Document:

Agency Agreement effective September 25, 2009

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Table of Contents 
  

					
	 1.
	  	APPOINTMENT/AUTHORITY	  	2
			
	 2.
	  	TERM OF AGREEMENT	  	4
			
	 3.
	  	LIMITATIONS OF AUTHORITY	  	5
			
	 4.
	  	GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF AGENT	  	7
			
	 5.
	  	PREMIUMS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING	  	12
			
	 6.
	  	COMPENSATION OF AGENT	  	14
			
	 7.
	  	GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY	  	15
			
	 8.
	  	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION	  	16
			
	 9.
	  	INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY	  	18
			
	 10.
	  	TERMINATION	  	23
			
	 11.
	  	GENERAL PROVISIONS	  	32

 AGENCY AGREEMENT 
 This Agency Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the 24th day of September, 2009
(“Effective Date”), between The North River Insurance Company, Crum & Forster Indemnity Company, Crum and Forster Insurance Company, Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company and United States Fire Insurance Company,
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company”) and AmerInst Professional Services, Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Agent”). 
 WHEREAS, Company are duly licensed insurance companies in various states of the United States; and 
 WHEREAS, Agent has expertise in soliciting, marketing, underwriting and issuing Accountants Professional Liability Coverage and Lawyers Professional Liability Coverage which meet the unique
insurance needs of accounting and law firms; and 
 WHEREAS, Company may enter into reinsurance agreements with certain
reinsurers (the “Reinsurers”) reinsuring the business covered under this Agreement (“Reinsurance Agreement(s)”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, Company and Agent agree as follows: 
  

	1.	APPOINTMENT/AUTHORITY 

  

	 	1.1	 Subject to the terms and limitations contained in this Agreement, Company hereby appoints Agent as its exclusive agent for the purposes of soliciting,
underwriting, quoting, binding, issuing, cancelling, non-renewing and endorsing Accountants Professional Liability and Lawyers Professional Liability insurance coverages. Agent accepts this

  

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appointment to act exclusively for Company for the purposes of soliciting, underwriting, quoting, binding, issuing, cancelling, non-renewing and endorsing policies or contracts of insurance and
endorsements thereto (individually a “Policy” or collectively, the “Policies”) within the fifty (50) states of the United States and the District of Columbia (the “Territory”), on such forms and subject to the
conditions and limitations, and in accordance with Company’s guidelines, program manuals, procedures, instructions, and authority limits, as set forth in Exhibit A attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference. The Company in
its sole discretion may amend Exhibit A from time to time. 

  

	 	1.2	Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, Agent is authorized to and shall act on behalf of the Company in performing all acts necessary to effectuate the
solicitation, underwriting, quoting, binding, issuing, cancelling, non-renewing and endorsing of the Policies, including: 

  

	 	a.	underwriting and servicing Policies on forms and at rates approved by Company; and 

  

	 	b.	collecting, receiving, accounting for and remitting premiums to Company on the Policies; and 

  

	 	c.	conducting any other related activities or services incidental or necessary to the solicitation, underwriting, quotation, binding, issuance, cancellation, non-renewing
and endorsing of Policies covered hereunder. 

  

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	 	1.3	Company, at its sole discretion, will file rates and forms with those insurance departments requiring such filings. Communication and correspondence with the various
insurance departments or other regulatory authorities relating to rate and form filings will be solely by or through Company. 

  

	 	1.4	Nothing contained herein shall create the relationship of employer and employee between Company and Agent or between Agent and any other representative of Company.
Except as set forth herein, Company shall have no right of control over Agent as to the time, means, or manner of Agent’s performance of its duties and obligations hereunder. Agent shall conduct itself and its business under the terms of this
Agreement solely as an independent contractor. 

  

	 	1.5	Agent shall have no authority or obligation to handle claims arising out of the Policies, including investigating, adjusting, handling, administering, paying, resisting
and/or settling any lawsuits or claims; except, however, that if Agent receives notice of claim under a policy, it will immediately forward such notice in accordance with the procedure detailed in Exhibit B to this Agreement, which is incorporated
herein by reference. 

  

	2.	TERM OF AGREEMENT 

 The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of four (4) years, commencing on the Effective Date (“Initial Term”), and shall be automatically renewed for successive additional term(s) of one (1) year each
(“Successive Term[s]”) unless terminated earlier as set forth in Article 10. below. The Initial Term and the successive Term(s) shall be referred to individually or collectively as the “Term(s).” 
  

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	3.	LIMITATIONS OF AUTHORITY 

  

	 	3.1	With respect to the Policies which Agent is now or may in the future be authorized to solicit, underwrite, quote, bind, issue, cancel, non-renew and endorse under this
Agreement, Agent shall not solicit, quote, bind, issue or endorse the following: 

  

	 	a.	Policies which are not in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, or the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference, or outside the scope of or excluded by any reinsurance agreement applicable to the Policies; 

  

	 	b.	Policies which are not in compliance with the applicable forms, rules, rates, or filings of Company or with the laws and regulations in effect in the Territory.

  

	 	3.2	In the event that Agent binds a Policy prohibited by Article 3.1 above without the prior written approval of Company, Agent will immediately take such actions as are
necessary to eliminate or minimize Company’s exposure as an insurer on such Policy. 

  

	 	3.3	Agent shall have no authority to bind, commit, or enter into agreements on behalf of Company to obtain reinsurance or retrocession agreements of any type with respect
to the Policies, and shall have no authority to commit Company to participate in insurance or reinsurance pools or syndicates. 

  

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	 	3.4	Agent shall not solicit, underwrite, quote, bind or issue for any other insurer, Policies that are within the scope of this Agreement. 

  

	 	3.5	Agent shall not act as an insurer for any insureds, and this Agreement shall not be construed as an insurance policy or any contract or agreement of indemnity of
insureds. 

  

	 	3.6	Agent may not offset any balance due from Company to Agent against any amounts due from Agent to Company under this Agreement or under any other contract with Company.

  

	 	3.7	Agent, including any parent or affiliated entity, shall not finance or extend premium financing for any Policy. Notwithstanding, Agent may arrange for premium financing
through a third-party. 

  

	 	3.8	Agent shall not appoint or authorize other underwriters, brokers, producers or any other person or entity to perform the functions described in Article 1.2
(Appointment/Authority) of this Agreement or extend underwriting authority to any person or entity without Company’s prior consent. 

  

	 	3.9	Agent shall not jointly employ with Company any individual who is employed by Company. 

  

	 	3.10	 Agent shall not submit to another insurer, agent or broker any applications for Accountants Professional Liability Coverage or Lawyers Professional
Liability Coverage which do not qualify under the Underwriting Guidelines

  

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set forth in Exhibit A, without first submitting such application to the Company for consideration, and allowing Company first right of refusal to accept such application outside the scope of
this Agreement. 

  

	 	3.11	Except as provided in Article 11.6 (Arbitration) of this Agreement, Agent shall not take legal action in connection with any matter pertaining to the business of
Company including, but not limited to, the Policies. Agent shall promptly notify Company of any legal action or threat of legal action involving Company or Agent with respect to Policies or any other matters which are within the scope of this
Agreement. 

  

	4.	GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF AGENT 

  

	 	4.1	Agent represents and warrants that during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter while providing any continuing services hereunder, it holds and will maintain the
licenses required by all regulatory authority(ies) having jurisdiction over it to perform all obligations under this Agreement, and will not perform any services under this Agreement for which a license is required unless such license is in full
force and effect. 

  

	 	4.2	Agent shall be responsible for its compliance with applicable laws, regulations, rules, and requirements. 

  

	 	4.3	Agent represents and warrants that (i) the business within the scope of this Agreement is not subject to any other entity’s or person’s known claim of
interest including, but not limited to, a claim by contract or common law right, and (ii) Agent’s underwriting and acceptance of business under this Agreement is not in violation of any duty or obligation it owes to any other entity or
person. 

  

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	 	4.4	Agent shall keep separate, true, accurate, and complete records of all transactions including, but not limited to, (i) correspondence with policyholders,
producers, and the Company, (ii) commissions paid to producers; and (iii) Agent’s financial statements and tax records. 

  

	 	4.5	Agent shall maintain all records and accounts pertaining to the business within the scope of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, policyholder information,
underwriting files, financial documents, and records relating to Agent’s Premium Trust Account, during the Term and thereafter while providing any continuing services hereunder, in a manner and form as mutually agreed upon or as required by
Company to be compatible with Company’s internal systems and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and insurance regulatory practices. Such records shall be maintained for a period of not less than seven (7) years (or
such longer period as Company may request) after termination of this Agreement, and in such manner and form as may be required by Company’s record retention guidelines. At the end of such seven (7) year period, Agent shall return the
originals of Company’s records to Company, whether in paper or electronic data form. 

  

	 	4.6	 During the Term of this Agreement and notwithstanding its termination, the Company may audit, examine and copy Agent’s records and accounts
pertaining to the Policies during normal business hours upon no less than

  

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ten (10) business days advance notice. Agent will make such records available for examination by Company, its reinsurers, or any state insurance department or regulatory body which so
requires. Additionally, Agent shall permit authorized employees and representatives of Company to review the operations of Agent, both at its place of business and in the field, in order to evaluate the quality of Agent’s operations and its
compliance with its obligation under this Agreement. 

