Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

Swiss Re

 

UMBRELLA

LIABILITY EXCESS OF LOSS

REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

NO. POR1064666

 

EFFECTIVE January 1, 2011

 

between

 

SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

all of Boston, Massachusetts

 

and

 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

Armonk, New York

 

 

UMBRELLA LIABILITY EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE AGREEMENT NO. POR1064666

 

	
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CONTENTS
    	
 
    	
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PREAMBLE
    	
 
    	
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BUSINESS COVERED
    	
 
    	
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II
    	
 
    	
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION
    	
 
    	
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III
    	
 
    	
TERRITORY
    	
 
    	
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IV
    	
 
    	
LIMIT AND RETENTION
    	
 
    	
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EXCESS REINSURANCE
    	
 
    	
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VI
    	
 
    	
ULTIMATE NET LOSS
    	
 
    	
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VII
    	
 
    	
DEFINITION OF LOSS OCCURRENCE
    	
 
    	
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VIII
    	
 
    	
LOSS IN EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS
    	
 
    	
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EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
    	
 
    	
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X
    	
 
    	
EXCLUSIONS
    	
 
    	
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XI
    	
 
    	
SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE
    	
 
    	
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XII
    	
 
    	
UNDERLYING INSURANCE
    	
 
    	
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XIII
    	
 
    	
REINSURANCE PREMIUM
    	
 
    	
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XIV
    	
 
    	
REPORTS AND REMITTANCES
    	
 
    	
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POLICY FORM
    	
 
    	
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XVI
    	
 
    	
CLAIMS
    	
 
    	
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XVII
    	
 
    	
SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION
    	
 
    	
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XVIII
    	
 
    	
ACCESS TO RECORDS
    	
 
    	
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XIX
    	
 
    	
TAXES
    	
 
    	
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CURRENCY
    	
 
    	
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XXI
    	
 
    	
OFFSET
    	
 
    	
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XXII
    	
 
    	
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
    	
 
    	
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XXIII
    	
 
    	
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
    	
 
    	
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XXIV
    	
 
    	
INSOLVENCY
    	
 
    	
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XXV
    	
 
    	
SPECIAL TERMINATION
    	
 
    	
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XXVI
    	
 
    	
AMENDMENTS
    	
 
    	
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SIGNATURES
    	
 
    	
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POLLUTION LIABILITY EXCLUSION CLAUSE - REINSURANCE INSOLVENCY FUNDS   EXCLUSION CLAUSE
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION   CLAUSE - LIABILITY - REINSURANCE - U.S.A.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION   CLAUSE - LIABILITY - REINSURANCE - CANADA 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION   CLAUSE - REINSURANCE - NO. 4
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

UMBRELLA

LIABILITY EXCESS OF LOSS

REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

NO. POR1064666

(hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”)

 

between

 

SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

all of Boston, Massachusetts

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company”)

 

and

 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

Armonk, New York

(hereinafter referred to as the “Reinsurer”)

 

ARTICLE I - BUSINESS COVERED

 

A.                The Reinsurer shall indemnify the Company on an excess of loss basis in respect of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss paid by the Company as a result of losses occurring during the term of this Agreement for new and renewal Policies becoming effective on or after January 1, 2011, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

B.                  This Agreement is solely between the Company and the Reinsurer, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall create any obligations or establish any rights against the Reinsurer in favor of any person or entity not a party hereto.

 

C.                  The performance of obligations by both parties under this Agreement shall be in accordance with a fiduciary standard of good faith and fair dealing.

 

D.                 The term “Policies” shall mean each of the Company’s binders, policies and contracts of insurance on the business covered hereunder.

 

E.                   Under this Agreement, the indemnity for reinsured loss applies only to Personal and Commercial Umbrella Liability Policies, except as excluded under Article X - Exclusions of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION

 

A.                    This Agreement shall become effective 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on January 1, 2011, and shall remain in force until terminated. This Agreement may be terminated at the close of any calendar quarter by either party giving to the other not less than 90 days prior written notice by certified mail or by a courier service producing evidence of receipt by the receiving party, of its intention to do sc.

 

B.                      During the running of such notice as stipulated in Paragraph A. above, the Reinsurer shall participate in business coming within the terms of this Agreement until the date of termination of this Agreement.

 

C.                      In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Company shall have the option of continuing or terminating the liability in force at the date of termination as set forth below. The Company may exercise such option provided written notice of the Company’s election is given by certified mail to the Reinsurer prior to the date of termination. If the Company does not choose to exercise its option prior to the date of termination, such option shall revert to the Reinsurer.

 

1.                         The Reinsurer shall be liable for losses occurring subsequent to the date of termination for all Policies covered hereunder and in force at the date of termination of this Agreement until their natural expiry, cancellation or next anniversary of such business, whichever first occurs; but in no case shall this reinsurance be extended for longer than 12 months, after the termination date. At such time, the Reinsurer shall return to the Company the unearned premiums for the unexpired periods.

 

2.                         All reinsurance hereunder shall be automatically cancelled as of the date of termination and the Reinsurer shall be released of all liability as respects losses occurring subsequent to the date of termination. The Reinsurer shall return to the Company the unearned premiums on the business in force hereunder at the date of termination.

 

ARTICLE III - TERRITORY

 

This Agreement applies to Policies issued by the Company within the United States of America, its territories and possessions, and Canada and shall apply to losses covered hereunder wherever occurring.

 

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ARTICLE IV - LIMIT AND RETENTION

 

A.                    As respects Policies issued by the Company for amounts in excess of $1,000,000, but not exceeding $5,000,000, the Reinsurer shall be liable for 95% of the amount by which the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss exceeds $1,000,000 each Policy in any one Loss Occurrence, but the liability of the Reinsurer shall never exceed $3,800,000 (95% of $4,000,000) with respect to each Policy in any one Loss Occurrence.

 

B.                      It is warranted by the Company that 5% of its Ultimate Net Loss each Policy in any one Loss Occurrence in excess of $1,000,000, shall be retained by the Company at its own risk and not reinsured in any way.

 

C.                      In the event underlying coverage is not maintained, the coverage provided under this Agreement shall apply only to the extent it would have applied had such underlying insurance been so maintained.

 

ARTICLE V - EXCESS REINSURANCE

 

The Company has the right to maintain excess reinsurance as provided for in the Casualty Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement No. POR1019383 on that portion of its Ultimate Net Loss which it retains net for its own account and recoveries under such excess reinsurance shall inure solely to the benefit of the Company.

 

ARTICLE VI - ULTIMATE NET LOSS

 

A.                    The term “Ultimate Net Loss” shall mean the actual sum paid by the Company in settlement of losses or liability including interest accrued prior to judgment after making deductions for all recoveries, including subrogation, salvages, and claims upon other reinsurances, whether collectible or not, which inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer under this Agreement, and shall include Loss Adjustment Expenses incurred by the Company; provided, however, that in the event of the insolvency of the Company, Ultimate Net Loss shall mean the amount of loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses for which the Company is liable, and payment by the Reinsurer shall be made to the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article XXIV -Insolvency of this Agreement.

 

B.                      The term “Ultimate Net Lose” shall include 80% of Loss In Excess of Policy Limits and 80% of Extra Contractual Obligations, as defined herein, but only as respects business covered under this Agreement.

 

C.                      The term “Loss Adjustment Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the investigation, settlement, defense or litigation, including court costs and post-judgment interest, of any claim or loss covered by the Policies reinsured

 

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under this Agreement, including Declaratory Judgment Expenses but shall exclude the salaries and expenses of Company employees, office expenses and other overhead expenses.

 

D.                     Declaratory Judgment Expenses are defined below and the Reinsurer shall be liable for such expenses in accordance with the following:

 

I.                     The term “Declaratory Judgment Expenses” shall mean all legal expenses, incurred in the representation of the Company in litigation brought to determine the Company’s defense and/or indemnification obligations, that are allocable to any specific claim or loss applicable to Policies subject to this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall promptly notify the Reinsurer of any Declaratory Judgment Expenses subject to this Agreement.

 

2.                   Declaratory Judgment Expenses shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions set forth in Paragraph A. of this Article, provided such Declaratory Judgment Expense shall be limited to no more than $2,700,000, each applicable Policy in any one Loss Occurrence.

 

E.                       All recoveries, salvages or payments recovered or received subsequent to a loss settlement under this Agreement shall be applied as if recovered or received prior to the aforesaid settlement and all necessary adjustments to the loss settlement shall be made by the parties hereto.

 

F.                       Nothing in this Article shall be construed to mean that losses are not recoverable hereunder until the Ultimate Net Loss of the Company has been ascertained.

 

ARTICLE VII - DEFINITION OF LOSS OCCURRENCE

 

A.                    The term “Loss Occurrence” as used herein shall be the definition of ‘occurrence’ as set forth in the Company’s Policy, provided, however, in the event said term is not defined in any Policy covered hereunder, then as respects such Policy the term “each Loss Occurrence” as used herein shall be understood to mean each accident or occurrence or series of accidents or occurrences arising out of one event and happening within the term and scope of this Agreement.

 

B.                      If the date of loss, accident or occurrence cannot be specifically determined, the date of loss, accident or occurrence shall be the inception date of the original Policy (i.e., the Policy reinsured hereunder); such Policy period shall be deemed not to exceed 12 calendar months.

 

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ARTICLE VIII - LOSS IN EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS

 

A.                    “Loss in Excess of Policy Limits” is defined as loss in excess of the limit of the original Policy, such loss in excess of the limit having been incurred because of 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 in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.

 

B.                      However, this Article shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to fraud by 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.

 

C.                      For the purposes of this Article, the word “loss” shall mean any amounts which the Company would have been contractually liable to pay had it not been for the limit of the original Policy.

 

D.                     With respect to coverage provided under this Article, recoveries from any insurance or reinsurance other than this Agreement, whether collectible or not, shall be deducted to arrive at the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss.

 

ARTICLE IX - EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

A.                    “Extra Contractual Obligations” are defined as those liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Agreement and which 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 in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.

 

B.                      The date on which an Extra Contractual Obligation is incurred by the Company shall be deemed, in all circumstances, to be the date of the original accident, casualty, disaster or loss occurrence.

 

C.                      However, coverage hereunder as respects Extra Contractual Obligations shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to the 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.

 

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D.                     Recoveries, collectibles or retention from any other form of insurance or reinsurance including deductibles or self-insured retention which protect the Company against Extra Contractual Obligations, whether collectible or not, shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer and shall be deducted from the total amount of Extra Contractual Obligations for purposes of determining the loss hereunder.

 

E.                       It any provision of this Article shall be rendered illegal or unenforceable by the laws, regulations or public policy of any jurisdiction, such provision shall be considered void in such jurisdiction, but this shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Article or the enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

ARTICLE X - EXCLUSIONS

 

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT COVER:

 

A.    THE FOLLOWING GENERAL CATEGORIES

 

I.                           All business not specifically classified and covered as set forth under Article I - Business Covered.

 

2.                         Ex-gratia payments.

 

3.                         Risks subject to a deductible or a self-insured retention excess of $25,000.

 

4.                         Loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by: (a) enemy attack by armed forces including action taken by military, naval or air forces in resisting an actual or an immediately impending enemy attack; (b) invasion; (c) insurrection; (d) rebellion; (e) revolution; (f) intervention; (g) civil war; and (h) usurped power.

 

5.                         Reinsurance assumed by the Company.

 

6.                         Business derived from any Pool, Association, including Joint Underwriting Association, Syndicate, Exchange, Plan, Fund or other facility directly as a member, subscriber or participant, or indirectly by way of reinsurance or assessments; provided this exclusion shall not apply to Automobile or Workers Compensation assigned risks which may be currently or subsequently covered hereunder.

