ISO MASTER AGREEMENT - PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURER January 2005 Edition
Exhibit 10.8
ISO MASTER AGREEMENT - PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURER
January 2005 Edition
Agreement made this 1 day of NOVEMBER, 2007 between Insurance Services Office, Inc., with offices at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000 on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“ISO”®) and “ HOMEOWNER’S CHOICE INC. having offices at 000 XX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX #000 XXXX XX. XXXXX XX 00000 and all its affiliates and subsidiaries that provide property/casually insurance, unless excluded on an attached Schedule A (collectively referred to herein as “Licensee”).
In consideration of the mutual covenant contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS:
a. “Agreement” means this agreement and all Exhibits, Annex(es) and Supplement(s).
b. “Confidential Information” means any non-public information of either party including but not limited to, agenda and minutes of ISO panels.
c. “Product” or “Products” means any and all works, materials, and data, distributed by ISO or by a third party licensor of ISO, in any form, format or media (including but not limited to paper, electronic media and all forms of electronic delivery) including but not limited to manuals, forms and endorsements, circulars, actuarial studies, loss costs, statistical plans, database outputs, data compilations and software, and their derivatives that are proprietary to and/or copyrighted or copyrightable by ISO or proprietary to and/or copyrighted or copyrightable by a third party licensor of ISO and lawfully licensed to ISO for distribution by ISO and are applicable to the services and jurisdictions for the lines of insurance or subdivisions thereof, as indicated in the Supplements.
d. “Supplements” means the Participation Supplement for each line of insurance (the “Participation Supplements”) and all Product Supplements attached to this Agreement and incorporated by reference herein,
e. “Territory” The states, jurisdictions or territories of the United States of America, as licensed herein.
2. PARTICIPATION:
a. To the extent indicated by Licensee on any Participation Supplement, Licensee agrees to participate with ISO as defined in ISO’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and as set out in the Participation Supplements. Licensee agrees to abide by any rules or procedures duly adopted by the Board of Directors of ISO as they apply to ISO participation and this Agreement, Licensee will be promptlv notified of and provided with any modifications or updates to said rules or procedures. Licensee acknowledges that it is not required to license or use any Product filed or issued by ISO, except as may he required by law or regulation, and Licensee shall not state or in any way suggest or represent to any entity that it is or has been required to do so.
b. By selecting participation for Statistical Agent Service in the Participation Supplement, Licensee agrees to report its statistical data to ISO in accordance with ISO’s applicable statistical plans, calls far statistics and related requirements. Licensee agrees that ISO has the right to use said data in developing loss costs and other products, provided that such use does not reveal Licensee’s individual information.
3. LICENSE:
Provided that Licensee:
a. has completed the appropriate Participation Supplement(s) and/or all applicable Product Supplement(s); and
b. continues to abide by the terms of this Agreement and the Supplements for the services. Territory and lines of insurance, or subdivisions thereof, pertaining to the Products licensed hereunder;
ISO greats to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use in the Territory the Products which are obtained directly from ISO, or from a third party licensed by ISO to distribute than to Licensee, solely for Licensee’s property/casualty insurance or reinsurance business. Licensee may copy or reproduce the Product(s) at its premises as permitted in Section 6 below, but may not use a third party to do so unless that third party is licensed by ISO to supply the Product(s) and Licensee has confirmed with ISO that the third party is, in fact, licensed to do so. Except as may be permitted under Sections 5. and 6. of this Agreement or under any Supplement to this Agreement, Licensee agrees to restrict access to all Products only to those employees of Licensee who have a need to use them solely for purposes of Licensee’s property/casualty insurance or reinsurance business (“authorized employees”). Access to some Products may be limited to certain employees or other authorized users as identified on the Product Supplement. Except as may be specifically permitted herein, neither Licensee, nor its employees, nor any users authorized by the Supplements, shall sell, transfer, distribute, publish, disclose, display or otherwise make the Product(s) or any of the information therein available, in whole or in part, to any other person or entity, without the express written consent of ISO.
For the sole purpose of verifying Licensee’s compliance with this Agreement, ISO may require, on at least ten (10) days prior notice, an examination and copying of any and all books of account, records, documents and other materials under the control of the Licensee, and other related entities, which contain records of Licensee’s use of the Products in accordance with this Agreement. All such documents shall be kept available by Licensee for at least three (3) years after the period to which, they relate. ISO may exercise this right once in any twelve (12) month period. The audit will be conducted by ISO or its authorized representatives.
In the event Licensee fails to satisfy any of the conditions specified above, ISO may immediately cease providing Products to Licensee and may terminate access to the Products and thereafter notify Licensee of same.
