	 	The Run-off Reinsurer’s liability for losses for Policies covered by this Contract
shall
be commuted. In the event the Company and the Run-off Reinsurer cannot agree on
the commutation amount, they shall appoint an actuary and/or appraiser to assess such
amount and shall share equally any expense of the actuary and/or appraiser. If the
Company and the Run-off Reinsurer cannot agree on an actuary and/or appraiser, the
Company and the Run-off Reinsurer each shall nominate three individuals, of whom
the other shall decline two, and the final appointment shall be made by drawing lots.
Payment by the Run-off Reinsurer of the amount of liability ascertained shall
constitute a complete and final release of both parties under this Contract.
	 
	 	5.	 	The Run-off Reinsurer shall have no right of access to the Records of the Company
if the Run-off Reinsurer has denied payment of any claim hereunder or there is a
pending arbitration between the Company and the Run-off Reinsurer regarding any
claim hereunder. A reservation of rights shall be considered a denial of a claim.
	 
	 	6.	 	In the event that either party demands arbitration of a dispute between the Company
and the Run-off Reinsurer, and the amount in dispute is less than $100,000, unless the
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	 	 	 	the terms of the Arbitration Article, the dispute shall be resolved by a sole
arbitrator and the following procedures shall apply:

	 	a.	 	The sole arbitrator shall be chosen by mutual agreement of the parties
within 15 business days after the demand for arbitration. If the parties have not chosen
an arbitrator within the 15 business days after the receipt of the arbitration
notice, the arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with the Neutral Arbitrator
Selection Procedure modified for a single arbitrator, established by the AIDA
Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society — U.S. (ARIAS) and in force on
the date the arbitration is demanded. The nominated arbitrator must be
available to read any written submissions and hear testimony within 60 calendar
days of being chosen.
	 
	 	b.	 	Within 10 business days after the arbitrator has been appointed, the
parties shall
be notified of deadlines for the submission of briefs and documentary evidence,
as determined by the arbitrator. There shall be no discovery or hearing unless
the parties agree to engage in limited discovery and/or a hearing. Also, the
arbitrator can determine, without the consent of the parties, that a limited
hearing is necessary.
	 
	 	c.	 	The arbitrator shall render a decision no later than 10 business days
from the
later of the date on which the briefs are submitted or the close of the hearing,
if any. The decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and shall be final and
binding.

	C.	 	The Company’s waiver of any rights provided in this Article is not a waiver of that
right or other rights at a later date.

ARTICLE 15

NET RETAINED LIABILITY

	A.	 	This Contract applies only to that portion of any loss that the Company and/or its agents
retains net for its own account (prior to deduction of any reinsurance that inures solely to
the benefit of the Company).
	 
	B.	 	The amount of the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder in respect of any loss or losses shall not
be increased by reason of the inability of the Company to collect from any other
reinsurer(s), whether specific or general, any amounts that may have become due from such
reinsurer(s), whether such inability arises from the insolvency of such other reinsurer(s) or
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ARTICLE 16

ORIGINAL CONDITIONS

All reinsurance under this Contract shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, waivers and
interpretations, and to the same modifications and alterations as the respective Policies of the
Company. However, in no event shall this be construed in any way to provide coverage outside the
terms and conditions set forth in this Contract.

ARTICLE 17

NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

This Contract is solely between the Company and the Reinsurer, and in no instance shall any
insured, claimant or other third party have any rights under this Contract except as may be
expressly provided otherwise herein.

ARTICLE 18

NOTICE OF LOSS AND LOSS SETTLEMENTS

	A.	 	The Company shall advise the Reinsurer promptly of all losses that, in the opinion of the
Company, may result in a claim hereunder and of all subsequent developments thereto that
may materially affect the position of the Reinsurer.
	 
	B.	 	The Company alone and at its full discretion shall adjust, settle or compromise all claims
and losses.
	 
	C.	 	As respects losses subject to this Contract, all loss settlements made by the Company,
whether under strict Policy terms or by way of compromise, and any Extra Contractual
Obligations and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits, shall be binding upon the Reinsurer,
and the Reinsurer agrees to pay or allow, as the case may be, its share of each such
settlement immediately upon receipt of proof of loss.