 

7.                         Pollution Liability as per the attached Pollution Liability Exclusion Clause - Reinsurance.

 

8.                         Insolvency Funds as per the attached Insolvency Funds Exclusion Clause.

 

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9.      Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clauses which are attached and made part of this Agreement:

 

a.                         Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Liability - Reinsurance U.S.A

 

b.                        Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Liability - Reinsurance - Canada.

 

c_ Nuclear Incident Exclusion. Clause - Reinsurance - No, 4.

 

10.    Any actual or alleged liability whatsoever for any claim or claims in respect of loss or losses, directly or indirectly arising out of, resulting from, or in consequence of asbestos, in whatever form or quantity.

 

B     THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COVERAGES

 

1.                    Fiduciary Liability.

 

2.       Fidelity and Surety.

 

3.       Credit and Financial Guarantee.

 

4.       Securities and Exchange Liability.

 

5.       Retroactive coverage.

 

6.                    Malpractice or Professional Liability except incidental Malpractice Liability.

 

7.                    Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Errors and Omissions Liability, except with respect to volunteer non-remunerative work in church, school and civil organizations.

 

8.                    Advertisers’, Broadcasters’ and Telecasters’ Liability as respects Personal Injury Liability.

 

9.                    Liquor Law Liability except Host Liquor Law Liability.

 

10.              Kidnap, Extortion and Ransom Liability.

 

11.              Boiler and Machinery Insurance.

 

12.              Protection and Indemnity (Ocean Marine).

 

C.    THE FOLLOWING RISKS

 

1.                    High profile individuals such as professional athletes, entertainers, TV or radio personalities and members of the press or authors who express their personal opinions in print.

 

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2.                    Any person who represents a moral hazard or who has been sued for libel or slander.

 

3.                    Automobile drivers:

 

a.                         in Assigned Risk, Excess Market or Non-Standard Plans

 

b.                        with two or more at fault accidents within the last three years

 

c.                         with any major moving violations and/or convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or suspension or revocation of their driver’s license within the past five years

 

ID_ Business specifically excluded by the Company’s Personal and Commercial Umbrella Liability Policy.

 

E.        In the event the Company is inadvertently bound on any risk which is excluded under Sections C. or D. above, the reinsurance provided under this Agreement shall apply to such risk until discovery by the Company within its Home Office of the existence of such risk and for 30 days thereafter, and shall then cease unless within the 30 day period, the Company has received from the Reinsurer written notice of its approval of such risk.

 

ARTICLE XI - SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE

 

Policies which are beyond the terms, conditions or limitations of this Agreement may be submitted to the Reinsurer for special acceptance hereunder; and such Policies, if accepted in writing by the Reinsurer, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement, except as modified by the special acceptance. Premiums and losses derived from any special acceptance shall be included with other data for rating purposes under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XII - UNDERLYING INSURANCE

 

A.                    It is understood that underlying limits hereunder is required and shall be maintained in accordance with the Company’s Massachusetts Agent Procedures for Personal Umbrella dated October 1, 2009, the Company’s New Hampshire Agent Procedures for Personal Umbrella dated December 1, 2008, and the Commercial Umbrella Agent Procedures dated July 1, 2007, on file with the Reinsurer.

 

B.                      Other underlying limits may be required for certain classes of risks and shall be so stated in the Company’s Umbrella Underwriting Guidelines.

 

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ARTICLE XIII - REINSURANCE PREMIUM

 

A.                    The Company shall pay to the Reinsurer for the reinsurance provided under this Agreement, 16.5% of the Company’s Net Premiums Written applicable to business classified as Personal or Commercial Umbrella Liability.

 

B.                      A deposit premium of $520,000, shall be payable by the Company to the Reinsurer in four equal installments of $130,000 each due January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Within 60 days after the close of each calendar year, the Company shall render a statement to the Reinsurer showing the actual reinsurance premiums due hereunder. If such premium calculations differ from the deposit previously paid, the debtor party shall pay the outstanding balance as soon as practicable.

 

C.                      The term Net Premiums Written” shall mean gross and additional premiums less return premiums and less premiums ceded on all other reinsurance.

 

ARTICLE XIV - REPORTS AND REMITTANCES

 

A.                    The Company shall furnish the Reinsurer with all necessary data respecting premiums and losses for as long as one of the parties hereto has a claim against the other arising from this Agreement.

 

B.                      In respect of Article XIII -Reinsurance Premium:

 

1.               All quarterly account statements shall be sent to the Reinsurer at:

 

a.                    E-Mail/Word, Excel, PDF, or TIF Formats, or other scanned documents:

 

TAPCAMDirectArmonk@swissre.com, or

 

b.                   Standard Mail:

 

Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Technical Accounting Department

175 King Street

Armonk, NY 10504

 

1.                        All checks and supporting documentation shall be sent to the Reinsurer through one of the options set forth below and shall identify the applicable Reinsurer Agreement Number(s):

 

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a.        WIRE TRANSFER

 

(i)                           As respects payments in United States dollars, all wires should be sent to:

 

The Bank of New York

1 Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Account Name: Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Account Number: 8900489197

ABA Number: 021000018

SWIFT: IRVTUS3N

 

(ii)                        All supporting documentation should be sent to:

 

Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Technical Accounting Department

175 King Street

Armonk, NY 10504

 

b.      COURIER OR OVERNIGHT CARRIER

 

As respects payments in United States dollars, both checks and supporting documentation shall be sent to:

 

BNY Mellon

101 Barclay Street

New York, NY 10007

Attn: LEX Number 19580

 

c.       LOCK BOX

 

As respects payments in United States dollars, both checks and supporting documentation shall be sent to:

 

Swiss Re

Box 19580

Newark, NJ 07195-0580

 

C.                       Payment by the Reinsurer of its portion of loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses paid by the Company shall be made by the Reinsurer to the Company within 15 days after proof of payment is received by the Reinsurer.

 

ARTICLE XV - POLICY FORM

 

The Company and the Reinsurer have agreed on the Company’s form as respects the Policies covered under this Agreement and the Company shall advise the Reinsurer of any change in such Policy form, 90 days prior to its implementation.

 

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ARTICLE XVI - CLAIMS

 

A.                The Company shall promptly notify the Reinsurer of each claim which may involve the reinsurance provided hereunder and of all subsequent developments relating thereto, stating the amount claimed and estimate of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in any other Article herein, prompt notification of loss shall be considered a condition precedent to liability under this Agreement.

 

B.                  As respects Umbrella Liability Policies with limits greater than $1,000,000, the Company shall advise the Reinsurer of all claims which:

 

1.        Are reserved at $500,000 or greater on a ground up basis.

 

2.        Originate from fatal injuries;

 

3.        Originate from the following kinds of bodily injury:

 

a.                    Brain injuries resulting in impairment of physical function;

 

b.                   Spinal injuries resulting in a partial or total paralysis of upper or lower extremities;

 

c.                    Amputation or permanent loss of use of upper or lower extremities;

 

d.                   Severe burn injuries;

 

e.                    Loss of sight in one or both eyes;

 

f.                      All other injuries likely to result in a permanent disability rate of 50% or more.

 

C.                  The Company shall have the responsibility to investigate, defend or negotiate settlements of all claims and lawsuits related to Policies written by the Company and reinsured under this Agreement. The Reinsurer, at its own expense, may associate with the Company in the defense of any claim, suit or other proceeding which involves or is likely to involve the reinsurance provided under this Agreement, and the Company shall cooperate in every respect in the defense of any such claim, suit or proceeding.

 

ARTICLE XVII - SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION

 

A.                In the event of the payment of any indemnity by the Reinsurer under this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to all of the rights of the Company against any person or entity legally responsible for damages of the loss. The Company agrees to enforce such rights; but, in case the Company refuses or neglects to do so, the Reinsurer is hereby authorized and empowered to bring any appropriate action in the name of the Company or their policyholders or otherwise to enforce such rights.

 

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B.                  From any amount recovered by subrogation, salvage or other means, there shall first be deducted the expenses incurred in effecting the recovery. The balance shall then be used to reimburse the excess carriers in the inverse order to that in which their respective liabilities attached, before being used to reimburse the Company for its primary loss.

 

ARTICLE XVIII - ACCESS TO RECORDS

 

The Reinsurer or its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to examine, at the offices of the Company at a reasonable time, during the currency of this Agreement or anytime thereafter, all books and records of the Company relating to business which is the subject of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XIX - TAXES

 

The Company shall be liable for all taxes on premiums paid to the Reinsurer under this Agreement, except income or profit taxes of the Reinsurer, and shall indemnify and hold the Reinsurer harmless for any such taxes which the Reinsurer may become obligated to pay to any local, state or federal taxing authority.

 

ARTICLE XX - CURRENCY

 

Wherever the word “dollars” or the “$” symbol is used in this Agreement, it shall mean dollars of the United States of America, excepting in those cases where the Policy is issued by the Company in Canadian dollars, in which case it shall mean dollars of Canada. In the event the Company is involved in a loss requiring payment in United States and Canadian currency, the Company’s retention and the limit of liability of the Reinsurer shall be apportioned between the two currencies in the same proportion as the amount of net loss in each currency bears to the total amount of net loss paid by the Company. For the purposes of this Agreement, where the Company receives premiums or pays losses in currencies other than United States or Canadian currency, such premiums and losses shall be converted into United States dollars at the actual rates of exchange at which the premiums and losses are entered in the Company’s books.

 

ARTICLE XXI - OFFSET

 

Each party to this Agreement together with their successors or assigns shall have and may exercise, at any time, the right to offset any balance or balances due the other (or, if more than one, any other). Such offset may include balances due under this Agreement and any other agreements heretofore or hereafter entered into between the parties regardless of whether such balances arise from premiums, losses or

 

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otherwise, and regardless of capacity of any party, whether as assuming insurer and/or ceding insurer, under the various agreements involved, provided however, that in the event of insolvency of a party hereto, offsets shall only be allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7427 of the Insurance Law of the State of New York to the extent such statute or any other applicable law, statute or regulation governing such offset shall apply.

 

ARTICLE XXII - ERRORS OR OMISSIONS

 

Errors or omissions of an administrative nature on the part of the Company shall not invalidate the reinsurance under this Agreement, provided such errors or omissions are corrected promptly after discovery thereof; but the liability of the Reinsurer under this Agreement or any exhibits, addenda, or endorsements attached hereto shall in no event exceed the limits specified herein nor be extended to cover any risks, perils, lines of business or classes of insurance generally or specifically excluded herein.

 

ARTICLE XXIII - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Part I - Choice Of Law And Forum

 

Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved in the State of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall govern the interpretation and application of this Agreement.

 

Part II - Mediation

 

If a dispute between the Company and the Reinsurer, arising out of the provisions of this Agreement or concerning its interpretation or validity and whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement has not been settled through negotiation, both parties agree to try in good faith to settle such dispute by nonbinding mediation, before resorting to arbitration.

 

Part III - Arbitration

 

A.                    Resolution of Disputes - As a condition precedent to any right of action arising hereunder, any dispute not resolved by mediation between the Company and the Reinsurer arising out of the provisions of this Agreement or concerning its interpretation or validity, whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement, shall be submitted to arbitration in the manner hereinafter set forth.

 

B.                      Composition of Panel - Unless the parties agree upon a single arbitrator within 15 days after the receipt of a notice of intention to arbitrate, all disputes shall be submitted to an arbitration panel composed of two arbitrators and an umpire chosen in accordance with Paragraph C. hereof.