4. TERM AND TERMINATION:
This Agreement is effective on the date specified above and shall remain in force until terminated.
a. ISO may terminate this Agreement and/or any Supplement(s) as follows:
(1) if Licensee materially violates any term or condition of this Agreement or any Supplement(s) and fails to cure said violation within thirty (30) days following receipt of notice thereof from ISO. In such event, ISO may cease providing the Product(s) to Licensee unless and until Licensee cures said breach; or
(2) if Licensee defaults in the payment of any fee(s) due under this license with ten (10) days prior notice ; or
(3) if ISO makes a business decision to discontinue any Product(s) and/or the maintenance and support of any Product(s) licensed hereunder, provided, however, that ISO shall provide Licensee with at least ninety (90) days notice of any such discontinuance, and Licensee may continue to use the discontinued Product subject to the provisions of section 4. e. below; or
(4) if ISO makes a business decision to discontinue participation for any line of insurance, or subdivision thereof, Territory or service, provided, however, that ISO shall provide Licensee with at least one hundred eighty (180) days notice of any such discontinuance; or
(5) upon the effective date of legislation, regulation or judicial ruling or decision requiring ISO to discontinue participation for any line of insurance, or subdivision thereof, Territory or service, or discontinue providing any Product(s); or
(6) immediately if Licensee (i) terminates or suspends its business; (ii) becomes subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under federal or state law; or (iii) becomes insolvent or becomes subject to direct control by a trustee, receiver or similar authority; or
(7) for any other reason, upon one hundred eighty (180) days written notice to Licensee.
b. Licensee may terminate any Participation Supplement, or portion thereof, effective at the end of a calendar quarter by providing ISO with sixty (60) days written notice prior to end of the quarter,.
c. Licensee may terminate this agreement and any Product Supplement, or portion thereof:
(1) if ISO terminates or suspends its business; or
(2) if ISO becomes subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under federal or state law; or
(3) if ISO becomes insolvent or becomes subject to direct control by a trustee, receiver or similar authority; or
(4) for any other reason, upon one hundred eighty (180) days written notice to ISO.
d. In the event of termination including expiration of this Agreement or any Supplements, ISO shall have the right to cease providing Products to Licensee and terminate Licensee’s access to Product(s), and Licensee shall immediately discontinue use of the Products, and at ISO’s option:
(1) return to ISO all applicable Products provided, including all manuals, associated documentation and any copies thereof; or
(2) destroy the applicable Products, including all manuals, associated documentation and any copies thereof; and
(3) certify in writing signed by an officer of Licensee that they have been so returned or destroyed.
e. ISO may, in certain circumstances and at its sole discretion, decide to permit Licensee to continue to use a Product during a transition period (specified below) after the termination of this Agreement in its entirety or a termination of that portion of this Agreement applicable to that Product. If Licensee requests such permission, and ISO agrees, then Licensee must:
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(1) execute an ISO Transitional License; and
(2) pay all Transition License fees.
Licensee acknowledges and understands that during the transition period, which shall not exceed three (3) years, Licensee shall not be licensed to use any update to any terminated Product(s) nor shall Licensee receive any maintenance or other services related to the terminated Product(s). If Licensee executes a Transitional License, and pays the appropriate fees, Licensee shall not be required to return or destroy the Product(s), as required under section 4.d., until the expiration or termination of the Transition License.
f. Termination under this Section 4. shall not relieve Licensee of its obligations to ISO regarding participation for the period during which such participation existed or regarding property or copyright as specified in Sections 2., 9. and 10. In the event of termination as a result of Licensee’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, Licensee shall continue to be obligated for any payments due up to the effective date of termination.
g. If the license to use any Product provided to Licensee electronically is terminated by ISO under Section 4.d.(l) or (2) or is terminated by Licensee, Licensee will be liable and charged for payment of all applicable termination charges related thereto.
h. Termination of this Agreement and/or any Supplement(s) shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to ISO.
