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 Agreement will cover any loss arising from claims related extra contractual obligations, if subject to all the other terms of this Agreement, the Company through written communication, in advance of any action, notifies the Reinsurers of such action. Recognizing the urgent nature of these communications, the Reinsurers agree to promptly respond. If a Reinsurer concurs in writing to the actions or decisions proposed by the Company, then that Reinsurer will share in any claims related extra contractual obligations. If a Reinsurer does not respond promptly, it will be deemed as concurrence with the Company's action or decision. If a Reinsurer does not concur with the Company on the proposed action, said Reinsurer will remit its share of the loss and with that [Missing Graphic Reference] 10\AQUA1001 payment the Reinsurer will be released from its liability as respects that claim. The amount of loss is defined as the amount of benefit claimed and related loss expense as of the date of the request of the consultation. "Extra contractual obligations" as used in this Agreement will mean those liabilities not covered under any other provision of this Agreement, which arise from the handling of any claim on business covered hereunder, such liabilities arising because of, but not limited to, the following: failure to settle within the policy limit, by reason of alleged or actual negligence, fraud, or bad faith in rejecting an offer of settlement, in the preparation of the defense, in the trial of any action against the insured or reinsured, or in the preparation or prosecution of an appeal consequent upon such action. There will be no recovery hereunder for an extra contractual obligation loss that has been incurred due to fraud committed by a member of the board of directors or a corporate officer of the Company, acting individually, collectively, or in collusion with a member of the board of directors, a corporate officer, or a partner of any other corporation, partnership, or organization involved in the defense or settlement of a claim on behalf of the Company. The date on which any extra contractual obligation is incurred by the Company will be deemed, in all circumstances, to be the date of the original loss. Nothing in this Article will be construed to create a separate or distinct loss apart from the original covered loss that gave rise to the extra contractual obligations discussed in the preceding paragraphs. In no event will the total liability of the...
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. This Contract shall protect the Company as provided in Article 2 - Business Covered, where the loss includes any extra contractual obligations.
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.