  

	 	4.7	Agent shall provide Company, in an electronic format and within thirty (30) days of Company’s request, data that Company may require in order to report to
boards, bureaus, associations and states. The form for such information shall be as shown in Exhibit C, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 

  

	 	4.8	 Agent and Company each shall notify the other within two (2) business days of notice or receipt of any complaint received from any state insurance
department or other regulatory authority relating to the Policies, whether against Company, Agent, or its producers. Agent shall provide Company with a proposed written response to each complaint and a copy of all documentation relating to such
complaint including, but not limited to, a written summary of all facts relevant to such complaint. Company will then respond, or authorize Agent to respond, to such complaint in such form as Company determines, in Company’s sole discretion, to
be necessary. The parties will work together to promptly and adequately respond to any such complaint. Agent agrees not to contact any state

  

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insurance department or other regulatory authority, on behalf of the Company, directly or indirectly, with regard to the Policies, business, rate or form filings. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Agent may contact or respond to any insurance department or other regulatory authority as respects matters solely involving Agent’s capacity or performance as an agent or producer. 

  

	 	4.9	Since Agent and its employees are independent contractors and not employees of Company, all agency expenses including, but not limited to, Agent’s office rent;
transportation; salaries; utilities; furniture; fixtures; equipment; telephone; attorney or other legal fees; postage; promotional advertising and public relations expenses; printing costs of proposals, premium notices, records, and reports;
inspection fees; retail credit reports and any other documents required to fulfill the obligations of Agent under this Agreement; commissions, fees, or countersignature fees due to producers; and Agent’s license fees (for both acquiring and
maintaining required licenses) and occupational taxes, whether billed to Agent or Company, shall be the sole liability of Agent, unless assumption of such expense by Company is agreed to in writing by Company. 

  

	 	4.10	Agent shall not charge or commit Company to any expense, agreement, payment, debt, settlement, or obligation other than as expressly provided by this Agreement without
the prior written consent of Company. All supplies and other materials provided to Agent by Company to be used by Agent in connection with the Policies shall remain the property of Company and shall be returned immediately upon request.

  

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	 	4.11	Agent shall notify Company in writing: 

  

	 	a.	ten (10) days prior to any change of ownership of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding stock of or other ownership interest in Agent; and

  

	 	b.	ten (10) days prior to any change in control of Agent or the owner of a controlling interest in Agent not related to the transfer of shares of or other ownership
interest in Agent. 

  

	 	4.12	If Company provides access to Company information through computer access, Agent shall be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of such information and
of Company’s systems including, but not limited to, using its best efforts to avoid introducing into Company’s systems any virus or other harmful agent. 

  

	 	4.13	Agent agrees to furnish Company with annual financial statements compiled in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Should Agent
obtain audited financial statements, Agent agrees to furnish such audited financial statements to Company, together with all notes and schedules attached thereto. Such financial statements shall be furnished to Company within three (3) months
following the close of Agent’s fiscal year. Agent also agrees to furnish Company with annual consolidated audited financial statements of the holding company which is Agent’s ultimate corporate parent, prepared on a GAAP basis.

  

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	 	4.14	Agent may not use the name, logo, or service mark of Company or any of its affiliates in any advertising, promotional material, or in any material disseminated by
Agent, without the prior written consent of Company. Further, Agent shall provide all marketing materials relating to the business within the scope of this Agreement, including those used by producers, and brokers, to Company for review and approval
prior to publication. Agent shall maintain copies and provide an original to Company of any advertisement or other materials relating to the business within the scope of this Agreement, along with full details concerning where, when, and how it was
or will be used. Agent shall be liable for any liability of or costs incurred by the Company as a result of unauthorized advertisement or other unapproved materials. Agent agrees not to utilize any advertising or sales forms and materials referring
to Company or its products which deviate in any manner from those approved by Company. 

  

	 	4.15	During the Term, Agent shall employ Kyle Nieman (“Nieman”) who will function as the ultimate supervisor over all underwriting performed by Agent and all of
Agent’s other obligations under this Agreement. Should Nieman no longer function in this capacity and Company and Agent do not agree on a replacement for Nieman within sixty (60) days after Nieman ceases to function in such capacity,
Company may terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article 10.2.k. 

  

	5.	PREMIUMS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING 

  

	 	5.1	 Agent will submit to Company a monthly premium bordereau in the form provided in Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein by

  

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reference, no later than ten (10) days following the end of the month in which each Policy is effective. Agent shall remit funds to Company in accordance with the monthly premium bordereaux
no later than forty-five (45) days following the end of the month in which each Policy is effective. Agent shall also maintain on a continuous basis during the term of this Agreement, and make available to the Company upon request, a Policy
Register in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, and incorporated herein by reference. 

  

	 	5.2	All premiums for the Policies collected by or due from Agent are the property of Company and shall be held in trust on behalf of Company in a fiduciary capacity
(“Premium Trust Funds”). Such premiums shall be deposited and maintained in an interest-bearing account in a non-affiliated bank approved by Company in writing (“Premium Trust Account”) which meets the “Premium Trust Account
Guidelines”, a copy of which is set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Agent shall be responsible for full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and requirements regarding the Premium
Trust Funds. Interest on Premium Trust Funds accrued until such amounts are due to Company as set forth below shall be payable to Agent. The Premium Trust Account shall be maintained in an amount at least equal to the premiums (unpaid to Company),
and return premiums (unpaid to policyholders or insureds) collected by or due from Agent. After such funds have been deposited into the Premium Trust Account, Agent may deduct from such account the Commission allowed pursuant to Article 6.1 below.

  

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	 	5.3	Agent shall be responsible for payment to the Company premiums on all Policies written under this Agreement, regardless of whether Agent collects such premium from a
producer or policyholder, and Agent hereby guarantees payment to Company of all such uncollected premiums, net of Commission allowed under Article 6.1 below. 

  

	 	5.4	Agent shall have no interest in the premium collected for Policies under this Agreement and shall make no deductions other than for the appropriate Commission. Agent
shall not use premiums relating to Policies for any purpose whatsoever other than payment to Company or return to policyholders, including, but not limited to, paying expenses of Agent. 

  

	6.	COMPENSATION OF AGENT 

  

	 	6.1	Subject to compliance by Agent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company shall allow Commission to Agent subject to the Commission Schedule attached
hereto as Exhibit G and incorporated by reference. The Commissions payable to Agent pursuant to this Agreement, and interest on the Premium Trust Account as provided in Article 5.2, shall be Agent’s sole compensation for performance of its
obligations under this Agreement. Agent may not receive any other form of compensation in connection with the business covered under this Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent. 

  

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	 	6.2	Commission paid to Agent on canceled Policies and reduced premiums shall be refunded to Company at the same rate at which such Commission was originally paid to Agent.

  

	7.	GENERAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY 

  

	 	7.1	Company shall have the sole right to respond to any state insurance department or other regulatory authority complaint or inquiry, after consulting with Agent as
provided in Article 4.8 of this Agreement. The provisions of this Article 7.1 do not restrict the ability of Agent to contact or respond to any insurance department or other regulatory authority as respects matters solely involving Agent’s
capacity as an agent or producer. 

  

	 	7.2	Company may combine or offset any balances or funds owed by Agent to Company against any balances or funds owed to Agent by Company under this Agreement or any other
agreement between the parties. 

  

	 	7.3	If Agent provides access to Agent information through computer access, Company shall be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of such information and
of Agent’s systems including, but not limited to, using its best efforts to avoid introducing into Agent’s systems any virus or other harmful agent. 

  

	 	7.4	Notwithstanding Agent’s authority to effect cancellation of Policies, Company retains the right to cancel or otherwise terminate a Policy.

  

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	 	7.5	Company shall reimburse Agent for the cost of obtaining reports required by Company for purposes of risk evaluation pursuant to Company’s Underwriting Guidelines.

  

	8.	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

  

	 	8.1	Any information as may have been or shall be provided by Company to Agent, including the rates, forms, policies, program manuals, manuals, underwriting guidelines,
program analysis, claim and loss information, claims adjusting techniques, underwriting records, personal information of policyholders, shall be considered confidential and proprietary to Company and shall be considered trade secrets of Company (the
“Company Confidential Information”). The Company Confidential Information is furnished to Agent only to facilitate the performance of Agent’s duties pursuant to this Agreement. Agent warrants that any Company Confidential Information
provided hereunder shall be used only for the purpose provided herein and that Agent shall make no other use of such Company Confidential Information. Agent agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Company Confidential Information and shall not
knowingly cause or permit any officer, employee, agent, or any third party to use, copy, modify, sell, transfer, cause to be used, copied, modified, sold, or transferred, or otherwise make available the Company Confidential Information, directly or
indirectly, except as expressly provided for herein, for any purpose, without prior written consent of Company. If Company gives Agent any written authorization to make any disclosure of Company Confidential Information, Agent will do so only within
the limits and to the extent of such written authorization. 

  

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	 	8.2	Agent shall be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of the Company Confidential Information. Additionally, Agent shall be responsible for ensuring
that Agent’s employees, agents, and representatives are aware of the sensitive and proprietary nature of the Company Confidential Information, of the importance of confidentiality, and of the conditions described in this Agreement.