ARTICLE 19

MANDATORY COMMUTATION

	A.	 	Not later than 84 months after the effective date of this Contract, the Company shall advise
the Reinsurer of the amount of all Ultimate Net Loss for all claims from business covered
from any Loss Occurrence, both reported and unreported, both paid and not finally settled,
that is the subject of this Contract. The Company and the Reinsurer or their respective
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	 	 	capitalize (i.e., reduce to a net present value) the total of such Ultimate Net Loss for
each Loss Occurrence.
	 
	B.	 	If the mutually agreed capitalized value of the Ultimate Net Loss for any Loss Occurrence
is in excess of the Company’s retention for that Loss Occurrence, the Reinsurer shall pay
the Company the amount, subject to the coverage provided under this Contract, of
capitalized Ultimate Net Loss in excess of the Company’s retention for that Loss
Occurrence less any amounts of Ultimate Loss previously paid by the Reinsurer to the
Company for that Loss Occurrence.
	 
	C.	 	If mutual agreement cannot be reached, then any difference shall be settled by an appraisal
made by a panel of three actuaries, one to be chosen by each party and the third by the two
so chosen. If either party refuses or neglects to appoint an actuary within 30 days of a
written request from the other party to appoint an actuary, the other party may appoint two
actuaries. If the two actuaries fail to agree on the selection of a third actuary within
30 days of their appointment, each of them shall name two, of whom the other shall decline
one and the decision shall be made by drawing lots.
	 
	D.	 	All the actuaries shall be regularly engaged in the valuation of Workers’ Compensation
claims and shall be Fellows of the Casualty Actuarial Society or Members of the American
Academy of Actuaries. None of the actuaries shall be under the control of either party to
this Contract.
	 
	E.	 	Each party shall submit its case to its chosen actuary within 30 days of the appointment of
the third actuary. The decision in writing of any two appointed actuaries, when filed with
the parties hereto, shall be final and binding on all parties participating in the appraisal
and
judgment may be entered hereon in any court of competent jurisdiction.
	 
	F.	 	The expense of the actuaries and of their appraisal shall be equally divided between the
Company and the Reinsurer.
	 
	G.	 	Payment of the profit commission by the Reinsurer to the Company or payment by
Reinsurer of the amount of capitalized Ultimate Net Loss in excess of the Company’s
retention for any Loss Occurrence less any amounts of Ultimate Net Loss previously paid
by the Reinsurer to the Company for that Loss Occurrence, whether determined by mutual
agreement or by the appraisal procedure set forth above, shall constitute a complete and
final release of both parties as respects such claims and as respects any future claimants
arising out of any Loss Occurrence so commuted. If the capitalized Ultimate Net Loss for
any Loss Occurrence is determined to be below the Company’s retention, whether by
mutual agreement or the appraisal procedure set forth above, such determination shall
constitute a complete and final release of both parties as respects such claims and as
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ARTICLE 20

SUNSET

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph C of the Indemnification and Errors and Omissions
Article of this Contract, coverage hereunder shall apply only to Loss Occurrences notified by
Company to the Reinsurer, with full particulars, within 84 months from the effective date of this
Contract. Notice of an event shall include:

	 	1.	 	The approximate time and location of the Loss Occurrence.
	 
	 	2.	 	The date of loss as established under this Contract.
	 
	 	3.	 	The names of any original insureds that have been identified by the Company, at
the
time of notice, as being involved in the Loss Occurrence.
	 
	 	4.	 	The current indemnity, medical and expense reserves delineated by the original
insured.
	 
	 	5.	 	The total payments made by the Company, delineated by original insured.

ARTICLE 21

LATE PAYMENTS

	A.	 	In the event any payment due either party is not received by the payment due date, the party
to whom payment is due may, by notifying the other party in writing, require the debtor
party to pay, and the debtor party agrees to pay, an interest penalty on the amount past due
calculated for each such payment on the last business day of each month as follows:

	 	1.	 	The number of full days that have expired since the overdue date or the last
monthly
calculation, whichever the lesser; times
	 
	 	2.	 	1/365th of the sum of the six-month United States Treasury Bill rate as quoted in
The
Wall Street Journal on the first business day of the month for which the calculation is
made, plus 1%; times
	 
	 	3.	 	The amount past due, including accrued interest.

	 	 	Interest shall accumulate until payment of the original amount due plus interest penalties
has been received by the party to whom payment is due.
	 