 

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C.                      Appointment of Arbitrators - The members of the arbitration panel shall be chosen from disinterested persons with at least 10 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance business. Unless a single arbitrator is agreed upon, the party requesting arbitration (hereinafter referred to as the “claimant”) shall appoint an arbitrator and give written notice thereof by certified mail or by a courier service producing evidence of receipt by the receiving party, to the other party (hereinafter referred to as the “respondent”) together with its notice of intention to arbitrate. Within 30 days after receiving such notice, the respondent shall also appoint an arbitrator and notify the claimant thereof by certified mail or by a courier service producing evidence of receipt by the receiving party. Before instituting a hearing, the two arbitrators so appointed shall choose an umpire. If, within 20 days after the appointment of the arbitrator chosen by the respondent, the two arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of an umpire, each of them shall nominate three individuals to serve as umpire, of whom the other shall decline two and the umpire shall be chosen from the remaining two by drawing lots. The name of the individual first drawn shall be the umpire.

 

D.                     Failure of Party to Appoint an Arbitrator - If the respondent fails to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after receiving a notice of intention to arbitrate, the claimant’s arbitrator shall appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the respondent, such arbitrator shall then, together with the claimant’s arbitrator, choose an umpire as provided in Paragraph C. of Part III of this Article.

 

E.                       Submission of Dispute to Panel - Within 30 days after the notice of appointment of all arbitrators, the panel shall meet, and determine a timely period for discovery, discovery procedures and schedules for hearings.

 

F.                       Procedure Governing Arbitration - All proceedings before the panel shall be informal and the panel shall not be bound by the formal rules of evidence. The panel shall have the power to fix all procedural rules relating to the arbitration proceeding. In reaching any decision, the panel shall give due consideration to the customs and usages of the insurance and reinsurance business.

 

G.                      Arbitration Award - The arbitration panel shall render its decision within 60 days after termination of the proceeding, which decision shall be in writing, stating the reasons therefor. The decision of the majority of the panel shall be final and binding on the parties to the proceeding. In no event, however, will the panel be authorized to award punitive, exemplary or consequential damages of whatsoever nature in connection with any arbitration proceeding concerning this Agreement.

 

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H.                 Cost of Arbitration - Unless otherwise allocated by the panel, each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear with the other parties the expense of the umpire and the arbitration.

 

ARTICLE XXIV - INSOLVENCY

 

A.                    In the event of insolvency of the Company, the reinsurance provided by this Agreement shall be payable by the Reinsurer on the basis of the liability of the Company as respects Policies covered hereunder, without diminution because of such insolvency, directly to the Company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor except as provided in Sections 4118(a)(1)(A) and 1114(c) of the New York Insurance Law or as otherwise provided under applicable law, statute or regulation.

 

B.                      The Reinsurer shall be given written notice of the pendency of each claim or loss which may involve the reinsurance provided by this Agreement within a reasonable time after such claim or loss is filed in the insolvency proceedings. The Reinsurer shall have the right to investigate each such claim or loss and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceedings where the claim or loss is to be adjudicated, any defense which it may deem available to the Company, its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to court approval, against the insolvent Company as part of the expense of liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may accrue to the Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.

 

C.                      In addition to the offset provisions set forth in Article XXI -Offset, any debts or credits, liquidated or unliquidated, in favor of or against either party on the date of the receivership or liquidation order (except where the obligation was purchased by or transferred to be used as an offset) are deemed mutual debts or credits and shall be set off with the balance only to be allowed or paid. Although such claim on the part of either party against the other may be unliquidated or undetermined in amount on the date of the entry of the receivership or liquidation order, such claim will be regarded as being in existence as of such date and any claims then in existence and held by the other party may be offset against it .

 

D.                     Nothing contained in this Article is intended to change the relationship or status of the parties to this Agreement or to enlarge upon the rights or obligations of either party hereunder except as provided herein.

 

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ARTICLE XXV - SPECIAL TERMINATION

 

A.                Notwithstanding the termination provisions set forth in Article II -Effective Date and Termination, this Agreement shall be:

 

1.      Terminated automatically and simultaneously upon the happening of any of the following events:

 

a.                         Entry of an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, receivership or conservatorship with respect to the Company or the Reinsurer by any court or regulatory authority;

 

b.                        Assignment of this Agreement by either party;

 

d.                        general reinsurance of any portion of the Company’s business it retains net for its own account, as determined under the provisions of this Agreement without prior consent of the Reinsurer.

 

2.                   Terminated by either party giving not less than 30 days prior written notice to the other party upon the happening of the following event:

 

Any transfer of control of either party by change in ownership or otherwise.

 

3.                   Terminated by the Reinsurer by giving not less than 30 days prior written notice to the Company upon the happening of the following event:

 

Failure of the Company to remit premiums in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement.

 

4.                   Terminated in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Paragraph, upon the discovery of the following event:

 

A reduction of 50% or more of the Company’s policyholders surplus during any calendar year. Such reduction shall be determined by calculating the difference between the Company’s prior year annual statement and each subsequent quarterly statutory statement within such current calendar year.

 

As respects the event set forth in this Paragraph A.4., the Company shall be obligated to notify the Reinsurer in writing within 30 days after the filing of its quarterly statement. Upon receipt of such notification the Reinsurer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, by giving not less than 30 days notice of its intention to do so.

 

B.                      Any notice of termination pursuant to the provisions set forth in Paragraphs A.2., A.3. and A.4. above shall be sent by certified

 

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mail, return receipt requested, or by a courier service producing evidence of receipt by the receiving party. Such notice period shall commence upon the other party’s receipt of the notice of termination.

 

C.                       In the event of termination, as provided under the provisions of this Article, the Reinsurer shall not be liable for losses occurring subsequent to the date of termination and the Reinsurer shall return to the Company the unearned premiums, if any, on the business in force at the date of termination.

 

ARTICLE XXVI - AMENDMENTS

 

This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the parties expressed in an addendum; and such addendum, when executed by both parties, shall be deemed to be an integral part of this Agreement and binding on the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate , by their duly authorized representatives as of the following dates:

 

In Boston, Massachusetts, this 17th day of March, 2011.

 

	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   INSURANCE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
    

 

 

	
/s/
    	
Glenn   Hiltpold, F.C.A.S.
    	
 
    	
/s/
    	
Edward   N. Patrick, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Glenn   Hiltpold
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Edward   N. Patrick, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
Name
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Director   of Actuarial Services
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President,Underwriting
    
	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    

 

 

And in Armonk, New York, this 28th day of February, 2011.

 

	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
SWISS   REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION
    

 

	
/S/ 
    	
Robert   J. Weireter
    	
 
    	
/s/
    	
E.   H. Vieux
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Robert   J. Weireter
    	
 
    	
 
    	
E.   H. Vieux
    
	
 
    	
Name
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Vice   President
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President
    
	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    

 

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATTACHMENTS

 

DEFINITION OF IDENTIFICATION TERMS USED WITHIN THE ATTACHMENTS

 

A.                    Wherever the term “Company” or “Reinsured” or “Reassured” or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsured company or companies within the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Company or Reinsured or Reassured or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance agreement to designate the reinsured company or companies.

 

B.                      Wherever the term “Agreement” or “Contract” or “Policy” or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance agreement within the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Agreement or Contract or Policy or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance agreement.

 

C.                      Wherever the term “Reinsurer” or “Reinsurers” or “Underwriters” or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsurer or reinsurers in the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Reinsurer or Reinsurers or Underwriters or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsuring company or companies.

 

 

POLLUTION LIABILITY EXCLUSION CLAUSE - REINSURANCE

 

This Reinsurance excludes:

 

(1)              Any loss occurrence arising out of the actual, alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, release or escape of pollutants:

 

a)                        At or from premises owned, rented or occupied by an original assured; or

 

b)                       At or from any site or location used for the handling, storage, disposal, processing or treatment of waste; or

 

c)                        Which are at any time transported, handled, stored, treated, disposed of, or processed as waste; or

 

d)                       At or from any site or location on which any original assured is performing operations:

 

(i)                           If the pollutants are brought on or to the site or location in connection with such operations; or

 

(ii)                        If the operations are to test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize the pollutants.

 

(2)              Any liability, loss, cost or expense arising out of any governmental direction or request to test for, monitor, clean up, remove, contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize pollutants.

 

“Pollutants” means any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste. Waste includes materials to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed.

 

Subparagraphs a) and d)(i) of paragraph (1) of this exclusion do not apply to loss occurrences caused by heat, smoke or fumes from a hostile fire. As used herein, “hostile fire” means one which becomes uncontrollable or breaks out from where it was intended to be.

 

“Original assured” as used herein means all insureds as defined in the policy issued by the Company.

 

 

INSOLVENCY FUNDS EXCLUSION CLAUSE

 

This Agreement excludes all 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 or from reimbursement of any person for any such liability. “Insolvency fund” includes any guaranty fund, insolvency fund, plan, pool, association, fund or other arrangement, howsoever denominated, established or governed, which provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by any person of part or all of any claim, debt, charge, fee, or other obligation of an insurer, or its successors or assigns, which has been declared by any competent authority to be insolvent or which is otherwise deemed unable to meet any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation in whole or in part_

 

 

NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - LIABILITY - REINSURANCE - U.S.A.

 

N.M.A. 1590

 

1.                        This reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or association.

 

2.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1. of this Clause it is understood and agreed that for all purposes of this reinsurance all the original policies of the Reassured (new, renewal and replacement) of the classes specified in Clause II. in this paragraph 2. from the time specified in Clause III. in this paragraph 2. shall be deemed to include the following provision (specified as the Limited Exclusion Provision):

 

LIMITED EXCLUSION PROVISION*

 

T.                                               It is agreed that the policy does not apply under any liability coverage, to injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction, bodily injury or property damage with respect to which an insured under the policy is also an insured under a nuclear energy liability policy issued by Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters or Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada, or would be an insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its limit of liability.

 

II.                                               Family Automobile Policies (liability only), Special Automobile Policies (private passenger automobiles, liability only), Farmers Comprehensive Personal Liabilities Policies (liability only), Comprehensive Personal Liability Policies (liability only) or policies of a similar nature; and the liability portion of combination forms related to the four classes of policies stated above, such as the Comprehensive Dwelling Policy and the applicable types of Homeowners Policies,

 

III.                                           The inception dates and thereafter of all original policies as described in II. above, whether new, renewal or replacement, being policies which either

 

 

(a)                                become effective on or after 1st May, 1960, or

 

(b)                                 become effective before that date and contain the
 Limited Exclusion Provision set out above; provided this paragraph 2. shall not be applicable to Family Automobile Policies, Special Automobile Policies, or policies or combination policies of a similar nature, issued by the Reassured on New York risks, until 90 days following approval of the Limited Exclusion Provision by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof.