  

	 	8.3	 Any information as may have been or shall be provided by Agent to Company, including the rates, forms, policies, renewals, expirations, program
manuals, manuals, underwriting guidelines, program analysis, loss and risk analysis, claim and loss information, compiled loss experience data, track inspection data, claims adjusting techniques, underwriting records and data, customer information
and personal information of policyholders, shall be considered confidential and proprietary to Agent and shall be considered trade secrets of Agent (the “Agent Confidential Information”). The Agent Confidential Information is furnished to
Company only to facilitate the performance of Company’s duties pursuant to this Agreement. Company warrants that any Agent Confidential Information provided hereunder shall be used only for the purpose provided herein and that Company shall
make no other use of such Agent Confidential Information. Company agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Agent Confidential Information and shall not

  

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knowingly cause or permit any officer, employee, agent, or any third party to use, copy, modify, sell, transfer, cause to be used, copied, modified, sold, or transferred, or otherwise make
available the Agent Confidential Information, directly or indirectly, except as expressly provided for herein, for any purpose, without prior written consent of Agent. If Agent gives Company any written authorization to make any disclosure of Agent
Confidential Information, Company will do so only within the limits and to the extent of such written authorization. 

  

	 	8.4	Company shall be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of the Agent Confidential Information. Additionally, Company shall be responsible for ensuring
that Company’s employees, agents, and representatives are aware of the sensitive and proprietary nature of the Agent Confidential Information, of the importance of confidentiality, and of the conditions described in this Agreement.

  

	 	This	Article 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement. 

  

	9.	INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY 

  

	 	9.1	Agent is required to maintain in full force and effect the following policies issued by an insurer rated no less than “A-”, Class X by A. M. Best Company
during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter while Agent has any obligations hereunder: 

  

	 	a.	Errors and Omissions insurance covering Agent and its employees in the minimum amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) each claim or occurrence, with a deductible
or self-insured retention not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) each claim or occurrence; 

  

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	 	b.	Fidelity insurance covering Agent and its employees in the minimum amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) with a per occurrence deductible not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000); 

  

	 	c.	Commercial General Liability insurance (including personal and advertising injury coverage) covering Agent and its employees in the minimum amount of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; 

  

	 	d.	The insurance described in a. – c. immediately above shall be maintained by Agent at its sole cost and expense and shall be primary and noncontributing coverage
with regard to any valid and collectible insurance available to Company. Agent agrees to notify Company immediately when it receives notice of nonrenewal or cancellation, increased deductibles or self-insured retentions or decreased coverage. On or
before January 30 of each year during the Term of this Agreement, and while Agent has any continuing obligations hereunder, Agent shall furnish to Company proof of such insurance. Agent further agrees to notify Company promptly of any claim
brought under any such policy which arises out of or is connected with the Policies. 

  

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	 	9.2	Agent hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Company harmless from and against all claims, actions, causes of action, liability, or loss which result from any
acts, errors, or omissions of Agent, or the servants, employees, representatives, producers, or brokers of Agent, in the performance or failure to perform Agent’s duties or obligations under this Agreement, whether or not such acts, errors or
omissions are negligent, reckless or intentional. Agent further agrees that in the event Company is in violation of any state statute, regulation, or other law due to acts, errors, or omissions of Agent, or the servants, employees, representatives,
producers or brokers of Agent, then Agent shall assume the responsibility and liability for such act, error or omission and shall indemnify and hold Company harmless for such liability and loss. Loss shall include, but not be limited to, all
damages, costs, expenses, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, penalties, fines, direct or consequential damages, judgments (including punitive damages and multiplied damages), and any other expense incurred by Company. This Article 9.2
shall survive termination of this Agreement. 

  

	 	9.3	 Company hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Agent harmless from and against all claims, actions, causes of action, liability, or loss which
result from any acts, errors, or omissions of Company, or the servants, employees, representatives, producers, or brokers of Company, in the performance or failure to perform Company’s duties or obligations under this Agreement, whether or not
such acts, errors or omissions are negligent, reckless or intentional. Company further agrees that in the

  

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event Agent is in violation of any state statute, regulation, or other law due to acts, errors, or omissions of Company, or the servants, employees, representatives, producers or brokers of
Company, then Company shall assume the responsibility and liability for such act, error or omission and shall indemnify and hold Agent harmless for such liability and loss. Loss shall include, but not be limited to, all damages, costs, expenses,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, penalties, fines, direct or consequential damages (including punitive damages and multiplied damages), judgments and any other expense incurred by Agent. 

 This Article 9.3 shall survive termination of this Agreement. 
  

	 	9.4	 Upon the assertion by any third party of any claim against Company that may be indemnifiable under Article 9.2 of this Agreement, Company shall
promptly notify the Agent, in the manner provided in Article 11.1 of this Agreement, of the existence of such claim; provided, however, that failure to give timely notice shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the claim to the extent that Agent has
not been prejudiced by such failure to give timely notice. If the Agent believes in good faith that there is a valid defense to such claim and a reasonable chance of succeeding thereon and notifies the Company to that effect, the Company shall give
Agent a reasonable opportunity to defend and/or settle such claim at its own expense and with counsel mutually selected by the Agent and the Company, or if counsel cannot be mutually selected, then selected by the Agent; provided, however, that if
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Company, the Agent shall not settle such claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall at all times have the full right to
participate in any such defense at its own expense. If the Agent, within a reasonable time after receiving notice of a claim from the Company, fails to defend, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to undertake the defense,
compromise or settlement of such claim, for the account of Agent. Company and Agent shall make available to each other such information and render such assistance as may be required for the defense and/or settlement of the claim.

  

	 	9.5	 Upon the assertion by any third party of any claim against Agent that may be indemnifiable under Article 9.3 of this Agreement, Agent shall promptly
notify the Company, in the manner provided in Article 11.1 of this Agreement, of the existence of such claim; provided, however, that failure to give timely notice shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the claim to the extent that Company has not
been prejudiced by such failure to give timely notice. If the Company believes in good faith that there is a valid defense to such claim and a reasonable chance of succeeding thereon and notifies the Agent to that effect, the Agent shall give
Company a reasonable opportunity to defend and/or settle such claim at its own expense and with counsel mutually selected by the Company and the Agent, or if counsel cannot be mutually selected, then selected by the Company; provided, however, that
if any such settlement would have an adverse effect on the Agent, the Company shall not settle such claim

  

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without the prior written consent of the Agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Agent shall at all times have the full right to participate in any such defense at its own expense.
If the Company within a reasonable time after receiving notice of a claim from the Agent, fails to defend, the Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to undertake the defense, compromise or settlement of such claim, for the account of
Company. Agent and Company shall make available to each other such information and render such assistance as may be required for the defense and/or settlement of the claim. 

  

	10.	TERMINATION  

  

	 	10.1	 At any time during the Term hereof, either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon twelve (12) months prior written notice to the
other, but in no event may this Agreement be terminated under this Article 10.1 prior to the end of the twenty-fourth (24th) month following the Effective Date. 

  

	 	10.2	Termination by Company. Notwithstanding Article 10.1, Company may immediately, upon written notice to Agent, terminate this Agreement for cause, in the event any
of the following occurs: 

  

	 	a.	Agent, or its parent or any affiliated corporation becomes insolvent, institutes or acquiesces in the institution of any bankruptcy, financial reorganization, or
liquidation proceeding or any such proceeding is instituted against Agent or its parent corporation and remains undismissed for thirty (30) days (Agent shall immediately notify Company of same.); or 

  

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	 	b.	Agent, or the owner of a controlling interest in Agent, sells, exchanges, transfers, assigns, consolidates, pledges or causes to be sold, exchanged, transferred,
assigned, consolidated, or pledged, fifty percent (50%) or more of the stock, ownership interest or assets of Agent, or any entity controlling Agent, to a third party (except any entity owned more than fifty percent [50%] by AmerInst Insurance
Group, Limited, its parent or any of its subsidiaries) without the prior written consent of Company. (Agent shall immediately notify Company of such sale, exchange, transfer assignment, consolidation or pledge); or 

  

	 	c.	Agent fails to render timely and proper reports or premium accounting as required, or to remit premiums when due, after Company has provided Agent ten (10) days
written notice of such failure; or 

  

	 	d.	Agent fails to maintain Premium Trust Funds in the amount or manner required by Article 5 of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	e.	Agent engages in acts or omissions constituting abandonment, fraud, insolvency, misappropriation of funds, material misrepresentation, or gross or willful misconduct;
or 

  

	 	f.	 Agent’s license or certificate of authority is cancelled, suspended, or is declined renewal by any regulatory body having jurisdiction

  

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over Agent if, after ninety (90) days, Agent fails to remedy such loss of license or certificate of authority. Agent shall immediately notify Company of such cancellation, suspension or
non-renewal. As of the effective date of such cancellation, suspension or nonrenewal, Agent shall immediately cease soliciting, underwriting, quoting, binding, issuing, cancelling non-renewing, and endorsing Policies until its license or certificate
of authority is reinstated or renewed during such ninety (90) day period; or 

  

	 	g.	Agent materially breaches this Agreement, and Company has provided to Agent written notice of such breach and Agent has failed to cure within a thirty (30) day
period after such notice; or 

  

	 	h.	Agent fails to permit Company to inspect or audit any records or files relating to the Policies; or 

  

	 	i.	Company determines that due to any judicial, legislative, or regulatory acts, the business covered under this Agreement has becomes illegal; or

  

	 	j.	Company receives or gives Notice of Termination of reinsurance of Company for the Policies, provided Company allows Agent no less than ninety (90) days to secure
alternative or replacement reinsurance reasonably acceptable to Company); or 

  

	 	k.	 Failure, inability or unavailability of Nieman to function as the ultimate supervisor over all underwriting performed by Agent and all of Agent’s
other obligations under this Agreement. Should Nieman

  

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no longer function in this capacity, Company and Agent shall, within sixty (60) days after Nieman fails, is unable or is unavailable to function in such capacity, select a mutually
acceptable replacement for Nieman. Should Company and Agent fail to do so, Company may thereafter terminate this Agreement. 