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	 	1.	 	Payments from the Reinsurer to the Company shall be due on the date on which the
demand for payment (including delivery of bordereaux or quarterly or monthly
reports) is received by the Reinsurer, and shall be overdue 30 days thereafter.
	 
	 	2.	 	Payments from the Company to the Reinsurer shall be due on the dates specified
within this Contract. Payments shall be overdue 30 days thereafter except for the first
installment of premium, if applicable, which shall be overdue 60 days from inception
or 30 days from final line-signing, whichever the later. Reinstatement premium, if
applicable, shall have as a due date the date when the Company receives payment for
the claim giving rise to such reinstatement premium, and payment shall be overdue
30 days thereafter. In the event a due date is not specifically stated for a given
payment, the overdue date shall be 30 days following the date of billing.

	C.	 	If the information contained in the Company’s demand for payment is insufficient or not in
accordance with the conditions of this Contract, then within 30 days the Reinsurer shall
request from the Company all additional information necessary to validate its claim and the
payment due date as defined in paragraph B shall be deemed to be the date upon which the
Reinsurer received the requested additional information. This paragraph is only for the
purpose of establishing when a payment is overdue, and shall not alter the provisions of the
Notice of Loss and Loss Settlements Article or other pertinent contractual stipulations.
	 
	D.	 	Should the Reinsurer dispute a claim presented by the Company and the timeframes set out
in paragraph B be exceeded, interest as stipulated in paragraph A shall be payable for the
entire overdue period, but only for the amount of the final settlement with the Reinsurer.
	 
	E.	 	In the event arbitration is necessary to settle a dispute, the panel shall have the authority
to
make a determination awarding interest to the prevailing party. Interest, if any, awarded by
the panel shall supersede the interest amounts outlined herein.
	 
	F.	 	Any interest owed pursuant to this Article may be waived by the party to which it is owed.
Waiver of such interest, however, shall not affect the waiving party’s rights to other
interest
amounts due as a result of this Article.
	 
	G.	 	For purposes of this Article, reinsuring Underwriting Members of Lloyd’s, London, shall
be considered to be one entity.

ARTICLE 22

CURRENCY

	A.	 	Where the word “Dollars” and/or the sign “$” appear in this Contract, they shall mean
United States Dollars.

	B.	 	For purposes of this Contract, where the Company receives premiums or pays losses in
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into United States Dollars at the actual rates of exchange at the time of receipt or payment
by the Company.

ARTICLE 23

UNAUTHORIZED REINSURANCE

	A.	 	This Article applies only to a Subscribing Reinsurer who does not qualify for full credit
with any insurance regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company’s reserves.
	 
	B.	 	The Company agrees, in respect of its Policies or bonds falling within the scope of this
Contract, that when it files with its insurance regulatory authority, or sets up on its books
liabilities as required by law, it shall forward to the Reinsurer a statement showing the
proportion of such liabilities applicable to the Reinsurer. The “Reinsurer’s Obligations”
shall be defined as follows:

	 	1.	 	unearned premium (if applicable);
	 
	 	2.	 	known outstanding losses that have been reported to the Reinsurer and Loss
Adjustment Expense relating thereto;
	 
	 	3.	 	losses and Loss Adjustment Expense paid by the Company but not recovered from the
Reinsurer;
	 
	 	4.	 	losses incurred but not reported and Loss Adjustment Expense relating thereto.

	C.	 	The Reinsurer’s Obligations shall be funded by funds withheld, cash advances, Trust
Agreement or a Letter of Credit (LOC). The Reinsurer shall have the option of determining
the method of funding provided it is acceptable to the insurance regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction over the Company’s reserves.
	 