5. RESTRICTION AGAINST TRANSFER OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: Licensee shall not disclose or release any ISO Confidential Information which is disclosed to Licensee either (i) in a writing or other tangible form or (ii) orally, to any third party except with ISO’s prior written consent, unless compelled to do so by legal process. In such case, Licensee shall give ISO reasonable and sufficient notice to allow ISO to take action to protect its confidential information and trade secrets. Licensee shall treat ISO Confidential Information in the same manner and with the same protections and safeguards as Licensee protects and safeguards its own confidential information and trade secrets.
| a. | ISO agrees that statistical information provided by Licensee shall be considered Licensee’s confidential information’s and ISO shall not release any such information to any third party without Licensee’s prior written consent, except to appropriate insurance regulators as part of provision of statistical services (if such services are requested by Licensee), unless compelled to do so by legal process. |
| b. | ISO and Licensee acknowledge that much, if not all, of the material and information which has or will come into their possession from the other party pursuant to this Agreement consists of confidential and proprietary information, nonpublic personal information or software of the disclosing party and its affiliates, agents, Licensees or third parties (“Confidential Information”). The party receiving such Confidential Information agrees to hold it in strictest confidence and agrees not to release or disclose such Confidential Information to any individual or entity, whether employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee, except that the receiving party may disclose such information to its employees who are necessarily involved in the performance of the recipient’s obligations hereunder and have agreed in writing to keep the information confidential to protect the disclosing party’s interests, |
| c. | The party receiving Confidential Information further agrees not to (i) use the Confidential Information for its own benefit or for the benefit of my third parties, other than for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) release or disclose the Confidential Information to any other entity, either during the term or after the termination of this Agreement. In the event of any breach of this confidentiality obligation or of the obligations relative to the rights to products and services pursuant to this Agreement, or any product developed or delivered in providing Services, the party receiving the Confidential Information acknowledges that the disclosing party would have no adequate remedy at law, since the harm caused by such a breach could not be easily measured and compensated far in the form of damages. |
| d. | The party receiving the Confidential Information shall be solely responsible for maintaining the security of such Confidential Information and for complying with all federal, state, provincial and local laws, regulations, or other requirements including the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999, 15 U.S.C., Section 6801, as amended from time to time governing the privacy, confidentiality and non-disclosure of such information. |
| e. | The foregoing obligations shall not apply to any information which: a) is or becomes known publicly through no fault of the receiving party; or b) is acquired of learned by the receiving party from a third party entitled to disclose it; or c) is already known to the receiving party before receipt from the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party’s written records; or d) is independently developed by the receiving party, as shown by the receiving party’s written records; or e) must be disclosed ay operation of law. |
| f. | The foregoing obligations of each party shall survive the termination or expiration of this agreement. |
6. RESTRICTION, AGAINST COPYING OR REDISTRIBUTING THE PRODUCT(S): Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Product(s) licensed hereunder may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed, sold, filed or used in any manner, without the written permission of ISO or, if the Product or the portion thereof to be copied, distributed or used is proprietary to a third party, the permission of that third party. Licensee must receive ISO’s written permission prior to making a Product(s) available in electronic
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format including but not limited to via the Internet, extranet, local area network, wide area network or similar technology Licensee agrees to pay any associated fees.
Subject to the above and any additional limitations identified below or in the Supplements), permission is hereby granted to reproduce and redistribute copies and extracts of the Products and the information therein:
a. in any format, to Licensee’s authorized employees;
b. in paper format only to Licensee’s insurance agents and insureds, solely for use in conjunction with specific policies quoted and/or underwritten by Licensee;
c. in paper format only, to attorneys, independent claims adjusters, loss control consultants and premium auditors, solely for use in conjunction with work being performed on Licensee’s behalf,
d. to all other consultants, vendors and other third parties, so long as the consultants, vendors and third parties are licensed by ISO to use the Product solely to provide a product or service to Licensee.
e. in any format, for the sole purpose of making a filing with insurance regulators, and related regulatory matters.
Licensee agrees to comply with ISO’s security requirements associated with such availability of Products. Licensee also agrees to reproduce ISO’s copyright notice, or any applicable third party’s copyright notice, in any permitted copies, modifications or partial copies of the Product(s) that Licensee makes.
To the extent Licensee wishes to distribute the Product(s), in whole or in part to any entity not specifically listed in sections 6.a. through 6.c. above, Licensee must receive ISO’s prior written permission. ISO may require Licensee to comply with specific security requirements and/or pay additional fees as a condition of such permission.
Licensee agrees that, to the extent it modifies any Product(s), it is solely responsible for ensuring that, if required, the modified Product(s) is approved by applicable insurance regulators for Licensee’s use. Licensee further acknowledges that ISO is not required to provide services or assistance with respect to modified Products, and that, if ISO agrees to provide such services or assistance, Licensee may be required to pay consulting fees to ISO.
7. FEES:
Licensee agrees to pay ISO the following fees:
a. Participation Service Fees: Licensee agrees to pay ISO all fees invoiced for participation with ISO, applicable to the services, Territories and lines of insurance or subdivisions thereof for which Licensee’s ISO participation applies, as indicated in the Participation Supplement(s), according to the policies and procedures set forth in the then current edition of ISO’s “Participation Billing” booklet.
b. Product Fees: Licensee agrees to pay ISO all fees invoiced for Products within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice. Fees are nonrefundable unless otherwise indicated in writing. The fee for the initial term for each Product licensed after the effective date of this Agreement is indicated on the applicable Product Supplement. Licensee shall have thirty (30) days from the date of any renewal notice or notice of a change in fees to advise ISO in writing of its intent to make adjustments in its order for the Product(s).