  

	 	l.	 Company’s loss ratio (ratio of Loss plus Loss Adjustment Expense plus IBNR to Gross Earned Premium) exceeds eighty per cent (80%) as an
average over two (2) successive accident years. Such loss ratio will first be calculated for the preceding two (2) accident years at the end of the ninth (9th) quarter of the term of this Agreement, and then calculated on a rolling quarterly basis thereafter for the
preceding two successive accident years. Should this loss ratio target be met or exceeded, Company and Agent will undertake a loss ratio remediation program of no fewer than sixty (60) days, after which Company may terminate this Agreement.

  

	 	10.3	Termination by Agent. Notwithstanding Article 10.1 above, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Company, Agent may terminate this Agreement for cause, in
the event any of the following occurs: 

  

	 	a.	A.M. Best assigns Company a rating below A-; or 

  

	 	b.	 Company, or its parent company institutes or acquiesces in the institution of any bankruptcy, financial reorganization or liquidation proceeding, or
any such proceeding is instituted against Company and remains undismissed for thirty (30) days; provided, however,

  

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Company may substitute for itself as a party to this Agreement an affiliated company(ies) with a Best’s rating of A- or better and licenses and approved forms and rate filings in all
jurisdictions in which Agent operates or solicits business subject to this Agreement; or 

  

	 	c.	Company’s license or certificate of authority is cancelled or declined renewal by any regulatory body within the Territory where Company is issuing Policies
hereunder, if after ninety (90) days Company fails to renew or have such license reinstated; provided, however, Company may substitute for itself as a party to this Agreement an affiliated company(ies) with a Best’s rating of A- or better
and licenses and approved forms and rate filings in all jurisdictions in which Agent operates or solicits business subject to this Agreement; or 

  

	 	d.	Company engages in acts or omissions constituting abandonment, fraud, insolvency, misappropriation of funds, material misrepresentation, or gross or willful misconduct;
or 

  

	 	e.	Company materially breaches this Agreement, and Agent has provided to Company written notice of such breach and Company has failed to cure within a thirty (30) day
period after such notice; or 

  

	 	f.	Company sells or otherwise disposes of the Accountants and Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance covered under this Agreement to a nonaffiliated entity without the
consent of Agent. 

  

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	 	10.4	Continued Servicing. In the event this Agreement is terminated, then Agent shall, without additional compensation and at no expense to Company, continue to
perform all necessary services regarding Policies previously issued by Agent on behalf of Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement until all such Policies have been completely cancelled, non-renewed, or otherwise terminated;
provided, however, that Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately suspend or terminate Agent’s continuing service obligations hereunder. 

 Agent’s continuing service obligations after termination of the Agreement shall include, but not be limited to: 
  

	 	a.	the issuance and countersignature of appropriate endorsements to Policies when so authorized in writing by Company, provided that such endorsements shall not increase
Company’s liability or extend the term of any Policy; and 

  

	 	b.	the timely issuance of all applicable cancellation and/or non-renewal notices in full compliance with all applicable insurance code(s) or regulations and in accordance
with any written instructions that may be issued by Company; 

  

	 	c.	the collection and remittance of all premiums due, and payment of return premiums due, on the Policies hereunder; and 

  

	 	d.	 provide at Company’s request, unrestricted access by Company via Agent’s website or transmission to Company via digital means, both of which
permit printing of electronically stored information, copies

  

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of all Policy materials and related underwriting documentation. At Company’s request and expense, Agent will provide Company with paper copies of all Policy materials and related
underwriting documentation. 

 If Agent fails in any respect to fulfill any of the continuing service
obligations set forth in this Article 10.4, then Agent shall reimburse Company for any expense Company incurs to service or arrange for the servicing of the Policies issued by Agent or such amounts may be offset by Company against commission which
may be due Agent; provided further, that if Agent fails to comply with its obligations under Article 10.4 d., Agent acknowledges that Company has no adequate remedy at law and consents to issuance of an injunction against Agent compelling it to
fulfill its obligations under Article 10.4 d. 
  

	 	10.5	Upon Company providing written notice of termination to Agent hereunder, Company is authorized to deal directly with all other persons or entities with respect to the
Policies, including but not limited to, the right to collect from and to return premiums directly to all producers, brokers, or insureds. 

  

	 	10.6	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Agent breaches this Agreement, Company upon written notice to Agent may immediately suspend some or all
of the authority of Agent under this Agreement. Additionally, Company may suspend the authority of Agent during the pendency of any dispute regarding termination or suspension, and such suspension shall not be considered a breach by Company of this
Agreement. 

  

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	 	10.7	Any termination of this Agreement as provided above shall only terminate the duty of each party to prospectively perform this Agreement, excepting only Agent’s
continued service as provided for in Article 10.4., and shall not prevent the enforcement of either party’s rights and remedies as regards any breach or non-performance occurring prior to such termination. 

  

	 	10.8	 Company expressly recognizes and acknowledges that Agent has developed, over many years and at substantial expense and investments, a significant book
of business which Agent brought to Company at the inception of the relationship between Agent and Company and which Agent continues to expand and develop. If, after Company’s or Agent’s termination of this Agreement without cause under
Article 10.1, or Company’s termination of this Agreement for cause other than under Article 10.2 c. – e. inclusive, or Agent’s termination of this Agreement for cause under Article 10.3, Agent has satisfied its monetary and reporting
obligations to Company under Article 5 of this Agreement, the use and control of expirations on Policies written under this Agreement, as between Company and Agent, shall be considered the sole and exclusive property of Agent. Company shall have no
right of ownership or control of any such expirations. Further, Company shall not communicate with any producer, broker, insurance, reinsurance company, policyholder or

  

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sponsoring organization (nor use for itself), for the purpose of solicitation or otherwise, any client lists or expirations pertaining to the Policies under this Agreement. Company and/or
Company’s successor in interest, for a period of two (2) years following termination of this Agreement, will not: 

  

	 	a.	directly or indirectly, knowingly solicit Accountants or Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance from any specific policyholder issued such insurance by Agent for
Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which coverage is in force as of the date of such termination or during the two (2) years immediately preceding such termination. Nothing in this Article 10.8.a. prohibits Company from quoting
and/or underwriting Accountants or Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance policies submitted to Company in the normal course of business, provided, however, that Company has not provided any entity submitting such accounts for Company’s
consideration any information regarding insureds or prospects previously serviced by Agent; or 

  

	 	b.	directly or indirectly, knowingly solicit Accountants or Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance from any producer who placed such insurance with Company through Agent
during the year immediately preceding such termination; or 

  

	 	c.	influence, induce or attempt to influence or induce any employee of Agent or Company to terminate his or her employment with Agent; or 

  

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	 	d.	influence, induce or attempt to influence or induce any insurance producer to sever his/her contractual or customary relationship with Agent and place Accountants or
Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance directly or indirectly with Company. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
financial, policy, and other records of business covered hereunder shall continue to be maintained by Agent in accordance with Article 4.4 and 4.5 of this Agreement, provided to Company in accordance with Article 4.7 of this Agreement, and available
to Company as provided in Article 4.6 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as Agent has paid Company all premiums due, and has paid all return premiums due on business covered by this Agreement, ownership of expirations
and renewals of such business shall be vested with the Company. 
  

	11.	GENERAL PROVISIONS 

  

	 	11.1	Notice. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any notice required under this Agreement must be in writing and either sent by overnight mail, facsimile, or
personally delivered. Notice shall be effective upon the earlier of actual receipt by the addressee or five (5) days after mailing to the other party. Notice shall be sent to: 

  

			
	Agent:	  	F. Kyle Nieman III
		  	AmerInst Professional Services, Ltd.
		  	520 Lake Cook Road
		  	Suite 510
		  	Deerfield, IL 60015
		  	Facsimile: (847) 267-0606

  

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	Company:	  	Donald R. Fischer
		  	Senior Vice President
		  	Executive Products Division
		  	Crum & Forster
		  	305 Madison Avenue
		  	Morristown, NJ 07962-1973
		  	Facsimile: (888) 258-3052

  

	 	11.2	Integration, Waiver, and Amendment. This Agreement, inclusive of exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between Company and Agent and supersedes any and all
other agreements, either oral or written, between Company and Agent with respect to the Policies. No waiver by either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized officer of
Company or Agent and shall be effective only as to the specifically stated matter waived. Subject to Company’s right in its sole discretion to amend Exhibit A from time to time, as provided in Article 1.1 above, no amendment to this Agreement
will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto, specifying the effective date of such amendment. 

  

	 	11.3	Remedies Not Exclusive. No right or remedy set forth in this Agreement is exclusive of any other right or remedy but shall be in addition to every other right
and remedy given under this Agreement or existing now or hereafter at law or equity. 

  

	 	11.4	Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner and to such an extent as to be effective and valid under
applicable law. If any provision is prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity. 

  

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	 	11.5	Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its rules regarding
conflict of laws. 

  

	 	11.6	Arbitration. All disputes or controversies between Company and Agent arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including its formation, interpretation
or validity, shall be determined by arbitration, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, except as modified herein. 