 

3.                         Except for those classes of policies specified in Clause II. of paragraph 2. and without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1. of this Clause, it is understood and agreed that for all purposes of this reinsurance the original liability policies of the Reassured (new, renewal and replacement) affording the following coverages:

 

Owners, Landlords and Tenants Liability, Contractual Liability, Elevator Liability, Owners or Contractors (including railroad) Protective Liability, Manufacturers and Contractors Liability, Product Liability, Professional and Malpractice Liability, Storekeepers Liability, Garage Liability, Automobile Liability (including Massachusetts Motor Vehicle or Garage Liability)

 

shall be deemed to include with respect to such coverages, from the time specified in Clause V. of this paragraph 3., the following provision (specified as the Broad Exclusion Provision):

 

BROAD EXCLUSION PROVISION*

 

It is agreed that the policy does not apply:

 

I.                                         Under any Liability Coverage to injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction, bodily injury or property damage

 

(a)                                  with respect to which an insured under the policy is also an insured under nuclear energy liability policy
 issued by Nuclear Energy Liability Insurance Association, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters or Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada, or would be an insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its limit of liability; or

 

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(b)                                  resulting from the hazardous properties of nuclear material and with respect to which (1) any person or organization is required to maintain financial protection pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or any law amendatory thereof, or (2) the insured is, or had this policy not been issued would be, entitled to indemnity from the United States of America, or any agency thereof, under any agreement entered into by the United States of America, or any agency thereof, with any person or organization.

 

II.                                     Under any Medical Payments Coverage, or under any Supplementary Payments Provision relating to immediate medical or surgical relief, first aid, to expenses incurred with respect to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, bodily injury resulting from the hazardous properties of nuclear material and arising out of the question of a nuclear facility by any person or organization.

 

III.                                 Under any Liability Coverage, to injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction, bodily injury or property damage resulting from the hazardous properties of nuclear material, if

 

(a)                                  the nuclear material (1) is at any nuclear facility owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, an insured or (2) has been discharged or dispersed therefrom;

 

(b)                                 the nuclear material is contained in spent fuel or waste at any time possessed, handled, used, processed, stored, transported or disposed of by or on behalf of an insured; or

 

(c)                                  the injury, sickness, disease, death or destruction, bodily injury or property damage arises out of the furnishing by an insured of services, materials, parts or equipment in connection with the planning, construction, maintenance, operation or use of any nuclear facility, but if such facility is located within the United States of America, its territories, or possessions or Canada, this exclusion (c) applies only to injury to or destruction of property at such nuclear facility, property damage to such nuclear facility and any property thereat.

 

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IV.                                 As used in this endorsement:

 

“hazardous properties” include radioactive, toxic or explosive properties; “nuclear material” means source material, special nuclear material or byproduct material; “source material,” “special nuclear material,” and “byproduct material” have the meanings given them in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or in any law amendatory thereof; “spent fuel” means any fuel element or fuel component, solid or liquid, which has been used or exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor; “waste” means any waste material (1) containing byproduct material other than the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed for its source material content and (2) resulting from the operation by any person or organization of any nuclear facility included within the definition of nuclear facility under paragraph (a) or (b) thereof; “nuclear facility” means

 

(a)           any nuclear reactor,

 

(b)           any equipment or device designed or used for

(1)          separating the isotopes of uranium or plutonium,

(2)          processing or utilizing spent fuel, or

(3)          handling, processing or packaging waste,

 

(c)           any equipment or device used for the processing, fabricating or alloying of special nuclear material if at any time the total amount of such material in the custody of the insured at the premises where such equipment or device is located consists of or contains more than 25 grams of plutonium or uranium 233 or any combination thereof, or more than 250 grams of uranium 235,

 

(d)           any structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the storage or disposal of waste

 

and includes the site on which any of the foregoing is located, all operations conducted on such site and all premises used for such operations; “nuclear reactor” means any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self-supporting chain reaction or to contain a critical mass of fissionable material; with respect to injury to or destruction of property, the word “injury” or “destruction” includes all forms of radioactive contamination of property; “property damage” includes all forms of radioactive contamination of property.

 

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V.             The inception dates and thereafter of all original policies affording coverages specified in this paragraph 3., whether new, renewal or replacement, being policies which become effective on or after 1st May, 1960, provided this paragraph 3. shall not be applicable to

 

(I)            Garage and Automobile Policies issued by the Reassured on New York risks, or

 

(ii)          Statutory liability insurance required under Chapter 90, General Laws of Massachusetts,

 

until 90 days following approval of the Broad Exclusion Provision by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof.

 

4.                    Without in any way restricting the operations of paragraph 1. of this Clause, it is understood and agreed that paragraphs 2. and 3. above are not applicable to original liability policies of the Reassured in Canada, and that with respect to such policies, this Clause shall be deemed to include the Nuclear Energy Liability Exclusion Provisions adopted by the Canadian Underwriters’ Association or the Independent Insurance Conference of Canada.

 

*NOTE:                 The words printed in BOLD TYPE in the Limited Exclusion Provision and in the Broad Exclusion Provision shall apply only in relation to original liability policies which include a Limited Exclusion Provision or a Broad Exclusion Provision containing those words.

 

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NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - LIABILITY - REINSURANCE - CANADA

 

N.M.A. 1979a

 

1.                        This Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Company as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or association.

 

2.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of Paragraph 1. of this Clause, it is agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement all the original liability contracts of the Company, whether new, renewal or replacement, of the following classes, namely,

 

	
Personal
    	
 
    	
Liability
    
	
Farmers’
    	
 
    	
Liability
    
	
Storekeepers’
    	
 
    	
Liability
    

 

which become effective on or after 31st December 1992, shall be deemed to include, from their inception dates and thereafter, the following provision:

 

Limited Exclusion Provision -

 

This Policy does not apply to bodily injury or property damage with respect to which the Insured is also insured under a contract of nuclear energy liability insurance (whether the Insured is unnamed in such contract and whether or not it is legally enforceable by the Insured) issued by the Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada or any other group or pool of insurers or would be an Insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its limits of liability.

 

With respect to property, loss of use of such property shall be deemed to be property damage.

 

3.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of Paragraph 1. of this Clause, it is agreed that for all purposes of this Agreement all the original liability contracts of the Company, whether new, renewal or replacement, of any class whatsoever (other than Personal Liability, Farmers’ Liability, Storekeepers’ Liability or Automobile Liability contracts), which become effective on or after 31st December 1992, shall be deemed to include, from their inception dates and thereafter, the following provision:

 

 

Broad Exclusion Provision -

 

It is agreed that this Policy does not apply:

 

(a)                   to liability imposed by or arising from any nuclear liability act, law or statute or any law amendatory thereof; nor

 

(b)                  to bodily injury or property damage with respect to which an Insured under this Policy is also insured under a contract of nuclear energy liability insurance (whether the Insured is unnamed in such contract and whether or not it is legally enforceable by the Insured) issued by the Nuclear Insurance Association of Canada or any other insurer or group or pool of insurers or would be an Insured under any such policy but for its termination upon exhaustion of its limit of liability; nor

 

(c)                   to bodily injury or property damage resulting directly or indirectly from the nuclear energy hazard arising from:

 

(i)                                     the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of a nuclear facility by or on behalf of an Insured;

 

(ii)                                  the furnishing by an Insured of services, materials, parts or equipment in connection with the planning, construction, maintenance, operation or use of any nuclear facility; and

 

(iii)                               the possession, consumption, use, handling, disposal or transportation of fissionable substances, or of other radioactive material (except radioactive isotopes, away from a nuclear facility, which have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural, commercial or industrial purpose) used, distributed, handled or sold by an Insured.

 

As used in this Policy:

 

(1)                   The term “nuclear energy hazard” means the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous properties of radioactive material;

 

(2)                   The term “radioactive material” means uranium, thorium, plutonium, neptunium, their respective derivatives and compounds, radioactive isotopes of other elements and any other substances which may be designated by or pursuant to any law, act or statute, or law amendatory thereof as being prescribed substances capable of releasing atomic energy, or as being requisite for the production, use or application of atomic energy;

 

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(3)                   The term “nuclear facility” means:

 

(a)          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;

 

(b)         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;

 

(c)          any equipment or device used for the processing, fabricating or alloying of plutonium, thorium or uranium enriched in the isotope uranium 233 or in the isotope uranium 235, or any one or more of them if at any time the total amount of such material in the custody of the Insured at the premises where such equipment or device is located consists of or contains more than 25 grams of plutonium or uranium 233 or any combination thereof, or more than 250 grams of uranium 235;

 

(d)         any structure, basin, excavation, premises or place prepared or used for the storage or disposal of waste radioactive material;

 

and includes the site on which any of the foregoing is located, together with all operations conducted thereon and all premises used for such operations.

 

(4)                   The term “fissionable substance” means any prescribed substance that is, or from which can be obtained, a substance capable of releasing atomic energy by nuclear fission.

 

(5)                   With respect to property, loss of use of such property shall be deemed to be property damage.

 

April 1, 1996

 

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NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - REINSURANCE - NO. 4

 

1.                    This Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or association.

 

2.                    Without in any way restricting the operations of Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clauses, - Liability, - Physical Damage, - Boiler and Machinery and paragraph I. of this Clause, it is understood and agreed that for all purposes of the reinsurance assumed by the Reinsurer from the Reinsured, all original insurance policies or contracts of the Reinsured (new, renewal and replacement) shall be deemed to include the applicable existing Nuclear Clause and/or Nuclear Exclusion Clause(s) in effect at the time and any subsequent revisions thereto as agreed upon and approved by the Insurance Industry and/or a qualified Advisory or Rating Bureau.

 

1Exhibit 10.2

 

	
 
    	
Swiss Re

III
    

 

PROPERTY CATASTROPHE EXCESS OF LOSS

REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

NO. POR-1008712/1061952/1061953/1061954

 

EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 2011

 

between

 

SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

all of Boston, Massachusetts

 

and

 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

Armonk, New York

 

 

PROPERTY CATASTROPHE EXCESS OF LOSS REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

NO. POR-1008712/1061952/1061953/1061954

 

	
ARTICLE
    	
 
    	
CONTENTS
    	
 
    	
PAGE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
PREAMBLE
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE I
    	
 
    	
BUSINESS COVERED
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE II
    	
 
    	
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION
    	
 
    	
2
    
	
ARTICLE III
    	
 
    	
TERRITORY
    	
 
    	
2
    
	
ARTICLE IV
    	
 
    	
LIMIT AND RETENTION
    	
 
    	
2
    
	
ARTICLE V
    	
 
    	
REINSTATEMENT
    	
 
    	
4
    
	
ARTICLE VI
    	
 
    	
ULTIMATE NET LOSS
    	
 
    	
4
    
	
ARTICLE VII
    	
 
    	
LOSS IN EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS
    	
 
    	
5
    
	
ARTICLE VIII
    	
 
    	
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
    	
 
    	
6
    
	
ARTICLE IX
    	
 
    	
EXCLUSIONS
    	
 
    	
6
    
	
ARTICLE X
    	
 
    	
SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE
    	
 
    	
8
    
	
ARTICLE XI
    	
 
    	
LOSS OCCURRENCE
    	
 
    	
8
    
	
ARTICLE XII
    	
 
    	
TERRORISM EXCESS RECOVERY
    	
 
    	
10
    
	
ARTICLE XIII
    	
 
    	
REINSURANCE PREMIUM
    	
 
    	
11
    
	
ARTICLE XIV
    	
 
    	
CLAIMS
    	
 
    	
13
    
	
ARTICLE XV
    	
 
    	
SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE XVI
    	
 
    	
ACCESS TO RECORDS
    	
 
    	
14
    
	
ARTICLE XVII
    	
 
    	
TAXES
    	
 
    	
14
    
	
ARTICLE XVIII
    	
 
    	
CURRENCY
    	
 
    	
14
    
	
ARTICLE XIX
    	
 
    	
OFFSET
    	
 
    	
14
    
	
ARTICLE XX
    	
 
    	
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE XXI
    	
 
    	
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
    	
 
    	
15
    
	
ARTICLE XXII
    	
 
    	
INSOLVENCY
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE XXIII
    	
 
    	
PARTICIPATION
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE XXIV
    	
 
    	
AMENDMENTS
    	
 
    	
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SIGNATURES
    	
 
    	
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ATTACHMENTS:
    	
 
    	
INSOLVENCY FUNDS EXCLUSION CLAUSE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
POOLS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SYNDICATES EXCLUSION CLAUSE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
TOTAL INSURED VALUE EXCLUSION CLAUSE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
POLLUTION AND SEEPAGE EXCLUSION CLAUSE
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE REINSURANCE -   U.S.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE -REINSURANCE -   CANADA
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - REINSURANCE -NO. 4
    

 

 

PROPERTY CATASTROPHE EXCESS OF LOSS

REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

NO. POR-1008712/1061952/1061953/1061954

(hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”)

 

between

 

SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

SAFETY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

all of Boston, Massachusetts

(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company”)

 

and

 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION

Armonk, New York

(hereinafter referred to as the “Reinsurer”)

 

ARTICLE I - BUSINESS COVERED

 

A.                    The Reinsurer shall indemnify the Company on an excess of loss basis in respect of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss paid by the Company as a result of losses occurring during the term of this Agreement, for Policies in force as of January 1, 2011, and new and renewal Policies becoming effective on or after said date, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

B.                      This Agreement is solely between the Company and the Reinsurer, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall create any obligations or establish any rights against the Reinsurer in favor of any person or entity not a party hereto.