	D.	 	When funding by an LOC, the Reinsurer agrees to apply for and secure timely delivery to
the Company of a clean, irrevocable and unconditional LOC issued by a bank and
containing provisions acceptable to the insurance regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over the Company’s reserves in an amount equal to the Reinsurer’s Obligations. Such
LOC shall be issued for a period of not less than one year, and shall be automatically
extended for one year from its date of expiration or any future expiration date unless
30 days (or such other time period as may be required by insurance regulatory authorities),
prior to any expiration date the issuing bank shall notify the Company by certified or
registered mail that the issuing bank elects not to consider the LOC extended for any
additional period.
	 
	E.	 	The Reinsurer and the Company agree that any funding provided by the Reinsurer pursuant
to the provisions of this Contract may be drawn upon at any time, notwithstanding any
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operation of law, of the Company including, without limitation, any liquidator,
rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Company, for the following purposes, unless
otherwise provided for in a separate Trust Agreement:

	 	1.	 	to reimburse the Company for the Reinsurer’s Obligations, the payment of which is
due under the terms of this Contract and that has not been otherwise paid;
	 
	 	2.	 	to make refund of any sum that is in excess of the actual amount required to pay
the
Reinsurer’s Obligations under this Contract (or in excess of 102% of the Reinsurer’s
Obligations, if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement);
	 
	 	3.	 	to fund an account with the Company for the Reinsurer’s Obligations. Such cash
deposit shall be held in an interest bearing account separate from the Company’s
other assets, and interest thereon not in excess of the prime rate shall accrue to the
benefit of the Reinsurer. Any taxes payable on accrued interest shall be paid out of
the assets in the account that are in excess of the Reinsurer’s Obligations (or in
excess
of 102% of the Reinsurer’s Obligations, if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement).
If the assets are inadequate to pay taxes, any taxes due shall be paid by the
Reinsurer;
	 
	 	4.	 	to pay the Reinsurer’s share of any other amounts the Company claims are due
under
this Contract.

	F.	 	If the amount drawn by the Company is in excess of the actual amount required for E(l) or
E(3), or in the case of E(4), the actual amount determined to be due, the Company shall
promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amount so drawn. All of the foregoing shall be
applied without diminution because of insolvency on the part of the Company or the
Reinsurer.
	 
	G.	 	The issuing bank shall have no responsibility whatsoever in connection with the propriety
of withdrawals made by the Company or the disposition of funds withdrawn, except to
ensure that withdrawals are made only upon the order of properly
authorized
representatives of the Company.
	 
	H.	 	At annual intervals, or more frequently at the discretion of the Company, but never more
frequently than quarterly, the Company shall prepare a specific statement of the Reinsurer’s
Obligations for the sole purpose of amending the LOC or other method of funding, in the
following manner:

	 	1.	 	If the statement shows that the Reinsurer’s Obligations exceed the balance of
the LOC as of the statement date, the Reinsurer shall, within 30 days after receipt of
the statement, secure delivery to the Company of an amendment to the LOC increasing the
amount of credit by the amount of such difference. Should another method of funding be
used, the Reinsurer shall, within the time period outlined above, increase such funding
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	 	2.	 	If, however, the statement shows that the Reinsurer’s Obligations are less than the
balance of the LOC (or that 102% of the Reinsurer’s Obligations are less than the trust
account balance if funding is provided by a Trust Agreement), as of the statement date,
the Company shall, within 30 days after receipt of written request from the Reinsurer,
release such excess credit by agreeing to secure an amendment to the LOC reducing the
amount of credit available by the amount of such excess credit. Should another method
of funding be used, the Company shall, within the time period outlined above, decrease
such funding by the amount of such excess.

ARTICLE 24

TAXES

	A.	 	In consideration of the terms under which this Contract is issued, the Company undertakes
not to claim any deduction of the premium hereon when making Canadian tax returns or
when making tax returns, other than Income or Profits Tax returns, to any state or territory
of the United States of America or to the District of Columbia.

	B.	1.	 	 Each Subscribing Reinsurer has agreed to allow, for the purpose of paying the Federal
Excise Tax, the applicable percentage of the premium payable hereon (as imposed under
the Internal Revenue Code) to the extent such premium is subject to Federal Excise
Tax.
	 