 The Board of Arbitration (“Board”) shall consist of one (1) arbitrator chosen by Company, one (1) arbitrator chosen by
Agent, and an umpire chosen as promptly as possible by the two (2) arbitrators. The arbitrators and umpire shall be disinterested and present or former executives of insurance, reinsurance, brokerage, agency, or managing general agency
companies. 
 The party demanding arbitration shall communicate its demand therefor in writing, identifying the nature of the
dispute and the name of its arbitrator, to the other. The other party shall then be bound to name, in writing, its arbitrator within thirty (30) days after receipt of such demand. Failure or refusal of the other to name its arbitrator within
the thirty (30) day time period shall empower the demanding party to name the second arbitrator as well. 
 If the two
(2) arbitrators are unable to agree upon an umpire within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator is named, each of them shall name two of whom the other shall decline one, and the umpire chosen shall be made by drawing lots.

  

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 The applicant for arbitration shall submit its position in writing within thirty
(30) days after selection of the umpire. The respondent shall submit its written position within thirty (30) days after receipt of the applicant’s position. The Board may extend any of the time periods set forth above. 
 The Board is relieved from judicial formalities, and rules of evidence and procedure. The Board shall have the power to make and determine
all procedural rules for the holding of the arbitration including discretionary power to make orders as to any matter which they may consider proper in light of circumstances of the case with regard to pleadings, depositions, discovery, inspection
of documents, examination of witnesses, and any other matter whatsoever relating to the conduct of the arbitration and may receive and act upon such evidence, whether oral or written, strictly admissible or not as the Board shall think fit. The
Board shall make its decision based on the terms of this Agreement and the custom and usage of the insurance industry. 
 All
rules, orders, acts, and decisions of the Board shall be effective if by a majority of the Board. The final decision of the Board shall be within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the arbitration and given in writing to both parties. Any
decision shall be final and binding on the parties, and shall not be subject to appeal. If either party fails to comply with the Board’s decision, the other party may apply for its enforcement to a court of competent jurisdiction. 

 

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 Each party shall bear the cost of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear with
the other party the expenses of the umpire. The remaining costs of the arbitration proceeding shall be allocated by the Board. 
 The arbitration proceedings shall convene and be held in New York, New York, or such other location mutually agreed upon by the parties. 
 This Article 11.6 shall survive termination of this Agreement. 
  

	 	11.7	Conformance to Law / Severability. This Agreement shall, without prior notice, be automatically modified to conform with any law or regulation having application
to or jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof and the parties hereto, and the parties shall promptly amend the Agreement to comply with such modifications. 

  

	 	11.8	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument. 

  

	 	11.9	Currency. All amounts due to either party hereunder shall be payable in lawful currency of the United States of America. 

  

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	 	11.10 	Headings. 

 The Article
headings found in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, do not constitute a part of the substance of this Agreement and shall not be construed to limit or expand the provisions of this Agreement. 
  

	 	11.11 	Exclusive Benefit of the Parties. 

 This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of Agent and Company and shall not be interpreted as conferring any benefits or rights on any other party, person or entity. 
  

	 	11.12 	Assignment. 

 Other than
as expressly authorized by this Agreement, the rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by either Company or Agent without the prior written approval of the other party. 
 SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective
as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	AMERINST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LIMITED (“Agent”)	 		 	THE NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY
				
		 		 		 	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY
				
		 		 		 	CRUM AND FORSTER INSURANCE COMPANY
				
		 		 		 	CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
				
		 		 		 	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
			
	  
	 		 	  

					
	By:	 	Irvin F. Diamond	 		 	By:	 	Donald R. Fischer
	Its:	 	Chairman	 		 	Its:	 	Senior Vice President
	Date:	 		 		 	Date:	 	

  

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 TABLE OF EXHIBITS 
  

			
	 EXHIBIT
	  	 TITLE

		
	 A
	  	Underwriting Guidelines
		
	 B
	  	Claims Procedures
		
	 C
	  	Reporting Standards
		
	 D
	  	Bordereau Format
		
	 E
	  	Policy Register Format
		
	 F
	  	Premium Trust Account Guidelines
		
	 G
	  	Commissions ScheduleProfessional Liability Quota Share Agreement dated September 25, 2009

 Exhibit 10.2 
 The confidential portions of this exhibit have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with Rule 406 under the
Securities Act of 1933, and Rule 24b-2, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Redacted portions of this exhibit are marked by an ***. 
 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY QUOTA SHARE AGREEMENT 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

  

					
	 ARTICLE
	 	 	  	PAGE
			
		 	Preamble	  	1
	 1
	 	Business Covered	  	2
	 2
	 	Exclusions	  	2-3
	 3
	 	Premiums and Ceding Allowance	  	3
	 4
	 	Term	  	3
	 5
	 	Termination	  	3-4
	 6
	 	Special Termination	  	4
	 7
	 	Territory	  	5
	 8
	 	Reports and Remittances	  	5
	 9
	 	Notice of Loss and Loss Settlements	  	5-6
	 10
	 	Extra Contractual Obligations/Excess of Policy Limits	  	6-7
	 11
	 	Loss Adjustment Expenses	  	7
	 12
	 	Unallocated Loss Adjustment Expenses	  	8
	 13
	 	Follow The Fortunes	  	8
	 14
	 	Premium Trust Account	  	8-10
	 15
	 	Reinsurer Reports	  	11
	 16
	 	Excluded Risks Inadvertently Bound	  	11
	 17
	 	Special Acceptance	  	12
	 18
	 	Access to Records	  	12
	 19
	 	Offset	  	12
	 20
	 	No Third Party Rights	  	12
	 21
	 	Indemnification and Errors and Omissions	  	12-13
	 22
	 	Confidentiality	  	13-14
	 23
	 	Insolvency	  	14-15
	 24
	 	Arbitration	  	15-16
	 25
	 	Service of Suit	  	16-17
	 26
	 	Governing Law	  	17
	 27
	 	Entire Agreement; Modification	  	17
	 28
	 	Severability	  	17
	 29
	 	Federal Excise Tax	  	18
	 30
	 	Execution in Counterpart	  	19

 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY QUOTA SHARE AGREEMENT 
 (the “Agreement”) 
 issued to 
 The North River Insurance Company 
 United States Fire Insurance Company 
 Crum & Forster Indemnity Company 
 Crum and Forster Insurance Company 
 Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company 
 (collectively, the “Company”) 
 by 
 AmerInst Insurance Company Limited 
 Hamilton Bermuda 
 (the “Reinsurer”) 
 Wherever the word “Company” is used in this Agreement, such term shall be held to include any and/or all of its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies, and any and all insurance companies which are now or hereafter may be under the same ownership or management as of the Company, provided that notice be given to the Reinsurer within 45 days of such acquisition of any such subsidiary
companies that may hereafter come under the management of the Company, with full particulars as to how such acquisition is likely to affect this Agreement. 
  

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 ARTICLE 1 
 BUSINESS COVERED 
 The Company agrees to cede, and the Reinsurer agrees to accept as
reinsurance a fifty percent (50%) quota share of the liability of the company under any and all binders, policies and contracts of insurance (hereinafter referred to as “policies”) incepting, renewing or having an anniversary date
during the term of this Agreement written by AmerInst Professional Services, Limited on behalf of the Company and classified by the Company as Accountants Professional Liability and Attorneys or Lawyers Professional Liability, subject to the
exclusions, limitations and conditions herein. 
 Cessions to this Agreement are subject to all terms, conditions and warranties as the original
policies. 
 The maximum policy period of the business protected by this Agreement is 12 months plus odd time, not to exceed 18 months in all,
plus any extended reporting or discovery period not to exceed 72 months or as required by statute or regulation. 
 Notwithstanding the
agreement of the Company to cede a quota share of 50% to the Reinsurer hereunder, the Company shall have the right to reduce quota share cessions to the Reinsurer, in the event that amount of premium assumed by the Reinsurer under this Agreement and
all other agreements and policies underwritten by the Reinsurer for the prior four trailing quarters shall exceed twice the amount of the Reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus as reflected in its latest filed quarterly financial statement, or
the Company believes that such ratio will be exceeded in the following quarter. In such case, the Company will have the option to reduce the premium ceded to this Agreement to an amount of that is sufficient to reduce the ratio to within the
limitation set forth above. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 EXCLUSIONS 
 This Agreement does not cover: 
  

	1.	Assumed reinsurance, other than intercompany reinsurance. 

  

	2.	Loss or liability excluded by the Pools, Associations, Syndicates Clause attached hereto. 

  

	3.	Loss or liability excluded by the Nuclear Incident Exclusion Clause attached hereto. 

  

	4.	 Any and all liability of the Company arising, by contract, operation of law, or otherwise from its participation or membership whether voluntary, in
any insolvency fund. “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 the Company of part or all

  

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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. 

 ARTICLE 3

 PREMIUMS AND CEDING ALLOWANCE 
 The Company shall pay the Reinsurer on Policies ceded hereunder fifty percent (50%) of the original Gross Net Written Premium. 
 Reinsurer shall allow the Company a ceding allowance of *** of original gross net written premium, plus an additional provisional ceding allowance of ***, for charges incurred with respect to premium
taxes, residual market charges, guaranty funds, pool assessments and the like. The *** provisional allowance will be trued up periodically to reflect actual charges. 
 Original Gross Net Written Premium shall mean gross written premiums, less return premiums and cancellations, less costs of reinsurance, if any, inuring to the benefit of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 TERM 
 This is a continuous Agreement commencing September 25, 2009, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, until terminated
pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 or Article 6. 
 ARTICLE 5 
 TERMINATION 
 Any party to this
Agreement may terminate it for any reason on not less than 120 days’ prior written notice. 
 This Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect with respect to all risks ceded hereunder prior to the effective date of termination until natural expiry, cancellation or next anniversary date, or to the end of an extended reporting period on Policies providing such coverage. 

Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article 5 or Article 6, the Company may at its sole option, elect to terminate on a run-off or
cut-off basis, and shall provide written notice of its election to the Reinsurer within 30 days of the effective date of termination. 
 If the
Company elects termination on a cut-off basis, it shall prepare a statement for the Reinsurer of the unearned premium at termination, and the Reinsurer shall return to the Company such unearned premium less any ceding allowance within 30 days of
receipt of such statement. The Reinsurer shall not be liable for any claims first made and reported after the

  

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effective date of termination, except for claims first made against the original insured or reported to the Company during an extended reporting period which commenced before the termination date
on a Policy for which the Reinsurer is due or has received its proportionate share of the extended reporting period premium, and such Policy provides that the extended reporting period premium is fully earned at inception of the extended reporting
period. 
 ARTICLE 6 
 SPECIAL TERMINATION 
 The Company at its sole option shall have the right to
terminate the Reinsurer’s participation immediately in the event: 
  

	1.	The Reinsurer ceases underwriting operations. 

  

	2.	The Reinsurer retrocedes any portion of any risk assumed herein without the Company’s prior written consent. 

  

	3.	The Reinsurer’s surplus to policyholders as reflected on its latest quarterly financial statements filed with the insurance regulator having jurisdiction over it
falls below ***. 

  

	4.	The Reinsurer’s Net Leverage Ratio, as defined by A.M. Best Company, exceeds 3.0. 

  

	5.	The Reinsurer has merged with or 50% or more of the shares, ownership interest in or assets of Reinsurer are acquired or controlled by any corporation, company, or
individual(s) not controlling the Reinsurer’s operations at the inception of this Agreement. 

  

	6.	An insurance department or other legal or regulatory authority orders the Reinsurer to cease writing business, or the Reinsurer is placed under regulatory supervision.

  

	7.	The Reinsurer has become insolvent or has been placed into liquidation or receivership (whether voluntary or involuntary), or there have been instituted against it
proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator, or trustee in bankruptcy, to take possession of its assets or control of its operations. 

  

	8.	The Reinsurer fails to timely deliver the documents and information required under Article 14. 

 The right of the Company to terminate this Agreement under this Article 6 may be exercised at any time on or after the date of the occurrence of the event
giving rise to the Company’s right to terminate. 
  

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 ARTICLE 7 
 TERRITORY 
 The territorial scope of this Agreement shall be identical to those of
the Company’s policies. 
 ARTICLE 8 
 REPORTS AND REMITTANCES 
  

	A.	The Company shall furnish to the Reinsurer quarterly accounts of business ceded hereunder within sixty (60) days after the close of each quarter, showing premiums
due the Reinsurer, less the following: (1) ceding allowance granted under Article 3, (2) Federal Excise Tax, if any, and (3) paid losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses due from the Reinsurer, including Unallocated Loss Adjustment
Expenses payable under Article 12. If the amount due as respects the quarterly account is to the Reinsurer, the Company shall remit payment with its report. If the amount due as respects the quarterly account is to the Company, the Reinsurer shall
remit payment within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Company’s report. All settlements of account between the Company and the Reinsurer shall be made in cash or its equivalent. 

  

	B.	The Company shall furnish the Reinsurer with the following reports: 

  

	 	1.	The gross written premium ceded during the quarter. 

  

	 	2.	Losses, Loss Adjustment Expense and Unallocated Loss Adjustment Expense paid during the quarter (net of any amounts paid by the Reinsurer during the quarter in
accordance with the special remittance provisions of Article 9, the Notice of Loss and Loss Settlements Article). 

  

	 	3.	Reserves for outstanding losses, Loss Adjustment Expense and Unallocated Loss Adjustment Expense for the calendar quarter. 

  

	 	4.	The unearned premium reserves as of the end of the calendar quarter being reported. 

 ARTICLE 9 
 NOTICE OF LOSS AND LOSS SETTLEMENTS 

  

	A.	The Reinsurer shall indemnify the Company for the Reinsurer’s fifty percent (50%) quota share of all Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses under Policies subject
to this Agreement. Loss shall include Loss in Excess of Policy Limits and Extra-contractual Obligations, as defined in Article 10. 

  

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	B.	The Company will give notice to the Reinsurer, as soon as reasonably practicable, of any claims or losses the Company reasonably expects will exceed $100,000 to this
Agreement, and the Company will keep the Reinsurer advised of all subsequent developments regarding such losses. 

  

	C.	The Company alone and in its discretion shall adjust, settle or compromise all claims and losses. All such adjustments, settlements, and compromises, whether under
strict policy terms or by way of compromise, and any Extra-Contractual Obligations and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits, shall be binding on the Reinsurer in proportion to its participation. The Company shall likewise at its sole discretion
commence, continue, defend, compromise, settle or withdraw from actions, suits or proceedings, including Declaratory Judgments, as defined in Article 11.D., and generally do all such matters and things relating to any claim or loss as in its
judgment may be beneficial or expedient, and all loss payments made shall be shared by the Reinsurer proportionately. The Reinsurer shall, on the other hand, benefit proportionately from all reductions of losses by salvage, compromise or otherwise.

  

	D.	The Reinsurer agrees to abide by the loss settlements of the Company; such settlements to be construed as satisfactory proof of loss. Amounts falling to the share of
the Reinsurer shall be payable to the Company by the Reinsurer as provided in Article 8 (Reports and Remittances). 

  

	E.	The Reinsurer shall immediately pay by special remittance any paid ceded loss and/or Loss Adjustment Expense that exceeds *** upon receipt of a special loss advice
containing reasonable details of such loss. 

 ARTICLE 10 
 EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS/EXCESS OF POLICY LIMITS 
  

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

  

	B.	This Contract shall cover Loss in Excess of Policy Limits. “Loss in Excess of Policy Limits” shall be defined as Loss in excess of the Policy limit, having
been incurred because of, but not limited to, failure by the Company to settle within the Policy limit or by reason of alleged or actual negligence, fraud or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in
the trial of any action against its insured or reinsured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action. 

  

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	C.	An Extra Contractual Obligation and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits shall be deemed to have occurred on the same date as the loss covered under the Company’s
Policy, and shall constitute part of the original loss. 

  

	D.	For the purposes of the Loss in Excess of Policy Limits covered hereunder, the word “Loss” shall mean any amounts for which the Company would have been
contractually liable to pay had it not been for the limit of the original Policy. 

  

	E.	Loss Adjustment Expense in respect of Extra Contractual Obligations and/or Loss in Excess of Policy Limits shall be covered hereunder in the same manner as other Loss
Adjustment Expense. 

  

	F.	However, this Article shall not apply where the loss has been incurred due to final legal adjudication of fraud of a member of the Board of Directors or a corporate
officer of the Company acting individually or collectively or in collusion with any individual or corporation or any other organization or party involved in the presentation, defense or settlement of any claim covered hereunder.

 ARTICLE 11 
 LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES 
  

	A.	“Loss Adjustment Expense” shall mean expenditures by the Company made in connection with the disposition of a claim, loss or legal proceeding including
investigation, negotiation, cost of bonds, court costs, statutory penalties, prejudgment interest or delay damages, interest on any judgment or award and legal expenses of litigation, and Declaratory Judgment Expenses. Loss Adjustment Expense will
be in addition to the original policy limit and will be apportioned on the same quota share basis as is applicable to loss covered hereunder, unless the original policy provides loss adjustment expense within the policy limit. In the event any Loss
Adjustment Expense is incurred by the Company in connection with a potential loss hereunder that is not otherwise covered under the Company’s original policies (including but not limited to Declaratory Judgment Expenses), such expenses will be
treated as a Loss Adjustment Expense. 

  

	B.	“Statutory penalties” is intended to cover, subject to the terms and conditions herein, statutory fines or penalties incurred as a result of the adjustment or
settlement of claims. 

  

	C.	“Prejudgment interest or delay damages” shall mean interest or damages added to a settlement, verdict, award, or judgment based on the amount of time prior to
the settlement, verdict, award, or judgment whether or not made part of the settlement, verdict, award, or judgment. 

  

	D.	“Declaratory Judgment Expenses” shall mean all legal expenses incurred in the representation of the Company in litigation, arbitration or any other dispute
resolution proceeding or process brought to determine the Company’s defense and/or indemnification obligations that are allocable to any specific claim or loss under Policies subject to this Agreement. 