Licensee shall be responsible for payment of fees for all participation services and Products licensed, regardless of whether Licensee actually uses any or all such Products or services. ISO reserves the right to amend the fees due on prior notice to Licensee. Except for taxes based on ISO’s income, Licensee shall be responsible for payment to ISO of all federal, state and local sales, excise, use or similar taxes in connection with Licensee’s licensing or use of the Product(s) licensed hereunder. Licensee shall pay ISO interest on all charges not paid within thirty (30) days at the rate of one percent (1%) per month or the maximum interest permitted by law, whichever is less.
If ISO terminates the Agreement, in whole or part, pursuant to Sections 4.a. (1) or (2) above, ISO will reinstate distribution of and/or access to Product(s) only after Licensee pays all outstanding charges, including any interest and administrative costs that ISO may impose, and all charges incurred by ISO in disconnecting and reconnecting Licensee access to the Product(s), if applicable.
c. For any Product(s) which will be provided to Licensee electronically, Licensee, at Licensee’s expense must: (i) provide all necessary Licensee equipment and appropriate interfacing devices; and (ii) pay for all costs to connect to an ISO-provided connect point or designated node, if necessary.
8. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:
a. Licensee agrees to comply with the following security requirements for any Products licensed hereunder.
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b. Licensee agrees that it will not attempt to circumvent any security measures contained within or associated with any Product licensed hereunder. Licensee shall not attempt to decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise disassemble or obtain the source code of any Product provided hereunder.
c. To the extent a Product licensed hereunder is accessed electronically, the following security measures will apply Third-party software, sometimes called “spyware”, can infect a user’s computer and capture data without permission. ISO is not responsible if any confidential data of Licensee or its agents is compromised in this manner. In order to protect its own data, ISO reserves the right, without prior notice, to suspend access to any ISO web application by any user or agent whose computer is infected in this manner until the infection is removed. ISO will make reasonable efforts to notify the Licensee beforehand, but circumstances may require prompt action.
d. Passwords. For those Products designated on the Supplement(s) as requiring a password, ISO will assign unique sign-on IDs and passwords, and Licensee and its employees shall only access the Product(s) through use of the assigned sign-on IDs and passwords, which must be kept confidential. Each ID will be for the personal use of a single employee only. Licensee shall not distribute or divulge a valid sign-on ID and/or password to anyone except to its Employees, unless otherwise permitted in the Supplement(s) or in a separate writing by ISO. Licensee is responsible for all charges as described in the Supplement(s) as they relate to the use and activity charged to Licensee’s sign-on IDs. ISO retains the right to change any sign-on ID and/or password as its discretion and notify Licensee sufficiently in advance so as not to interfere with Licensee’s authorized continuous use of the Product(s). ISO also agrees to promptly change the password upon Licensee’s request. Access to products which require a password must be discontinued simultaneously: (i) for any employee, with the end of that employee’s employment with Licensee; and (ii) for any other user authorized by the Supplement(s), or otherwise authorized by ISO in writing, with the end of that user’s relationship with Licensee. Licensee shall be liable, and indemnity ISO, for all fees and all loss or damage caused by or resulting from the continued use of Licensee sign-on ID(s) and password(s) by terminated employees or unauthorized users.
9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ISO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Licensee acknowledges that ISO claims ownership of and a copyright in the Products and shall not contest or dispute, and waives any defense concerning, any valid ownership or copyright claim made by ISO in the Products. ISO is the owner of authorized licensee of all proprietary information contained in the Products and has the right to grant Licensee the license to use the Products in accordance with this Agreement without violating any law, rule or regulation. Licensee agrees not to take any action that would in any way impair, jeopardize, be inconsistent with, or violate ISO’s ownership of the Product(s) or any valid ISO copyright. ISO’s claims of copyright relate to all Products provided to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, unless it is stated in the Supplement(s), or on the Product itself, that a Product is copyrighted by or proprietary to a third party. All applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets in the Products, and any modifications made to the Products, and in the information therein, shall remain in ISO or the applicable third party. Licensee agrees that such third parties are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and are entitled to enforce their rights hereunder against Licensee. Nothing to this Agreement shall be construed as granting to Licensee any right, title or interest in or to any patent, trademark, copyright or other right of ISO or the applicable third party. Licensee warrants and represents that it will take all reasonable steps necessary to protect and preserve the Product(s) and the interests and rights of ISO and any applicable third parties therein, including appropriate action by instruction or agreement with its employees or other authorized users permitted access to the Products.