	 	2.	 	In the event of any return of premium becoming due hereunder, the Subscribing
Reinsurer shall deduct the applicable percentage of the premium from the amount of the
return, and the Company or its agent should take steps to recover the Tax from the U.S.
Government.

ARTICLE 25

ACCESS TO RECORDS

The Reinsurer or its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to visit the offices of
the Company to inspect, examine, audit, copy and verify any of the Policy, accounting or claim
files (“Records”) relating to business reinsured under this Contract during regular business hours
after giving five working days’ prior notice. This right shall be exercisable during the term of
this Contract or after the expiration of this Contract. Notwithstanding the above, the Reinsurer
shall not have any right of access to the Records of the Company if it is not current in all
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ARTICLE 26

CONFIDENTIALITY

	A.	 	The Reinsurer hereby acknowledges that the documents, information and data provided to
it by the Company, whether directly or through an authorized agent, in connection with the
placement and execution of this Contract (“Confidential Information”) are proprietary and
confidential to the Company. Confidential Information shall not include documents,
information or data that the Reinsurer can show:

	 	1.	 	are publicly known or have become publicly known through no unauthorized act of
the Reinsurer;
	 
	 	2.	 	have been rightfully received from a third person without
obligation of
confidentiality; or
	 
	 	3.	 	were known by the Reinsurer prior to the placement of this Contract without an
obligation of confidentiality.

	B.	 	Absent the written consent of the Company, the Reinsurer shall not disclose any
Confidential Information to any third parties, including any affiliated companies, except:

	 	1.	 	when required by retrocessionaires subject to the business ceded to this Contract;
	 
	 	2.	 	when required by regulators performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records and/or
financial condition; or
	 
	 	3.	 	when required by external auditors performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records
in
the normal course of business.

	 	 	Further, the Reinsurer agrees not to use any Confidential Information for any purpose not
related to the performance of its obligations or enforcement of its rights under this
Contract.
	 
	C.	 	Notwithstanding the above, in the event that the Reinsurer is required by court order, other
legal process or any regulatory authority to release or disclose any or all of the
Confidential
Information, the Reinsurer agrees to provide the Company with written notice of same at
least 10 days prior to such release or disclosure and to use its best efforts to assist the
Company in maintaining the confidentiality provided for in this Article.
	 
	D.	 	The provisions of this Article shall extend to the officers, directors and employees of the
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ARTICLE 27

INDEMNIFICATION AND ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

	A.	 	The Reinsurer is reinsuring, to the amount herein provided, the obligations of the Company
under any original insurance or reinsurance. The Company shall be the sole judge as to:

	 	1.	 	what shall constitute a claim or loss covered under any original insurance or
reinsurance written by the Company;
	 
	 	2.	 	the Company’s liability thereunder;
	 
	 	3.	 	the amount or amounts that it shall be proper for the Company to pay thereunder.

	B.	 	The Reinsurer shall be bound by the judgment of the Company as to the obligation(s) and
liability(ies) of the Company under any original insurance or reinsurance.
	 
	C.	 	Except for the conditions as provided for in the Sunset Article of this Contract, any
inadvertent error, omission or delay in complying with the terms and conditions of this
Contract shall not be held to relieve either party hereto from any liability that would
attach
to it hereunder if such error, omission or delay had not been made, provided such error,
omission or delay is rectified immediately upon discovery.

ARTICLE 28

INSOLVENCY

	A.	 	If more than one reinsured company is referenced within the definition of “Company” in
the Preamble to this Contract, this Article will apply severally to each such company.
Further, this Article and the laws of the domiciliary state will apply in the event of the
insolvency of any company covered hereunder. In the event of a conflict between any
provision of this Article and the laws of the domiciliary state of any company covered
hereunder, that domiciliary state’s laws will prevail.
	 