  

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 ARTICLE 12 
 UNALLOCATED LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES 
 The Reinsurer shall pay the Company an
Unallocated Loss Adjustment Expense of *** of its fifty percent (50%) quota share of gross net earned premium ceded hereunder, without regard to the cost of inuring facultative reinsurance, if any. 
 ARTICLE 13 
 FOLLOW THE FORTUNES 
 All reinsurance ceded hereunder shall be subject to the same clauses, rates, terms, conditions and
endorsements as the Company’s original Policies, binders, or contracts, insofar as they relate to the business covered hereunder, the true intent of this Agreement being that the Reinsurer shall, in every case to which the Agreement applies and
in the proportions specified herein, follow the fortunes of the Company. 
 ARTICLE 14 
 PREMIUM TRUST ACCOUNT 
  

	A.	 As regards policies issued by the Company coming within the scope of this Agreement, the Company agrees that when it shall file with the insurance
regulatory authority or set up on its books reserves for unearned premium and losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses covered hereunder which it shall be required by law to set up, it will forward to the Reinsurer a statement showing the proportion of
such reserves which is applicable to the Reinsurer. The Reinsurer hereby agrees to fund such reserves in respect of unearned premium, known outstanding losses that have been reported to the Reinsurer and Loss Adjustment Expense relating thereto,
losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses paid by the Company but not recovered from the Reinsurer, plus reserves for losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses incurred but not reported, as shown in the statement prepared by the Company (hereinafter referred to
as “Reinsurer’s Obligations”). The Reinsurer agrees to enter into a trust agreement and to establish a trust account for the benefit of the Company to cover the Reinsurer’s Obligations. The Reinsurer agrees to maintain a balance
in the Trust Account of (i) *** of the Reinsurer’s proportionate share of loss and Loss Adjustment Expense reserves including case reserves and IBNR, (ii) *** of the Reinsurer’s proportionate share of unearned premium reserves,
and (iii) *** of Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense paid by the Company and billed to but not recovered from the Reinsurer, subject to a minimum balance of *** (“Minimum Trust Account Balance”). The Reinsurer and the Company agree that
to fund initially the *** minimum balance, the Reinsurer shall deposit *** on or before the tenth (10th) day subsequent to the date of Reinsurer’s signature to this Agreement; *** on or before the fortieth (40th) day

  

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subsequent to the date of Reinsurer’s signature to this Agreement; *** on or before the one hundredth (100th) day subsequent to the date of Reinsurer’s signature to this Agreement; and *** on or before the one hundred
fortieth (140th) day subsequent to the date of
Reinsurer’s signature to this Agreement. 

  

	B.	The Reinsurer will enter into a trust agreement as provided in Article 14.A. above with a bank agreed upon by the Parties that is a member of the Federal Reserve System
or a state-chartered bank or trust company. The trust agreement shall be in a form containing provisions acceptable to the insurance regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Company’s reserves (the “Trust Agreement”). The
assets deposited by the Reinsurer shall be as provided in the Trust Agreement. The Reinsurer agrees, prior to depositing assets with the trustee, to execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or to transfer legal title to the trustee of all
shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignments, in order that the Company, or the trustee upon the direction of the Company, may whenever necessary negotiate these assets without consent or signature from the Reinsurer or any other
entity. 

  

	 	1.	The Reinsurer agrees to limit its investments of collateral deposited into the Trust Account to investments in Eligible Securities and in the amounts/percentages as
provided in the Trust Agreement. 

  

	 	2.	The Reinsurer and the Company will monitor the assets in the Trust Account for compliance with the definition of Eligible Securities, including those limitations on
amounts/percentages of certain assets as set forth in the Trust Agreement. If the assets in the Trust Account are not within such limitations amounts/percentages, the Reinsurer shall independently, but no later than within ten (10) calendar
days after receipt of a written request from the Company, make any necessary deposits or reallocations in the Trust Account in order for the assets in the Trust Account to comply with the definition of Eligible Securities. 

 

	 	3.	 In the event the balance of the Trust Account as reflected on the monthly statement falls below the balance required under Article 14.A. above, the
Company will advise the Reinsurer by November 15th of
each calendar year, and the Reinsurer agrees to deposit into the Trust Account additional Eligible Securities in the amounts requested by Company on or before December 1st of each calendar year. 

  

	C.	The Reinsurer and Company agree that the Trust Agreement established pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement may be drawn upon at any time by the Company,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and be utilized and applied by the Company or any successor, by operation of law, of the Company including, without limitation, any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the
Company for the following purposes: 

  

	 	1.	to reimburse the Company for the Reinsurer’s Obligations, the payment of which is due under the terms of this Agreement and which has not been otherwise paid;

  

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	 	2.	to refund any sum which is in excess of the actual amount required to pay the Reinsurer’s Obligations under this Agreement; 

  

	 	3.	to fund, in an amount at least equal to the minimum Trust Account balance provided in paragraph A above, an interest bearing account with the Company, separate from the
Company’s other assets, the interest from which, not in excess of the prime rate, shall accrue to the benefit of the Reinsurer. 

  

	 	4.	to pay any other amounts the Company claims are due under this Agreement. 

  

	D.	The issuing bank shall have no responsibility whatsoever in connection with the propriety of withdrawals made by the Company or the disposition of funds withdrawn,
except to ensure that withdrawals are made only upon the order of properly authorized representatives of the Company. 

  

	E.	At quarterly intervals at the Company’s discretion, but never less frequently than annually, the Company shall prepare a statement of the Reinsurer’s
Obligations, for the sole purpose of adjusting the balance of the Trust Agreement. The Company’s determination of the Reinsurer’s Obligations and corresponding security amount shall be the amount utilized for the purpose of adjusting the
amount of the Trust Agreement. The amount held in trust shall be adjusted in the following manner: 

  

	 	1.	If the statement shows that the balance of the Trust Account as of the statement date is less than the Minimum Trust Account Balance, the Reinsurer shall, within 15
calendar days after receipt of notice of such excess, increase such funding by the amount of such difference. 

  

	 	2.	If, however, the statement shows that the balance of the Trust Agreement as of the statement date exceeds the Minimum Trust Account Balance, the Company shall, within
15 calendar days after receipt of written request from the Reinsurer, decrease such funding by the amount of such excess. 

  

	 	3.	In the event that the total of all of Reinsurer’s Obligations remaining following Termination or Special Termination of this Agreement, as provided by Article 5 or
Article 6, are *** or less, the Trust Account need only maintain a balance of *** of Reinsurer’s Obligations. 

  

	F.	The Reinsurer shall be responsible for all costs and fees associated with the establishment and maintenance of the Trust Agreement mandated by the provisions of this
Article. 

  

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 ARTICLE 15 
 REINSURER REPORTS 
 Reinsurer will provide the Company with copies of: 
  

	 	i)	On a quarterly basis, its unaudited financial statements prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”);

  

	 	ii)	On an annual basis, its audited financial statements prepared on a statutory basis; 

  

	 	iii)	No less frequently than on an annual basis, its full actuarial report on loss reserves with all attached schedules, for all business written by Reinsurer including,
without limitation, the business ceded under this Agreement. The Company and the Reinsurer each shall have the right to consult with the other’s actuary(ies) regarding its actuarial report(s) on loss reserves; provided, however,
Reinsurer’s right to consult with the Company’s actuary(ies) shall be limited to the business ceded under this Agreement. 

 ARTICLE 16 
 EXCLUDED RISKS INADVERTENTLY BOUND 
 If, without the knowledge of a supervisory member of the Company’s underwriting department, the Company becomes bound on a risk
specifically excluded in this Agreement, such reinsurance as would have been afforded for the risk by this Agreement if the risk had not been excluded shall nevertheless apply to such risk, with respect to claims against the original insured made
and reported to the Company prior to the 45th day after
discovery by a supervisory member of such underwriting department of the existence of the risk which makes the exclusion applicable. 
 If the
Company is prohibited by statute or regulation from immediately canceling any risk to which the Article applies, such reinsurance as would have been afforded for the risk had the risk not been excluded shall apply until the earliest date the Company
is legally able to cancel such risk. 
 If within such 45 day period, the Company shall have forwarded to the Reinsurer complete underwriting
information and shall have received from the Reinsurer written notice of its approval of the risk, the reinsurance shall apply with respect to such risk for the policy period reported in the same manner as if such risk were not so excluded, subject
however, to the terms of such notice of approval. 
  

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 ARTICLE 17 
 SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE 
 Any risk that is specially accepted by the Reinsurer from the
Company shall be covered under this Agreement and subject to the terms hereof, except as such terms shall be modified by such acceptance. 
 ARTICLE 18 
 ACCESS TO RECORDS 
 The Reinsurer or its duly authorized representatives shall have the right to visit the offices of the Company to inspect, examine, audit, and verify any of
the Policy, accounting or claim files (“Records”) relating to business reinsured under this Agreement during regular business hours after giving five working days’ prior notice. This right shall be exercisable during the term of this
Agreement or after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Reinsurer shall not have any right of access to the Records of the Company if it is not current in all payments due the Company. 
 ARTICLE 19 
 OFFSET 
 Except with respect to Reinsurer’s Obligations under Article 14 of this Agreement, the Company and the
Reinsurer shall have the right to offset any balance or amounts due from one party to the other under the terms of this Agreement. The party asserting the right of offset may exercise such right any time whether the balances due are on account of
premiums or losses or otherwise. 
 ARTICLE 20 
 NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS 
 This Agreement is solely between the Company and the
Reinsurer, and in no instance shall any insured, claimant or other third party have any rights under the Agreement except as may be expressly provided otherwise herein. 
 ARTICLE 21 
 INDEMNIFICATION AND ERRORS AND OMISSIONS 
  

	A.	Any recitals in this Agreement of the terms and provisions of any original insurance are merely descriptive. The Reinsurer is reinsuring, to the amount herein provided,
the obligations of the Company under any original insurance. The Company shall be the sole judge as to: 

  

	 	1.	what shall constitute a claim or loss covered under any original insurance written by or on behalf of the Company, 

  

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	 	2.	the Company’s liability thereunder; 

  

	 	3.	the amount or amounts which it shall be proper for the Company to pay thereunder. 