 

C.                      The performance of obligations by both parties under this Agreement shall be in accordance with a fiduciary standard of good faith and fair dealing.

 

D.                     The term “Policies” shall mean each of the Company’s binders, policies and contracts of insurance on the business covered hereunder.

 

E.                       Under this Agreement, the indemnity for reinsured loss applies to those Policies issued by the Company with respect to the following Lines of Business as classified in the Company’s Annual Statement, subject to the exclusions set forth in Article IX - Exclusions.

 

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NAIC
   CODE
    	
 
    	
LINE OF BUSINESS
    
	
5.1
    	
 
    	
Commercial Multiple Peril (Section I only)
    
	
03
    	
 
    	
Allied Lines
    
	
04
    	
 
    	
Homeowners (Section I only)Property
    
	
21.1
    	
 
    	
Automobile Physical Damage - Private Passenger
    
	
21.02
    	
 
    	
Automobile Physical Damage - Commercial
    
	
01
    	
 
    	
Fire
    

 

ARTICLE II - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION

 

A.                    This Agreement shall apply to losses occurring within the period commencing 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, January 1, 2011, and ending 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, January 1, 2012.

 

B.                      Upon termination of this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall be liable for losses occurring prior to the date of termination; however, the Reinsurer shall have no liability for losses occurring subsequent to the termination of this Agreement.

 

C.                      If this Agreement shall terminate while a Loss Occurrence covered hereunder is in progress, it is agreed that, subject to the other conditions of this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall indemnify the Company as if the entire Loss Occurrence had occurred during the time this Agreement is in force provided such Loss Occurrence covered hereunder started before the date of termination.

 

ARTICLE III - TERRITORY

 

This Agreement applies to risks located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of New Hampshire, except that with respect to Multiple Peril Policies covered hereunder, the territorial limits of this Agreement shall be those of the original Policies when such Policies are written to cover risks primarily located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and/or the state of New Hampshire.

 

ARTICLE IV - LIMIT AND RETENTION

 

A.                The limits and retentions provided under this Agreement are set forth in the following Parts I, II, III and IV:

 

Part I - First Catastrophe Excess of Loss (Accounting Code No. POR1008712)

 

The Reinsurer shall be liable for 100% of the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss in any one Loss Occurrence in excess of $30,000,000, but the Reinsurer shall never be liable for more than $50,000,000 in any one Loss Occurrence, nor shall the Reinsurer’s liability exceed $100,000,000 in all during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as respects the event of

 

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Terrorism, the Reinsurer’s liability shall be further limited to $50,000,000 in all, during the term of this Agreement.

 

Part II - Second Catastrophe Excess of Loss (Accounting Code No. POR1061952)

 

The Reinsurer shall be liable for 100% of the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss in any one Loss Occurrence in excess of $80,000,000, but the Reinsurer shall never be liable for more than $80,000,000 in any one Loss Occurrence, nor shall the Reinsurer’s liability exceed $160,000,000 in all during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as respects the event of Terrorism, the Reinsurer’s liability shall be further limited to $80,000,000 in all, during the term of this Agreement.

 

Part III - Third Catastrophe Excess of Loss (Accounting Code No. POR1061953)

 

The Reinsurer shall be liable for 100% of the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss in any one Loss Occurrence in excess of $160,000,000, but the Reinsurer shall never be liable for more than $250,000,000 in any one Loss Occurrence, nor shall the Reinsurer’s liability exceed $500,000,000 in all during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as respects the event of Terrorism, the Reinsurer’s liability shall be further limited to $250,000,000 in all, during the term of this Agreement.

 

Part IV- Fourth Catastrophe Excess of Loss (Accounting Code No. POR1061954)

 

The Reinsurer shall be liable for 100% of the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss in any one Loss Occurrence in excess of $410,000,000, but the Reinsurer shall never be liable for more than $125,000,000 in any one Loss Occurrence, nor shall the Reinsurer’s liability exceed $250,000,000 in all during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as respects the event of Terrorism, the Reinsurer’s liability shall be further limited to $125,000,000 in all, during the term of this Agreement.

 

B.                      Reinsurance of the Company’s retention, set forth above, shall not be deducted in arriving at the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss herein.

 

C.                      It is warranted by the Company that the reinsurance provided under this Agreement shall attach only when two or more risks are involved in the same Loss Occurrence. The Company shall be the sole judge of what constitutes one risk provided, however, that:

 

1.                   A risk shall never be less than all insurable values within exterior walls and under one roof regardless of fire divisions, the number of Policies involved, and whether there is a single, multiple or unrelated named insureds involved in such risk.

 

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2.                        When two or more buildings are situated at the same general location, the Company shall identify on its records at the time of acceptance by the Company, those individual buildings and all insurable values contained therein that are considered to constitute each risk. If such identification is not made, each building and all insurable values contained therein shall be considered to be a separate risk.

 

3.                        A risk shall be determined from the standpoint of the predominant peril and such peril shall be noted in the Company’s records.

 

ARTICLE V - REINSTATEMENT

 

A.                    Each claim hereunder reduces the amount of indemnity from the time of occurrence of the loss by the sum paid, but any amount so exhausted is hereby reinstated from the time the Loss Occurrence commences hereon.

 

B.                      For each amount so reinstated, the Company agrees to pay an additional premium calculated at pro rata of the annual premium hereon, being pro rata only as to the fraction of the limit of liability of this Agreement (i.e., the fraction of $50,000,000 as respects Part I, $80,000,000 as respects Part II, $250,000,000 as respects Part III and $125,000,000 as respects Part IV) so reinstated and 100% as to the term.

 

C.                      Nevertheless, the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder shall never exceed $50,000,000 as respects Part I, $80,000,000 as respects Part II, $250,000,000 as respects Part III and $125,000,000 as respects Part IV in respect of any one Loss Occurrence and shall be further limited in all during the term of the Agreement to $100,000,000 as respects Part I or $160,000,000 as respects Part II or $500,000,000 as respects Part III or $250,000,000 as respects Part IV.

 

ARTICLE VI - ULTIMATE NET LOSS

 

A.                     The term “Ultimate Net Loss” shall mean the actual sum paid by the Company in settlement of losses or liability after making deductions for all recoveries, including subrogation, salvages, and claims upon other reinsurances, whether collectible or not, which inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer under this Agreement, and shall include Loss Adjustment Expenses incurred by the Company; provided, however, that in the event of the insolvency of the Company, Ultimate Net Loss shall mean the amount of loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses for which the Company is liable, and payment by the Reinsurer shall be made to the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article XXII -Insolvency of this Agreement.

 

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B.                  The term “Ultimate Net Loss” shall include, 100% of Loss In Excess of Policy Limits and 100% of Extra Contractual Obligations as defined herein, but only as respects business covered under this Agreement.

 

C.                  The term “Loss Adjustment Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the investigation, settlement, defense or litigation of any claim or loss covered by the Policies reinsured under this Agreement, and shall include Declaratory Judgment Expenses. However, the term “Loss Adjustment Expenses”
 shall not include the salaries and expenses of Company employees, office expenses and other overhead expenses.

 

D.                 The term “Declaratory Judgment Expenses” shall mean all legal expenses, incurred in the representation of the Company in litigation brought to determine the Company’s defense and/or indemnification obligations, that are allocable to any specific claim or loss applicable to Policies subject to this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall promptly notify the Reinsurer of any Declaratory Judgment Expenses subject to this Agreement.

 

E.                   All recoveries, salvages or payments recovered or received subsequent to a loss settlement under this Agreement shall be applied as if recovered or received prior to the aforesaid settlement and all necessary adjustments to the loss settlement shall be made by the parties hereto.

 

F.                   Nothing in this Article shall be construed to mean that losses are not recoverable hereunder until the Ultimate Net Loss of the Company has been ascertained.

 

ARTICLE VII - LOSS IN EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS

 

A.                    “Loss in Excess of Policy Limits” is defined as loss in excess of the limit of the original Policy, such loss in excess of the limit having been incurred because of 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 in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.

 

B.                      However, this Article shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to fraud by 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.

 

C.                      For the purposes of this Article, the word “loss” shall mean any amounts which the Company would have been contractually liable to pay had it not been for the limit of the original Policy.

 

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D.                 With respect to coverage provided under this Article, recoveries from any insurance or reinsurance other than this Agreement shall be deducted to arrive at the amount of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss.

 

ARTICLE VIII - EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

A.                    “Extra Contractual Obligations” are defined as those liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Agreement and which 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 in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.

 

B.                      The date on which an Extra Contractual Obligation is incurred by the Company shall be deemed, in all circumstances, to be the date of the original accident, casualty, disaster or loss occurrence.

 

C.                      However, coverage hereunder as respects Extra Contractual Obligations shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to the 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.

 

D.                     Recoveries, collectibles or retention from any other form of insurance or reinsurance including deductibles or self-insured retention which protect the Company against Extra Contractual Obligations, whether collectible or not, shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer and shall be deducted from the total amount of Extra Contractual Obligations for purposes of determining the loss hereunder.

 

E.                       If any provision of this Article shall be rendered illegal or unenforceable by the laws, regulations or public policy of any jurisdiction, such provision shall be considered void in such jurisdiction, but this shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Article or the enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

ARTICLE IX - EXCLUSIONS

 

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT COVER:

 

A.          THE FOLLOWING GENERAL CATEGORIES

 

1.                    All Lines of Business not specifically listed in Article I -Business Covered.

 

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2.                        Policies issued with a deductible of $100,000 or more; provided this exclusion shall not apply to Policies which customarily provide a percentage deductible on the perils of earthquake or windstorm.

 

3.                        Reinsurance assumed, except pro rata local agency reinsurance on specific risks.

 

4.                        Ex-gratia Payments.

 

5.                        Loss or damage occasioned by war, invasion, revolution, bombardment, hostilities, acts of foreign enemies, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power, martial law, or confiscation by order of any government or public authority, but not excluding loss or damage which would be covered under a standard form of Policy containing a standard war exclusion clause.

 

6.                        Insolvency Funds as per the attached Insolvency Funds Exclusion Clause, which is made part of this Agreement.

 

7.                        Pool, Syndicate and Association business as per the attached Pools, Associations and Syndicates Exclusion Clause, which is made part of this Agreement.