	B.	 	In the event of the insolvency of the Company, this reinsurance (or the portion of any risk
or obligation assumed by the Reinsurer, if required by applicable law) shall be payable
directly to the Company, or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor,
either: (1) on the basis of the liability of the Company, or (2) on the basis of claims
filed
and allowed in the liquidation proceeding, whichever may be required by applicable statute,
without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company or because the liquidator,
receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company has failed to pay all or a
portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver, conservator or
statutory successor of the Company shall give written notice to the Reinsurer of the
pendency of a claim against the Company indicating the Policy or bond reinsured, which
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	 	 	time after such claim is filed in the conservation or liquidation proceeding or in the
receivership, and that during the pendency of such claim, the 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 that it may deem available to the Company or its
liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the
Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to the approval of the court, against the Company as
part of the expense of conservation or liquidation to the extent of a pro rata share of the
benefit that may accrue to the Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the
Reinsurer.
	 
	C.	 	Where two or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest
elect to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance
with the terms of this reinsurance Contract as though such expense had been incurred by
the Company.
	 
	D.	 	As to all reinsurance made, ceded, renewed or otherwise becoming effective under this
Contract, the reinsurance shall be payable as set forth above by the Reinsurer to the
Company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor, (except as
provided by Section 4118(a)(l)(A) of the New York Insurance Law, provided the
conditions of 1114(c) of such law have been met, if New York law applies) or except
(1) where the Contract specifically provides another payee in the event of the insolvency of
the Company, or (2) where the Reinsurer, with the consent of the direct insured or insureds,
has assumed such Policy obligations of the Company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer
to the payees under such Policies and in substitution for the obligations of the Company to
such payees. Then, and in that event only, the Company, with the prior approval of the
certificate of assumption on New York risks by the Superintendent of Insurance of the State
of New York, or with the prior approval of such other regulatory authority as may be
applicable, is entirely released from its obligation and the Reinsurer shall pay any loss
directly to payees under such Policy.

ARTICLE 29

ARBITRATION

	A.	 	Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, performance or breach of this Contract,
including the formation or validity thereof, shall be submitted for decision to a panel of
three arbitrators. Notice requesting arbitration will be in writing and sent certified
registered mail, return receipt requested.
	 
	B.	 	One arbitrator shall be chosen by each party and the two arbitrators shall, before
instituting
the hearing, choose an impartial third arbitrator who shall preside at the hearing. If
either
party fails to appoint its arbitrator within 30 days after being requested to do so by the
other
party, the latter, after 10 days’ notice by certified or registered mail of its intention to
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	C.	 	If the two arbitrators are unable to agree upon the third arbitrator within 30 days of
their
appointment, the third arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association.
	 
	D.	 	All arbitrators shall be disinterested active or former executives of insurance or
reinsurance
companies or Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, with expertise or experience in the area
being arbitrated. If a member of the panel dies, becomes disabled or is otherwise unwilling
or unable to serve, a substitute shall be selected in the same manner as the departing
member was chosen and the arbitration shall continue.
	 
	E.	 	Within 45 days after notice of appointment of all arbitrators, the panel shall meet and
determine timely periods for briefs, discovery procedures and schedules for hearings.
	 
	F.	 	The panel shall be relieved of all judicial formality and shall not be bound by the strict
rules of procedure and evidence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract,
the arbitrators may at their discretion, consider underwriting and placement information
provided by the Company to the Reinsurer, as well as any correspondence exchanged by
the parties that is related to this Contract. Unless the panel agrees otherwise,
arbitration
shall take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but the venue may be changed when deemed
by the panel to be in the best interest of the arbitration proceeding. The decision of any
two
arbitrators when rendered in writing shall be final and binding. The panel is empowered to
grant interim relief, as it may deem appropriate.
	 
	G.	 	The panel shall make its decision considering the custom and practice of the applicable
insurance and reinsurance business within 60 days following the termination of the
hearings. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
	 
	H.	 	Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear
with the other party the cost of the third arbitrator. The remaining costs of the arbitration
shall be allocated by the panel. The panel may, at its discretion, award such further costs
and expenses as it considers appropriate, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, to
the extent permitted by law.

ARTICLE 30

SERVICE OF SUIT

	A.	 	This Article applies only to those Subscribing Reinsurers not domiciled in the United States
of America, and/or not authorized in any state, territory and/or district of the United
States
of America where authorization is required by insurance regulatory authorities.
	 
