EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS Sample Clauses
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EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. In the event Retrocedant or Retrocessionaire is held liable to pay any punitive, exemplary, compensatory or consequential damages because of alleged or actual bad faith or negligence related to the handling of any claim under any Reinsurance Contract or otherwise in respect of such Reinsurance Contract, the parties shall be liable for such damages in proportion to their responsibility for the conduct giving rise to the damages. Such determination shall be made by Retrocedant and Retrocessionaire, acting jointly and in good faith, and in the event the parties are unable to reach agreement as to such determination, recourse shall be had to Article XV hereof.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. A. In no event shall Reinsurer be liable for extra contractual damages (whether they constitute Compensatory damages, Statutory penalties, Exemplary or Punitive damages) which are awarded against Ceding Company as a result of an act, omission or course of conduct by Ceding Company in connection with policies subject to this Agreement, unless the Reinsurer shall have received notice of an concurred with the actions taken or not taken by Ceding Company which led to its liability, in which case the Reinsurer shall pay its share of such liability. For this purpose, the Reinsurer's share shall be proportionate with its risk under the business reinsured hereunder.
B. The following definitions shall apply:
(1) Punitive damages and Exemplary damages are those damages awarded as a penalty, the amount of which is not governed nor fixed by statute.
(2) Statutory penalties are those amounts which are awarded as a penalty, but fixed in amount by statute.
(3) Compensatory damages are those amounts awarded to compensate for the actual damages sustained and are not awarded as a penalty nor fixed in amount by statute.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. The Retrocessionaire shall indemnify the Company for the Ceded Percentage of any Extra Contractual Obligations. An Extra Contractual Obligation will be deemed to have occurred on the same date as the occurrence or claim covered under the Ceded Contract and will constitute part of the original loss. Loss Adjustment Expenses in respect of Extra Contractual Obligations will be covered hereunder in the same manner as other Loss Adjustment Expenses. However, this Article will not apply where the loss has been incurred due to fraud (including settlements and/or an admission of fraud and/or criminal acts) 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.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, “Extra Contractual Obligations” are any obligations or expenses other than contractual obligations incurred by the Company, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives and arising under the express written terms and conditions of a policy, including but not limited to, punitive damages, bad faith damages, compensatory damages, and other damages or fines or penalties which may arise from the acts, errors or omissions of the Company or its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives. The Reinsurer is not liable for Extra Contractual Obligations associated with a contested claim unless it concurred in writing and in advance with the claim actions which were the basis for the Extra Contractual Obligations. In these situations, the Company and the Reinsurer will share in Extra Contractual Obligations, in equitable proportions, but all factors being equal, the Reinsurer’s assessments would be in proportion to the risk accepted for the Reinsured Policy involved. The Reinsurer will not be liable for any Extra Contractual Obligations resulting from the Company’s failure to implement the agreed upon course of action, such as the filing of timely pleadings or meeting court or statutory deadlines, etc.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. This Contract shall protect the Company as provided in Article 2 - Business Covered, where the loss includes any extra contractual obligations.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. Extra Contractual Obligations are obligations outside of the contractual obligations and include but are not limited to punitive damages, bad faith damages, compensatory damages, and other damages or statutory penalties which may arise from the willful and/or negligent acts or omissions by the Company. The Reinsurer is not liable for Extra Contractual Obligations unless it concurred in writing and in advance with the actions of the Company which ultimately led to the imposition of the Extra Contractual Obligations. In such situations, the Company and the Reinsurer will share in Extra Contractual Obligations, in equitable proportions, but all factors being equal, the division of any such assessments would be in proportion to the total risk accepted by each party for the plan of insurance involved. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, this Agreement will not apply to any Extra Contractual Obligations incurred by the Company as a result of any negligence, fraud or wrong doing by any employee or officer of the Company or an agent representing the Company.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. In no event, except as for in the following paragraph, shall the Reinsurer participate in punitive or compensatory damages or statutory penalties (hereinafter called "Extra Contractual Obligations") which are awarded against the Company as a result of an act, omission, or course of conduct committed by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the insurance reinsured under this Agreement. The Company shall notify the Reinsurer of any impending claim likely to involve Extra Contractual Obligations as soon as practical after the Company has been notified of such claim, and such notification shall include a suggested course of action or inaction for the Reinsurer's review. The Reinsurer then has the obligation to notify the Company, in writing, of its decision to concur or not concur in the Company's suggested actions to be taken, or not taken. If the Reinsurer concurs with the Company's action, 100% of the Extra Contractual Obligations shall be added to the Company's loss, if any, under the Policy involved, and payment of such awarded damages will be shared by the Company and the Reinsurer in the proportions which govern this Agreement. The Company shall not participate in extra-contractual damages which are awarded as a result of an act, omission, or course of conduct committed solely by the Reinsurer in connection with the insurance reinsured under this Agreement. For purposes of this provision, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Punitive damages" are those damages awarded as a penalty, the amount of which is not governed nor fixed by statute.
(b) Statutory penalties" are those amounts which are awarded as a penalty but fixed in amount by statute.
(c) Compensatory damages" are those amounts awarded to compensate for the actual damages sustained and are not awarded as a penalty nor fixed in amount by statute. The language of this Article shall be deemed effective only as and to the extent permitted by the law of any applicable jurisdiction. An Extra Contractual Obligation shall be deemed to have occurred on the same date as the loss covered or alleged to be covered under the Policy. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, this Agreement shall not apply to any Extra Contractual Obligation incurred by the Company as a result of any fraudulent and/or criminal act by a member of the board of directors, or by any officer, director or other employee of the Company acting individually or collectively or in collusion with any individual or corporation ...
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. A. This Agreement shall protect the Company for any Extra Contractual Obligations within the limits hereof. The term "Extra Contractual Obligations" is defined as those liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Agreement and which arise from the handling of any claim on business covered hereunder, such liabilities arising because of, but not limited to, the following: failure by the Company to settle within the policy limit, or by reason of alleged or actual negligence, fraud, or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement or in the preparation of the defense or in the trial of any action against its insured or reinsured or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action.
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. This Agreement shall protect the Retrocedant and any original reinsured, within the limits hereof, where the loss includes any Extra Contractual Obligations. The term “
EXTRA CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. In no event will the following categories of expenses or liabilities be reimbursed:
a. Routine investigative or administrative expenses;
b. Salaries of employees or other internal expenses of the Ceding Company or the original issuing companies;
c. Extra contractual damages, including punitive damages and exemplary damages; or
d. Expenses incurred in connection with a dispute or contest arising out of conflicting or any other claims of entitlement to policy proceeds or benefits.