 

8.                        Risks where the Total Insured Value, per risk, exceeds the figure specified as per the attached Total Insured Value Exclusion Clause, which is made part of this Agreement.

 

9                           Loss resulting from damage to overhead transmission and distribution lines, including supporting structures and anything attached thereto, of any public or private utility company, cable television or telecommunication company of any kind. This exclusion shall not apply to such overhead transmission and distribution lines, including supporting structures and anything attached thereto located on the premises of any policyholder or within 1,000 feet thereof. Nor shall this exclusion apply to utility service interruption or contingent business interruption losses for any policyholder, unless such policyholder is a public or private utility company, cable television or telecommunication company of any kind.

 

B. THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF BUSINESS AND TYPES OF RISKS

 

1.       Theft Insurance

 

2.       Insurance of wrongful conversion, embezzlement, and secretion.

 

3.       Cargo Liability.

 

4.       Mobile Homes.

 

5.       Manufacturer’s stock.

 

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6.       Dealers Open Lot.

 

C.       THE FOLLOWING PERILS

 

1.                    Flood and/or Earthquake when written as such.

 

2.                    Difference in Conditions, however styled.

 

3.                    Pollution and Seepage as per the attached Pollution and Seepage Exclusion Clause, which is made part of this Agreement.

 

4.                    Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clauses which are attached and made part of this Agreement:

 

a.                    Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause Physical Damage Reinsurance - U.S.A.

b.                   Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Physical Damage Reinsurance - Canada.

c.                    Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause - Reinsurance - No. 4.

 

5.        a.        Loss, damage or expense of whatsoever nature caused directly or indirectly by any of the following, regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss: nuclear reaction or radiation, or radioactive contamination, however caused.

 

b.      However, if nuclear reaction or radiation, or radioactive contamination results in fire it is specifically agreed herewith that this Agreement will pay for such fire loss or damage subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement.

 

c.       This exclusion shall not apply to loss, damage or expense originating from and occurring at risks using radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Company to be the primary hazard.

 

ARTICLE X - SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE

 

Risks which are beyond the terms, conditions or limitations of this Agreement may be submitted to the Reinsurer for special acceptance hereunder; and such risks, if accepted in writing by the Reinsurer, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement, except as modified by the special acceptance. Premiums and losses derived from any special acceptance shall be included with other data for rating purposes under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XI - LOSS OCCURRENCE

 

A.                     The term “Loss Occurrence” shall mean the sum of all individual losses directly occasioned by any one disaster, accident or loss or

 

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series of disasters, accidents or losses arising out of one event which occurs within the area of one state of the United States or province of Canada and states or provinces contiguous thereto and to one another. However, the duration and extent of any one Loss Occurrence shall be limited to all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 168 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event except that the term “Loss Occurrence” shall be further defined as follows:

 

1.                   As regards windstorm, hail, tornado, hurricane, cyclone, including ensuing collapse and water damage, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. However, the event need not be limited to one state or province or states or provinces contiguous thereto.

 

2                      As regards riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, vandalism and malicious mischief, all individual losses sustained by the Company, occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours within the area of one municipality or county and the municipalities or counties contiguous thereto arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. The maximum duration of 72 consecutive hours may be extended in respect of individual losses which occur beyond such 72 consecutive hours during the continued occupation of an assured’s premises by strikers, provided such occupation commenced during the aforesaid period.

 

3.                   As regards earthquake (the epicentre of which need not necessarily be within the territorial confines referred to in the opening paragraph of this Article) and fire following directly occasioned by the earthquake, only those individual fire losses which commence during the period of 168 consecutive hours may be included in the Company’s Loss Occurrence.

 

4.                   As regards Freeze, only individual losses directly occasioned by collapse, breakage of glass and water damage (caused by bursting of frozen pipes and tanks) may be included in the Company’s Loss Occurrence.

 

5                    As regards Terrorism, all individual losses sustained by the Company occurring during any period of 72 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event. Should such an event of Terrorism give rise to other perils which, in an unbroken chain of causation, have occasioned the losses, the cause of the losses is understood to be that event of Terrorism.

 

a.                         “Terrorism,” for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean any actual or threatened violent act or act harmful to human life, tangible or intangible property or infrastructure directed towards or having the effect of (i) influencing or protesting against any de jure or de facto government or policy thereof, (ii) intimidating, coercing or putting in fear a civilian population or section thereof for the purpose

 

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of establishing or advancing a specific ideological, religious or political system of thought, perpetrated by a specific individual or group directly or indirectly through agents acting on behalf of said individual or group or (iii) retaliating against any country for direct or vicarious support by that country of any other government or political system.

 

b.                   Any act declared pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended, shall also be considered “Terrorism” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

B.                      For all Loss Occurrences the Company may choose the date and time when any such period of consecutive hours commences provided that it is not earlier than the date and time of the occurrence of the first recorded individual loss sustained by the Company arising out of that disaster, accident or loss and provided that only one such period of 168 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event except for those Loss Occurrences referred to in 1., 2., and 5. above, where only one such period of 72 consecutive hours shall apply with respect to one event, regardless of the duration of the event.

 

C.                      No individual losses occasioned by an event that would be covered by 72 hours clauses may be included in any Loss Occurrence claimed under the 168 hours provision.

 

ARTICLE XII- TERRORISM EXCESS RECOVERY

 

A.                     For purposes of this Article:

 

1.                         “Act” shall mean the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, any amendments thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.                         “Affiliate,” “Insured Losses,” and “Program Year” shall have the meanings provided in the Act.

 

3.                         “Company” shall include the Company and all affiliates.

 

B                     This reinsurance shall not apply to any fines, civil penalties or surcharges assessed pursuant to the Act.

 

C                     To the extent that the Company allocates Insured Losses and/or federal assistance under the Act among affiliates, claims, contracts or otherwise in any manner which impacts the reinsurance provided hereunder, the Company shall apply a reasonable allocation method acceptable to the Reinsurer.

 

D                    To the extent that an Insured Loss is otherwise payable hereunder, the reinsurance provided by this Agreement shall apply only to the portion of liability, loss, cost and/or expense retained by the Company net of any federal assistance pursuant to the Act. For each Program Year, the liability of the Reinsurer for Insured Losses under this Agreement shall be reduced by the ratio that the financial

 

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assistance under the Act allocated to Policies subject to this Agreement bears to the Company’s total Insured Losses subject to this Agreement. If the Company does not make such allocation, the liability of the Reinsurer for Insured Losses in any Program Year under this Agreement shall be reduced by the ratio that the financial assistance available to the Company under the Act for that Program Year bears to the Company’s total Insured Losses for the same Program Year.

 

E.                       The parties recognize that, for any Program Year, the Reinsurer may without waiver of the foregoing Paragraphs make payments for Insured Losses which, together with available financial assistance under the Act and the Company retentions and/or deductibles hereunder, exceed the Company’s Insured Losses. In such event, the Reinsurer’s proportional share of all such excess recovery (hereafter “Reinsurer’s Excess Share”) shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer. All excess recovery described in this Paragraph shall be allocated to the Reinsurer and the Company in proportion to the respective liability of each for Insured Losses, net of federal assistance under the Act, salvage, subrogation and other similar recoveries, as applicable.

 

F.                       In the event of a Reinsurer’s Excess Share, the Company shall: 

 

1.                       Promptly pay the Reinsurer’s Excess Share to the Reinsurer; or

 

2                           Upon request of the Reinsurer at any time and at the Reinsurer’s sole discretion, instead assign to the Reinsurer its rights to recover directly from the federal government any portion of Reinsurer’s Excess Share not already paid to the Reinsurer. The Company shall cooperate with and assist the Reinsurer, at its own expense, to the extent reasonably necessary for the Reinsurer to exercise those rights. If the Reinsurer is unable, for any reason, to exercise any right assigned to it by the Company pursuant to this Article, the Company shall pay the Reinsurer’s Excess Share to the Reinsurer as if no assignment had taken place to the extent that the Company has not been deemed to have forfeited the right to financial assistance under the Act by virtue of the attempted assignment.

 

G.                                                        In the event of an Insured Loss, the Company shall provide the Reinsurer with a monthly report detailing claim settlement activities and financial assistance under the Act. Calculations for each Program Year shall continue to be made until the settlement of all Insured Losses covered hereunder.

 

ARTICLE XIII - REINSURANCE PREMIUM

 

A.                The Company shall pay to the Reinsurer a premium for the reinsurance provided under the First, Second, Third and Fourth Catastrophe Excess of Loss Layers at a rate set forth in Paragraph B. below. Such rates shall be applied to the Company’s Subject Earned Premium for the term of this Agreement.

 

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B.                      A deposit premium for each layer set forth below, shall be payable by the Company to the Reinsurer in four equal installments each due January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. As promptly as possible after the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall render a statement to the Reinsurer showing the actual reinsurance premiums due hereunder. If such premium calculations differ from the deposit previously paid, the debtor party shall pay the outstanding balance as soon as practicable. However, in no event shall the adjusted premium be less than the minimum premium for each layer, set forth below.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Rate
    	
 
    	
Minimum
   Premium
    	
 
    	
Deposit
   Premium
    	
 
    	
Quarterly
   Deposit
    	
 
    
	
First Catastrophe Excess   Layer
   (Accounting Code No.POR1008712)
    	
 
    	
2.624
    	
%
    	
$
    	
3,600,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
4,500,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,125,000
    	
 
    
	
Second Catastrophe Excess   Layer 
   (Accounting Code No. POR1061952)
    	
 
    	
3.032
    	
%
    	
$
    	
4,160,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,200,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
1,300,000
    	
 
    
	
Third Catastrophe Excess   Layer 
   (Accounting Code No. POR1061953)
    	
 
    	
5.832
    	
%
    	
$
    	
8,000,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,500,000
    	
 
    
	
Fourth Catastrophe Excess   Layer 
   (Accounting Code No. POR1061954)
    	
 
    	
2.1868
    	
%
    	
$
    	
3,000,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
3,750,000
    	
 
    	
$
    	
937,500
    	
 
    

 

C.                      The term “Subject Earned Premium” as used herein is equal to the sum of the Net Premiums Written on the business covered hereunder during the period under consideration, plus the unearned premium reserve as respects premiums in force at the beginning of such period, less the unearned premium reserve as respects premiums in force at the end of the period, said unearned premium is to be calculated on an actual daily basis or in accordance with the Company’s methodology, as agreed.

 

D.                     The term “Net Premiums Written” shall mean gross premiums written less returns, allowances and reinsurances which inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer.

 

E.                       The following percentages of the Company’s premium shall be allocated to the business covered under this Agreement: 90% Homeowners.

 

F.                       In respect of Paragraph B. above: 1. All statements shall be sent to the Reinsurer at:

 

a.                         E-Mail/Word, Excel, PDF, or TIF Formats, or other scanned documents:

 

TAPCAMDirectArmonk@swissre.com, or

 

b.                        Standard Mail:

 

Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Technical Accounting Department

175 King Street

Armonk, NY 10504

 

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2.                             All checks and supporting documentation shall be sent to the Reinsurer through one of the options set forth below and shall identify the applicable Reinsurer Agreement Number(s):

 

a.       WIRE TRANSFER

 

(i)         All wires should be sent to:

 

The Bank of New York

1 Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Account Name: Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Account Number: 8900489197

ABA Number: 021000018 (SWIFT: IRVTUS3N)

 

(ii)        All supporting documentation should be sent to:

 

Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation

Technical Accounting Department

175 King Street

Armonk, NY 10504

 

b.      COURIER OR OVERNIGHT CARRIER

 

As respects payments in United States dollars, both checks and supporting documentation shall be sent to:

 

BNY Mellon

101 Barclay Street

New York, NY 10007

Attn: LBX Number 19580

 

ARTICLE XIV - CLAIMS

 

A.                    The Company shall promptly notify the Reinsurer of each claim which may involve the reinsurance provided hereunder and of all subsequent developments relating thereto, stating the amount claimed and estimate of the Company’s Ultimate Net Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in any other Article herein, prompt notification of loss shall be considered a condition precedent to liability under this Agreement.