	B.	 	This Article shall not be read to conflict with or override the obligations of the parties to
arbitrate their disputes as provided for in the Arbitration Article. This Article is intended
as
an aid to compelling arbitration or enforcing such arbitration or arbitral award, not as an
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	C.	 	In the event of the failure of the Reinsurer to pay any amount claimed to be due
hereunder,
the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, shall submit to the jurisdiction of a court of
competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this Article constitutes or
should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer’s rights to commence an
action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a
United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as permitted
by
the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. The Reinsurer, once the
appropriate court is selected, whether such court is the one originally chosen by the
Company and accepted by Reinsurer or is determined by removal, transfer, or otherwise, as
provided for above, shall comply with all requirements necessary to give said court
jurisdiction and, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer upon this Contract, shall
abide
by the final decision of such court or of any appellate court in the event of an appeal.
	 
	D.	 	Service of process in such suit may be made upon Messrs. Mendes and Mount, 750
Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019-6829, or another party specifically
designated in the applicable Interests and Liabilities Agreement attached hereto. The
above-named are authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of the
Reinsurer in any such suit.
	 
	E.	 	Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States
that
makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer hereby designates the Superintendent,
Commissioner or Director of Insurance, or other officer specified for that purpose in the
statute, or his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom
may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on
behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Contract, and
hereby designates the above-named as the person to whom the said officer is authorized to
mail such process or a true copy thereof.

ARTICLE 31

AGENCY

For purposes of sending and receiving notices and payments required by this Contract, Guarantee
Insurance Company shall be deemed the agent of all other reinsured Companies referenced in this
Contract. In no event, however, shall any reinsured Company be deemed the agent of another with
respect to the terms of the Insolvency Article.

ARTICLE 32

GOVERNING LAW

This Contract shall be governed as to performance, administration and interpretation by the laws
of the State of Florida, exclusive of conflict of law rules. However, with respect to credit for
reinsurance, the rules of all applicable states shall apply.

			
	 	 	 
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ARTICLE 33

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Contract sets forth all of the duties and obligations between the Company and the Reinsurer
and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written agreements with respect to matters
referred to in this Contract. The Contract may not be modified or changed except by an amendment to
this Contract in writing signed by both parties.

ARTICLE 34

NON-WAIVER

The failure of the Company or the Reinsurer to insist on compliance with this Contract or to
exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedy
contained herein nor stop either party from thereafter demanding full and complete compliance nor
prevent either party from exercising such rights or remedy in the future.

ARTICLE 35

CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES

The Company undertakes not to introduce any change in its established acceptance and underwriting
policy in respect of the business covered hereunder without prior approval of the Reinsurer.

ARTICLE 36

INTERMEDIARY

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, is hereby recognized as the Intermediary negotiating this Contract
for all business hereunder. All communications (including notices, statements, premiums, return
premiums, commissions, taxes, losses, Loss Adjustment Expense, salvages, and loss settlements)
relating thereto shall be transmitted to the Company or the Reinsurer through Guy Carpenter &
Company, LLC, 3600 Minnesota Drive, Suite 400, Edina, Minnesota 55435. All payments in connection
with this Contract shall be made directly between the Company and the Reinsurer. In the event of
any such payment being made through the Intermediary, payments by the Company to the Intermediary
shall be deemed payment to the Reinsurer, and payments by the Reinsurer to the Intermediary shall
be deemed payment to the Company only to the extent that such payments are actually received by
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ARTICLE 37

MODE OF EXECUTION

	A.	 	This Contract may be executed by:

	 	1.	 	an original written ink signature of paper documents;
	 
	 	2.	 	an exchange of facsimile copies showing the original written ink signature
of paper
documents;
	 
	 	3.	 	electronic signature technology employing computer software and a digital
signature
or digitizer pen pad to capture a person’s handwritten signature in such a manner
that
the signature is unique to the person signing, is under the sole control of the
person
signing, is capable of verification to authenticate the signature and is linked to
the
document signed in such a manner that if the data is changed, such signature is
invalidated.