  

	B.	The Reinsurer shall be bound by the judgment of the Company as to the obligation(s) and liability(ies) of the Company under any original insurance.

  

	C.	Any inadvertent error, omission or delay in complying with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be held to relieve either party hereto from any
liability which would attach to it hereunder if such error, omission or delay had not been made, provided such error, omission or delay is rectified immediately upon discovery. 

 ARTICLE 22 
 CONFIDENTIALITY 
  

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

  

	 	1.	are publicly known or have become publicly known through no unauthorized act of the Reinsurer; 

  

	 	2.	have been rightfully received from a third person without obligation of confidentiality; or 

  

	 	3.	were known by the Reinsurer prior to the placement of this Agreement without an obligation of confidentiality. 

  

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

  

	 	1.	when required by retrocessionaires subject to the business ceded to this Agreement; 

  

	 	2.	when required by regulators performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records and/or financial condition; or 

  

	 	3.	when required by external auditors performing an audit of the Reinsurer’s records in the normal course of business. 

  

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	C.	Notwithstanding the above, in the event that the Reinsurer is required by court order, other legal process or any regulatory authority to release or disclose any or all
of the Confidential Information, the Reinsurer agrees to provide the Company with written notice of same at least 10 days prior to such release or disclosure and to use its best efforts to assist the Company in maintaining the confidentiality
provided for in this Article. 

  

	D.	The provisions of this Article shall extend to the officers, directors, shareholders and employees of the Reinsurer and its affiliates, and shall be binding upon their
successors and assigns. 

 ARTICLE 23 
 INSOLVENCY 
  

	A.	If more than one reinsured company is referenced within the definition of “Company” in this Agreement, this Article shall apply severally to each such
Company. Further, this Article and the laws of the domiciliary state shall apply in the event of the insolvency of any Company covered hereunder. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Article and the laws of the domiciliary state
of any Company covered hereunder, that domiciliary state’s laws shall prevail. 

  

	B.	In the event of the insolvency of the Company, this reinsurance (or the portion of any risk or obligation assumed by the Reinsurer, if required by applicable law) shall
be payable directly to the Company, or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor, either: (1) on the basis of the liability of the Company, or (2) on the basis of claims filed and allowed in the liquidation
proceeding, whichever may be required by applicable statute, without diminution because of the insolvency of the Company or because the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company has failed to pay all or a portion of any
claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor of the Company shall give written notice to the Reinsurer of the pendency of a claim against the Company indicating the Policy or bond reinsured, which
claim would involve a possible liability on the part of the Reinsurer within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the conservation or liquidation proceeding or in the receivership, and that during the pendency of such claim, the Reinsurer
may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated any defense or defenses that it may deem available to the Company or its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor.
The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable, subject to the approval of the court, against the Company as part of the expense of conservation or liquidation to the extent of a pro rata share of the benefit that may accrue to the
Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer. 

  

	C.	 As to all reinsurance made, ceded, renewed or otherwise becoming effective under this Agreement, the reinsurance shall be payable as set forth above by
the Reinsurer to the Company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator or statutory successor, (except as

  

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provided by Section 4118(a)(1)(A) of the New York Insurance Law, provided the conditions of 1114(c) of such law have been met, if New York law applies) or except (1) where the Agreement
specifically provides another payee in the event of the insolvency of the Company, or (2) where the Reinsurer, with the consent of the direct insured or insureds, has assumed such Policy obligations of the Company as direct obligations of the
Reinsurer to the payees under such Policies and in substitution for the obligations of the Company to such payees. Then, and in that event only, the Company, with the prior approval of the certificate of assumption on New York risks by the
Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, or with the prior approval of such other regulatory authority as may be applicable, is entirely released from its obligation and the Reinsurer shall pay any loss directly to payees under such
Policy. 

 ARTICLE 24 
 ARBITRATION 
  

	A.	Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement, including the formation or validity thereof, shall be submitted for decision to
a panel of three arbitrators. Notice requesting arbitration shall be in writing and sent certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. 

  

	B.	One arbitrator shall be chosen by each party and the two arbitrators shall then choose an impartial third arbitrator who shall preside at the hearing. If either party
fails to appoint its arbitrator within 30 days after being requested to do so by the other party, the latter, after 10 days’ prior notice by certified or registered mail of its intention to do so, may appoint the second arbitrator.

  

	C.	If the two arbitrators do not agree on a third arbitrator within 60 days of their appointment, the third arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with the procedures
for selecting the third arbitrator in force on the date the arbitration is demanded, established by the AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society – U.S. (ARIAS). The arbitrators shall be persons knowledgeable about insurance and
reinsurance who have no personal or financial interest in the result of the arbitration. If a member of the panel dies, becomes disabled or is otherwise unwilling or unable to serve, a substitute shall be selected in the same manner as the departing
member was chosen and the arbitration shall continue. 

  

	D.	Within 30 days after all arbitrators have been appointed, the panel shall meet and determine timely periods for briefs, discovery procedures and schedules of hearings.

  

	E.	 The panel shall be relieved of all judicial formality and shall not be bound by the strict rules of procedure and evidence. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, the arbitrators may at their discretion, request and consider underwriting and placement information provided by the Company to the Reinsurer, as well as any correspondence exchanged by the parties that is related to
this Agreement. The arbitration shall take place in Morristown, New Jersey, or at such other place as the

  

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parties shall agree. The decision of any two arbitrators shall be in writing and shall be final and binding. The panel is empowered to grant interim relief as it may deem appropriate.

  

	F.	The panel shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement rather than as merely a legal obligation and shall make its decision considering the custom and
practice of the applicable insurance and reinsurance business as promptly as possible after the hearings. Judgment upon an award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 

  

	G.	Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly and equally bear with the other party the cost of the third arbitrator. The remaining costs of
the arbitration shall be allocated by the panel. The panel may, at its discretion, award such further costs and expenses as it considers appropriate, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, to the extent permitted by law.

 ARTICLE 25 
 SERVICE OF SUIT 
  

	A.	This Article applies only to a Reinsurer not domiciled in the United States of America, and/or not authorized in any state, territory and/or district of the United
States of America where authorization is required by insurance regulatory authorities. 

  

	B.	This Article shall not be read to conflict with or override the obligations of the parties to arbitrate their disputes as provided for in the Arbitration Article. This
Article is intended as an aid to compelling arbitration or enforcing such arbitration or arbitral award, not as an alternative to the Arbitration Article for resolving disputes arising out of this Agreement. 

  

	C.	In the event of the failure of the Reinsurer to pay any amount claimed to be due hereunder, the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, shall submit to the
jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this Article constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer’s rights to commence an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as permitted by the laws of the United States or of any state in the United States. The Reinsurer, once the
appropriate court is selected, whether such court is the one originally chosen by the Company and accepted by the Reinsurer or is determined by removal, transfer, or otherwise, as provided for above, shall comply with all requirements necessary to
give said court jurisdiction and, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer upon this Agreement, shall abide by the final decision of such court or of any appellate court in the event of an appeal. 

  

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	D.	Service of process in such suit may be made upon Bates & Carey LLP, 191 No. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, who are authorized and directed to accept
service of process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such suit. 

  

	E.	Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States that makes provision therefore, the Reinsurer hereby designates the
Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance, or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action,
suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Agreement, and hereby designates the above-named as the person to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy
thereof. 

 ARTICLE 26 
 GOVERNING LAW 
 This Agreement shall be governed as to performance, administration
and interpretation by the laws of the State of New York, exclusive of conflict of law rules. However, with respect to credit for reinsurance, the laws of the jurisdiction having regulatory authority over the Company shall govern. 
 ARTICLE 27 
 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION 
 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, sets forth all of the duties and obligations between the Company and the Reinsurer and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written agreements with respect to matters referred to in this Agreement. This Agreement
may not be modified or changed except by an amendment to this Agreement in writing signed by both parties. 
 ARTICLE 28

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

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 ARTICLE 29 
 FEDERAL EXCISE TAX 
 The Reinsurer has agreed, for the purpose of paying the Federal
Excise Tax, to allow to the Company the applicable percentage of the premium payable hereon (as imposed under Section 4371 of the Internal Revenue Code) to the extent such premium is subject to the Federal Excise Tax. The Company shall withhold
from any premium due Reinsurer the applicable Federal Excise Tax and shall pay such Tax. 
 In the event of any return premium becoming due
hereunder, the Reinsurer will deduct the applicable percentage from the return premium payable hereon and the Company or its Agent shall take steps to recover the Federal Excise Tax from the United States Government. 
  

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 ARTICLE 30 
 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPART 
 This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto, by their respective duly authorized officers, have executed this Agreement as of the dates recorded: 
  

									
		 	AMERINST INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	 		 		 	
		 	(The “Reinsurer”)	 		 		 	
					
	By:	 	  
	 		 	Dated:	 	  

		 	Stuart Grayston	 		 		 	
		 	President	 		 		 	
		
		 	THE NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY
		
		 	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
		
		 	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY
		
		 	CRUM AND FORSTER INSURANCE COMPANY
		
		 	CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
					
	By:	 	  
	 		 	Dated:	 	  

		 	Donald R. Fischer	 		 		 	
		 	Senior Vice President	 		 		 	

  

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