 

B.                      The Company shall have the responsibility to investigate, defend or negotiate settlements of all claims and lawsuits related to Policies written by the Company and reinsured under this Agreement.   The Reinsurer, at its own expense, may associate with the Company in the defense or control of any claim, suit or other proceeding which involves or is likely to involve the reinsurance provided under this Agreement, and the Company shall cooperate in every respect in the defense of any such claim, suit or proceeding.

 

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ARTICLE XV - SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION

 

A.                    In the event of the payment of any indemnity by the Reinsurer under this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to all of the rights of the Company against any person or entity legally responsible for damages of the loss. The Company agrees to enforce such rights; but, in case the Company refuses or neglects to do so, the Reinsurer is hereby authorized and empowered to bring any appropriate action in the name of the Company or their policyholders or otherwise to enforce such rights.

 

B.                      From any amount recovered by subrogation, salvage or other means, there shall first be deducted the expenses incurred in effecting the recovery. The balance shall then be used to reimburse the excess carriers in the inverse order to that in which their respective liabilities attached, before being used to reimburse the Company for its primary loss.

 

ARTICLE XVI - ACCESS TO RECORDS

 

The Reinsurer or its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to examine, at the offices of the Company at a reasonable time, during the currency of this Agreement or anytime thereafter, all books and records of the Company relating to business which is the subject of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XVII - TAXES

 

The Company shall be liable for all taxes on premiums paid to the Reinsurer under this Agreement, except income or profit taxes of the Reinsurer, and shall indemnify and hold the Reinsurer harmless for any such taxes which the Reinsurer may become obligated to pay to any local, state or federal taxing authority.

 

ARTICLE XVIII - CURRENCY

 

Wherever the word “dollars” or the “$” symbol is used in this Agreement, it shall mean dollars of the United States of America.

 

ARTICLE XIX - OFFSET

 

Each party to this Agreement together with their successors or assigns shall have and may exercise, at any time, the right to offset any balance or balances due the other (or, if more than one, any other). Such offset may include balances due under this Agreement and any other agreements heretofore or hereafter entered into between the parties regardless of whether such balances arise from premiums, losses or otherwise, and regardless of capacity of any party, whether as assuming insurer and/or ceding insurer, under the various agreements involved, provided however, that in the event of insolvency of a party hereto, offsets shall only be

 

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allowed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7427 of the Insurance Law of the State of New York to the extent such statute or any other applicable law, statute or regulation governing such offset shall apply.

 

ARTICLE XX - ERRORS OR OMISSIONS

 

Errors or omissions of an administrative nature on the part of the Company shall not invalidate the reinsurance under this Agreement, provided such errors or omissions are corrected promptly after discovery thereof; but the liability of the Reinsurer under this Agreement or any exhibits, addenda, or endorsements attached hereto shall in no event exceed the limits specified herein nor be extended to cover any risks, perils, lines of business or classes of insurance generally or specifically excluded herein.

 

ARTICLE XXI - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Part I - Choice Of Law And Forum

 

Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall govern the interpretation and application of this Agreement.

 

Part II - Mediation

 

If a dispute between the Company and the Reinsurer, arising out of the provisions of this Agreement or concerning its interpretation or validity and whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement has not been settled through negotiation, both parties agree to try in good faith to settle such dispute by nonbinding mediation, before resorting to arbitration.

 

Part III - Arbitration

 

A.                    Resolution of Disputes - As a condition precedent to any right of action arising hereunder, any dispute not resolved by mediation between the Company and the Reinsurer arising out of the provisions of this Agreement or concerning its interpretation or validity, whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement, shall be submitted to arbitration in the manner hereinafter set forth.

 

B.                      Composition of Panel - Unless the parties agree upon a single arbitrator within 15 days after the receipt of a notice of intention to arbitrate, all disputes shall be submitted to an arbitration panel composed of two arbitrators and an umpire chosen in accordance with Paragraph C. hereof.

 

C.                      Appointment of Arbitrators - The members of the arbitration panel shall be chosen from disinterested persons with at least 10 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance business. Unless a

 

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single arbitrator is agreed upon, the party requesting arbitration (hereinafter referred to as the “claimant”) shall appoint an arbitrator and give written notice thereof by certified mail, to the other party (hereinafter referred to as the “respondent”) together with its notice of intention to arbitrate. Within 30 days after receiving such notice, the respondent shall also appoint an arbitrator and notify the claimant thereof by certified mail. Before instituting a hearing, the two arbitrators so appointed shall choose an umpire. If, within 20 days after the appointment of the arbitrator chosen by the respondent, the two arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of an umpire, each of them shall nominate three individuals to serve as umpire, of whom the other shall decline two and the umpire shall be chosen from the remaining two by drawing lots. The name of the individual first drawn shall be the umpire.

 

D.                     Failure of Party to Appoint an Arbitrator - If the respondent fails to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after receiving a notice of intention to arbitrate, the claimant’s arbitrator shall appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the respondent, such arbitrator shall then, together with the claimant’s arbitrator, choose an umpire as provided in Paragraph C. of Part III of this Article.

 

E.                       Submission of Dispute to Panel - Within 30 days after the notice of appointment of all arbitrators, the panel shall meet, and determine a timely period of discovery, discovery procedures and schedules for hearings.

 

F.                       Procedure Governing Arbitration - All proceedings before the panel shall be informal and the panel shall not be bound by the formal rules of evidence. The panel shall have the power to fix all procedural rules relating to the arbitration proceeding. In reaching any decision, the panel shall give due consideration to the customs and usages of the insurance and reinsurance business.

 

G.                      Arbitration Award - The arbitration panel shall render its decision within 60 days after termination of the proceeding, which decision shall be in writing, stating the reasons therefor. The decision of the majority of the panel shall be final and binding on the parties to the proceeding. In no event however, will the panel be authorized to award punitive, exemplary or consequential damages of whatsoever nature in connection with any arbitration proceeding concerning this Agreement.

 

H.                     Cost of Arbitration - Unless otherwise allocated by the panel, each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear with the other parties the expense of the umpire and the arbitration.

 

ARTICLE XXII - INSOLVENCY

 

A.                    In the event of insolvency of the Company, the reinsurance provided by this Agreement shall be payable by the Reinsurer on the basis of

 

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the liability of the Company as respects Policies covered hereunder, without diminution because of such insolvency, directly to the Company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor except as provided in Sections 4118(a)(1)(A) and 1114(c) of the New York Insurance Law.

 

B.                      The Reinsurer shall be given written notice of the pendency of each claim or loss which may involve the reinsurance provided by this Agreement within a reasonable time after such claim or loss is filed in the insolvency proceedings. The Reinsurer shall have the right to investigate each such claim or loss and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceedings where the claim or loss is to be adjudicated, any defense which it may deem available to the Company, its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to court approval, against the insolvent Company as part of the expense of liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may accrue to the Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.

 

C.                      In addition to the offset provisions set forth in Article XIX -Offset, any debts or credits, liquidated or unliquidated, in favor of or against either party on the date of the receivership or liquidation order (except where the obligation was purchased by or transferred to be used as an offset) are deemed mutual debts or credits and shall be set off with the balance only to be allowed or paid. Although such claim on the part of either party against the other may be unliquidated or undetermined in amount on the date of the entry of the receivership or liquidation order, such claim will be regarded as being in existence as of such date and any claims then in existence and held by the other party may be offset against it.

 

D.                     Nothing contained in this Article is intended to change the relationship or status of the parties to this Agreement or to enlarge upon the rights or obligations of either party hereunder except as provided herein.

 

ARTICLE XXIII - PARTICIPATION

 

A.                    This Contract obligates the Reinsurer for the following shares of the interests and liabilities set forth under this Contract:

 

	
Coverage   Parts
    	
 
    	
Accounting
    Code No.
    	
 
    	
Share
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Part I-First   Catastrophe Excess of Loss
    	
 
    	
POR1008712
    	
 
    	
8.00
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Part II-Second   Catastrophe Excess of Loss 
    	
 
    	
POR1061952
    	
 
    	
6.25
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Part III-Third   Catastrophe Excess of Loss 
    	
 
    	
POR1061953
    	
 
    	
2.00
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Part IV-Fourth   Catastrophe Excess of Loss 
    	
 
    	
POR1061954
    	
 
    	
5.00
    	
%
    

 

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B.                  The participation of the Reinsurer in the interests and liabilities of this Contract shall be separate and apart from the participations of other reinsurers and shall not be joint with those other reinsurers, and the Reinsurer shall in no event participate in the interests and liabilities of other reinsurers.

 

ARTICLE XXIV - AMENDMENTS

 

This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the parties expressed in an addendum; and such addendum, when executed by both parties, shall be deemed to be an integral part of this Agreement and binding on the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate, by their duly authorized representatives as of the following dates:

 

In Boston, Massachusetts, this 14th day of February, 2011.

 

 

	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   INSURANCE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
SAFETY   PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
    

 

 

	
/s/
    	
Glenn   Hiltpold, F.C.A.S.
    	
 
    	
/s/
    	
Edward   N. Patrick, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Glenn   Hiltpold
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Edward   N. Patrick, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
Name
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Director   of Actuarial Services
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President, Underwriting
    
	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    

 

 

And in Armonk, New York, this 28th day of January, 2011.

 

 

	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
SWISS   REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION
    

 

 

	
/s/
    	
E.H.   Vieux
    	
 
    	
/s/
    	
Jason   K. Jaeger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
E.H.   Vieux
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Jason   K. Jaeger
    
	
 
    	
Name
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President
    
	
 
    	
Title
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title
    

 

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SUPPLEMENT TO THE ATTACHMENTS

DEFINITION OF IDENTIFICATION TERMS USED WITHIN THE ATTACHMENTS

 

A.                     Wherever the term “Company” or “Reinsured” or “Reassured” or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsured company or companies within the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Company or Reinsured or Reassured or whatever other term is used in the attached reinsurance agreement to designate the reinsured company or companies.

 

B.                       Wherever the term “Agreement” or “Contract” or “Policy” or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance agreement within the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Agreement or Contract or Policy or whatever other term is used to designate the attached reinsurance agreement.

 

C.                       Wherever the term “Reinsurer” or “Reinsurers” or “Underwriters” or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsurer or reinsurers in the various attachments to the reinsurance agreement, the term shall be understood to mean Reinsurer or Reinsurers or Underwriters or whatever other term is used to designate the reinsuring company or companies.

 

 

INSOLVENCY FUNDS EXCLUSION CLAUSE

 

This Agreement excludes all 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 or from reimbursement of any person for any such liability. “Insolvency fund” includes any guaranty fund, insolvency fund, plan, pool, association, fund or other arrangement, howsoever denominated, established or governed, which provides for any assessment of or payment or assumption by any person of part or all of any claim, debt, charge, fee, or other obligation of an insurer, or its successors or assigns, which has been declared by any competent authority to be insolvent or which is otherwise deemed unable to meet any claim, debt, charge, fee or other obligation in whole or in part.