	B.	 	The use of any one or a combination of these methods of execution shall constitute a
legally binding and valid signing of this Contract. This Contract may be executed in one
or
more counterparts, each of which, when duly executed, shall be deemed an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Contract to be executed by its duly authorized
representative(s) this
28th day
of August, in the year of 2008.

Signed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:	 		 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Title:	 	Chief Underwriting Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Reference:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

ALTERNATIVE MARKET WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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NUCLEAR RISK EXCLUSION

This Agreement does not apply to “Ultimate Net Loss” arising from, whether directly or indirectly,
whether proximate or remote:

	 	a)	 	Any Nuclear Facility, Nuclear Hazard or Nuclear Reactor;
	 
	 	b)	 	Any Nuclear Material, Radioactive Material, Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Radiation
or
radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled; or
	 
	 	c)	 	Any Nuclear Material, Radioactive Material, Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Radiation
or
radioactive contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled, caused directly or
indirectly by, contributed to or aggravated by an Event;
	 
	 	d)	 	Any Spent Fuel or Waste;
	 
	 	e)	 	Any Fissionable Substance; or
	 
	 	f)	 	Any nuclear device or bomb.

As used in this Exclusion:

“Fissionable Substance” means;

any prescribe substance that is, or from which can be obtained, a substance capable of
releasing atomic energy by nuclear fission.

“Nuclear Facility” means;

any Nuclear Reactor,

any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self-supporting chain
reaction or to contain a critical mass of plutonium, thorium and uranium or any one or
more of them;

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;

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
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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 premised 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;

any structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the storage
or disposal of Waste or Radioactive Material, and includes the site on which any of
the foregoing is located, all operations conducts on such site and all premises used
for such operations;

“Nuclear Hazard” means: the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of
Radioactive Material or Nuclear Material.

“Nuclear Material” means Source Material, Special Nuclear Material or Byproduct Material.

“Nuclear Reactor” means any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a
self-supporting chain reaction or to contain a critical mass of fissionable material.

“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.

“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 sued or
exposed to radiation in the Nuclear Reactor.

“Waste” means any waste material (i) containing Byproduct Material and (ii) resulting from the
operation by any person or organization of any Nuclear Facility.

			
	 	 	 
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INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES AGREEMENT

(the “Agreement”)

of

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

(the “Subscribing Reinsurer”)

as respects the

ALTERNATIVE MARKET WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE CONTRACT

Effective: July 1, 2008

(the “Contract”)

issued to and executed by

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

including any and/or all companies that are or may hereafter become affiliated therewith

(collectively, the “Company”)

The Subscribing Reinsurer’s share in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer as set forth in
the Contract shall be 100.00%.

The share of the Subscribing Reinsurer in the interests and liabilities of the Reinsurer in
respect of the Contract shall be separate and apart from the shares of other subscribing
reinsurers, if any, on the Contract. The interests and liabilities of the Subscribing Reinsurer
shall not be joint with those of such other subscribing reinsurers and in no event shall the
Subscribing Reinsurer participate in the interests and liabilities of such other subscribing
reinsurers.

This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., Local Standard Time at the place of the loss,
July 1, 2008 and shall be subject to the provisions of the Term Article and the Special
Termination Article and all other terms and conditions of the Contract.

Premium and loss payments made to Guy Carpenter shall be deposited in a Premium and Loss Account
in accordance with Section 32.3(a)(1) of Regulation 98 of the New York Insurance Department. The
Subscribing Reinsurer consents to withdrawals from said account in accordance with Section
32.3(a)(3) of the Regulation, including interest and Federal Excise Tax.

			
	 	 	 
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Brokerage for Guy Carpenter (US) hereunder is 10.00% of gross ceded premium.

The brokerage rate on reinstatement premium shall be 50.00% of the above rate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscribing Reinsurer has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized representative as follows:

on this 4th day of September, in the year 2008.

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

Market Reference Number:

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY

including any and/or all companies that are or may hereafter become affiliated therewith

ALTERNATIVE MARKET WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE CONTRACT

			
	 	 	 
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