 

 

POOLS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SYNDICATES EXCLUSION CLAUSE

 

SECTION A

 

Excluding:

 

(a)               All Business derived directly or indirectly from any Pool, Association or Syndicate which maintains its own reinsurance facilities.

 

(b)              Any Pool or Scheme (whether voluntary or mandatory) formed after March 1, 1968, for the purpose of insuring Property whether on a country-wide basis or in respect of designated areas.  This Exclusion shall not apply to so-called Automobile Insurance Plans or other Pools formed to provide coverage for Automobile Physical Damage.

 

SECTION B

 

It is agreed that business, written by the Company for the same perils, which is known at the time to be insured by or in excess of underlying amounts placed in the following Pools, Associations or Syndicates, whether by way of insurance or reinsurance is excluded hereunder:

 

Industrial Risk Insurers (successor to Factory Insurance Association and Oil Insurance Association); Associated Factory Mutuals; Improved Risk Mutuals.

 

Any Pool, Association or Syndicate formed for the purpose of writing Oil, Gas or Petro-Chemical Plants and/or Oil or Gas Drilling Rigs.

 

United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Canadian Aircraft Insurance Group, Associated Aviation Underwriters, American Aviation Underwriters.

 

SECTION B does not apply:

 

(a)               Where the Total Insured Value over all interests of the risk in question is less than $350,000,000.

 

(b)              To interests traditionally underwritten as Inland Marine or Stock and/or Contents written on a Blanket basis.

 

(c)               To Contingent Business Interruption, except when the Company is aware that the key location is known at the time to be insured in any Pool, Association or Syndicate named above.

 

(d)              To risks as follows: Offices, Hotels, Apartments, Hospitals, Educational Establishments, Public Utilities (other than Railroad Schedules) and Builders Risks on the classes of risks specified in this subsection (d) only.

 

 

SECTION C

 

NEVERTHELESS the Reinsurer specifically agrees that Liability accruing to the Company from its participation in:

 

(a)     The following so-called “Coastal Pools”:

 

ALABAMA INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

FLORIDA WINDSTORM UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

LOUISIANA INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

MISSISSIPPI WINDSTORM INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

SOUTH CAROLINA WINDSTORM AND HAIL UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

TEXAS CATASTROPHE PROPERTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

 

and

 

(b)     All “Fair Plan” and “Rural Risk Plan” Business

 

for all perils otherwise protected hereunder will not be excluded, except however, that this reinsurance does not include any increase in such liability resulting from:

 

(1)               The inability for any other participant in such “Coastal Pool” and/or “Fair Plan” and/or “Rural Risk Plan” to meet its liability.

 

(2)               Any Claim against such “Coastal Pool” and/or “Fair Plan” and/or “Rural Risk Plan” or any participant therein, including the Company, whether by way of subrogation or otherwise, brought by or on behalf of any insolvency fund (as defined in the Insolvency Funds Exclusion Clause incorporated in this agreement).

 

 

TOTAL INSURED VALUE EXCLUSION CLAUSE

 

It is the mutual intention of the parties to exclude risks, other than Offices, Hotels, Apartments, Hospitals, Educational Establishments, Public Utilities (except Railroad schedules) and Builders Risk on the above classes where, at the time of the cession, the Total Insured Value over all interests exceeds $350,000,000. However, the Company shall be protected hereunder, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, if subsequently to cession being made the Company becomes acquainted with the true facts of the case and discovers that the mutual intention has been inadvertently breached, the Company shall at the first opportunity, and certainly by next anniversary of the original policy, exclude the risk in question.

 

It is agreed that this mutual intention does not apply to Contingent Business Interruption or to interest traditionally underwritten as Inland Marine or to Stock and/or Contents written on a blanket basis except where the Company is aware that the Total Insured Value of $350,000,000 is already exceeded for buildings, machinery, equipment and direct use and occupancy at the key location.

 

It is understood and agreed that this Clause shall not apply hereunder where the Company writes 100% of the risk.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, it is the mutual intention of the parties in respect of bridges and tunnels to exclude such risks where the Total Insured Value over all interests exceeds $350,000,000.

 

 

POLLUTION AND SEEPAGE EXCLUSION CLAUSE

 

This Reinsurance does not apply to:

 

1.                    Pollution, seepage, contamination or environmental impairment (hereinafter collectively referred to as “pollution”) insurances, however styled;

 

2.                    Loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by pollution, unless said loss or damage follows as a result of a loss caused directly by a peril covered hereunder;

 

3.                    Expenses resulting from any governmental direction or request that material present in or part of or utilized on an insured’s property be removed or modified, except as provided in 5. below;

 

4                       Expenses incurred in testing for and/or monitoring pollutants;

 

5                       Expenses incurred in removing debris, unless (A) the debris results from a loss caused directly by a peril covered hereunder, and (B) the debris to be removed is itself covered hereunder, and (C) the debris is on the insured’s premises, subject, however, to a limit of $5,000 plus 25% of (i) the property damage loss, any risk, any one location, any one original insured, and (ii) any deductible applicable to the loss;

 

6.                         Expenses incurred to extract pollutants from land or water at the insured’s premises unless (A) the release, discharge, or dispersal of pollutants results from a loss caused directly by a peril covered hereunder, and (B) such expenses shall not exceed $10,000;

 

7.                         Loss of income due to any increased period of time required to resume operations resulting from enforcement of any law regulating the prevention, control, repair, clean-up or restoration of environmental damage;

 

8.                         Claims under 5. and/or 6. above, unless notice thereof is given to the Company by the insured within 180 days after the date of the loss occurrence to which such claims relate.

 

“Pollutants” means any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste. Waste includes materials to be recycled, reconditioned or reclaimed.

 

 

Where no pollution exclusion has been accepted or approved by an insurance regulatory authority for use in a policy that is subject to this Agreement or where a pollution exclusion that has been used in a policy is overturned, either in whole or in part, by a court having jurisdiction, there shall be no recovery for pollution under this Agreement unless said pollution loss or damage follows as a result of a loss caused directly by a peril covered hereunder.

 

Nothing herein shall be deemed to extend the coverage afforded by this reinsurance to property or perils specifically excluded or not covered under the terms and conditions of the original policy involved.

 

 

NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE - REINSURANCE -U.S.A.

 

N.M.A. 1119

 

1.                        This Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any Pool of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering Atomic or Nuclear Energy risks.

 

2.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1. of this Clause, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage) to:

 

I.                                         Nuclear reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site, or

 

II.                                     Any other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and critical facilities as such, or

 

III.                                 Installations for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial quantities of “special nuclear material,” and for reprocessing, salvaging, chemically separating, storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel or waste materials, or

 

IV.                                 Installations other than those listed in paragraph 2. III. above using substantial quantities of radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear fission.

 

3.                    Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1. and 2. of this Clause, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear installation and which normally would be insured therewith, except that this paragraph 3. shall not operate:

 

(a)               where the Reassured does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant or nuclear installation, or

 

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(b)              where the said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however caused. However, on and after 1st January, 1960, this sub-paragraph (b) shall only apply provided the said radioactive contamination exclusion provision has been approved by the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof.

 

4.                         Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1., 2. and 3. of this Clause, this Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Reassured, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive contamination is a named hazard specifically insured against.

 

5.                         It is understood and agreed this Clause shall not extend to risks using radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Reassured to be the primary hazard.

 

6.                         The term “special nuclear material” shall have the meaning given to it by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or by any law amendatory thereof.

 

7.                         Reassured to be sole judge of what constitutes:

 

(a)     substantial quantities, and

 

(b)     the extent of installation, plant or site.

 

NOTE: - Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1. hereof, it is understood and agreed that

 

(a)               all policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December, 1957 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December, 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply,

 

(b)              with respect to any risk located in Canada policies issued by the Reassured on or before 31st December, 1958 shall be free from the application of the other provisions of this Clause until expiry date or 31st December, 1960 whichever first occurs whereupon all the provisions of this Clause shall apply.

 

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NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - PHYSICAL DAMAGE - REINSURANCE -CANADA

 

N.M.A. 1980a

 

1.                        This Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Company directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any Pool of Insurers or Reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering Atomic or Nuclear Energy risks.

 

2.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraph 1. of this clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Company, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance against Physical Damage (including business interruption or consequential loss arising out of such Physical Damage) to:

 

a.                         Nuclear reactor power plants including all auxiliary property on the site, or

 

b.                        Any other nuclear reactor installation, including laboratories handling radioactive materials in connection with reactor installations, and critical facilities as such, or

 

c.                         Installations for fabricating complete fuel elements or for processing substantial quantities of radioactive materials, and for reprocessing, salvaging, chemically separating, storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel or waste materials, or

 

d.                        Installations other than those listed in c. above using substantial quantities of radioactive isotopes or other products of nuclear fission.

 

3.                    Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1. and 2. of this clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Company, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, from any insurance on property which is on the same site as a nuclear reactor power plant or other nuclear installation and which normally would be insured therewith, except that this paragraph 3. shall not operate:

 

a.                         where the Company does not have knowledge of such nuclear reactor power plant or nuclear installation, or

 

b.                        where the said insurance contains a provision excluding coverage for damage to property caused by or resulting from radioactive contamination, however caused.

 

 

4.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1., 2. and 3. of this clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability by radioactive contamination accruing to the Company, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, when such radioactive contamination is a named hazard specifically insured against.

 

5.                        This clause shall not extend to risks using radioactive isotopes in any form where the nuclear exposure is not considered by the Company to be the primary hazard.

 

6.                        The term “radioactive material” means uranium, thorium, plutonium, neptunium, their respective derivatives and compounds, radioactive isotopes of other elements and any other substances which may be designated by or pursuant to any law, act or statute, or any law amendatory thereof as being prescribed substances capable of releasing atomic energy, or as being requisite for the production, use or application of atomic energy.

 

7.        Company to be sole judge of what constitutes:

 

a.        substantial quantities, and

 

b.        the extent of installation, plant or site.

 

8.                        Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1., 2., 3. and 4. of this clause, this Agreement does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Company, directly or indirectly, and whether as Insurer or Reinsurer, caused:

 

a.                         by any nuclear incident as defined in or pursuant to the Nuclear Liability Act or any other nuclear liability act, law or statute, or any law amendatory thereof, or nuclear explosion, except for ensuing loss or damage which results directly from fire, lightning or explosion of natural, coal or manufactured gas;

 

(b)              by contamination by radioactive material.

 

NOTE:                               Without in any way restricting the operation of paragraphs 1., 2., 3. and 4. of this clause, paragraph 8. of this clause shall only apply to all original contracts of the Company whether new, renewal or replacement which become effective on or after December 31, 1992.

 

April 1, 1996

 

 

NUCLEAR INCIDENT EXCLUSION CLAUSE - REINSURANCE - NO. 4

 

1.                         This Reinsurance does not cover any loss or liability accruing to the Reassured as a member of, or subscriber to, any association of insurers or reinsurers formed for the purpose of covering nuclear energy risks or as a direct or indirect reinsurer of any such member, subscriber or association.

 

2.                         Without in any way restricting the operations of Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clauses, - Liability, - Physical Damage, - Boiler and Machinery and paragraph 1. of this Clause, it is understood and agreed that for all purposes of the reinsurance assumed by the Reinsurer from the Reinsured, all original insurance policies or contracts of the Reinsured (new, renewal and replacement) shall be deemed to include the applicable existing Nuclear Clause and/or Nuclear Exclusion Clause(s) in effect at the time and any subsequent revisions thereto as agreed upon and approved by the Insurance Industry and/or a qualified Advisory or Rating Bureau.

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