10. REQUIRED COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
a. If Product(s) are reprinted, copied or otherwise used in full, copies must reflect the copyright notice actually shown on the Product(s).
b. If Product(s) are reprinted, copied or otherwise used in part, the following legend must appear at the bottom of each page used:
“Includes copyrighted material of Insurance Services Office, Inc. with its permission,” If the material to be reprinted, copied or otherwise used is copyrighted by a third party, Licensee must obtain permission of the copyright owner to so use the material, and abide by any requirements set forth by the third party.
11. LIMITATION ON WARRANTIES; NO LIABILITIES: OTHER THAN THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN, ISO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF CONDITION, QUALITY, DURABILITY, SUITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR IN RESPECT OF ANY “WARRANTY ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. IF THE FOREGOING LIMITATION IS HELD TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, ISO’S LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID TO ISO FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE PRODUCT DURING THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE RESPECTIVE EVENT(S) GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION, AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY PARTICIPATION FEES PAID TO ISO. FOR ALL PRODUCTS WHERE LICENSEE PAYS FOR THE PRODUCT ON A TRANSACTION BASIS, ISO’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SPECIFIC TRANSACTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION. THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE PRODUCT(S) MAY BE STATISTICAL SAMPLES AND/OR ACTUARIAL CALCULATIONS, AND ISO MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR
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REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL ACCURATELY REFLECT, PREDICT OR RESEMBLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE ENTIRE INSURANCE INDUSTRY OR ANY INSURER(S). ALL ISO SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ARE ADVISORY AND ARE PROVIDED AS IS. ISO DOES NOT WARRANT THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR CURRENCY OF THE PRODUCT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. ISO SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR CONCLUSIONS THAT MAY BE REACHED BY THE LICENSEE.
Except as provided herein, neither ISO, its directors, officers, employees, agents, or participants shall be liable to Licensee, nor to anyone else, for any loss or damage of any kind and however caused, including without limitation, any special, incidental, indirect, consequential or exemplary damages, losses or expenses, including, without limitation, lost profits, failure to realize expected savings or any other commercial or economic loss of any kind resulting from Licensee’s use of the Product(s). Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold ISO harmless from and against any loss, damage, claim, suit or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or relating to the improper use of the Product(s) by Licensee. With respect to Product(s) provided to Licensee electronically, ISO does not warrant that access will be available during all scheduled hours of operation. ISO represents it will use best efforts to correct any ISO system malfunction causing any unavailability in a timely manner. Oral statements do not constitute warranties, shall not be relied upon by Licensee, and are not part of this Agreement.
12. INDEMNIFICATION BY ISO: Licensee shall notify ISO promptly of any claim that any Product, or Licensee’s use of any Product, is improper or illegal or violates the rights of any third party. ISO agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Licensee harmless from and against any loss, cost, expense, damage or liability resulting from any claim or suit brought against Licensee based on an allegation that a Product when properly used as permitted herein, infringes any United Stales copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right, provided that Licensee, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice of any such alleged infringement, notifies ISO of such allegation in writing. ISO shall have the sole right to conduct the defense of any such claim or suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise, unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. In the event that Licensee’s use of any Product is held to constitute an infringement and use of that Product is permanently enjoined, ISO shall, at its option and expense, either:
a. procure for Licensee the right to continue using such Product; or
b. modify such Product to become non-infringing; or
c. replace such Product with an equally suitable, compatible and functionally equivalent non-infringing product; or if the foregoing is unavailable
x. xxxxx Licensee a pro-rata refund of the charges paid for such Product provided that prior to paying such refund Licensee returns such Product and all copies and partial copies thereof to ISO.
Should Licensee learn of the infringement of any Product(s) licensed under this Agreement, Licensee shall promptly advise ISO in writing, providing ISO with any available evidence of infringement. In any such infringement suit as ISO may determine to institute to enforce its intellectual property rights, Licensee shall, at the request and expense of ISO, cooperate with ISO in all reasonable respects, including having its employees with relevant information provide such information to ISO and testify when requested by ISO and make available to ISO any relevant records, papers, information and the like.
13. PROPER NOTICE: Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, directions, instructions, orders, requests, demands, acknowledgements and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, addressed to the parties at their respective addresses set forth at the beginning of this Agreement or to such other addresses as one party may furnish in writing to the other, and shall be deemed properly given or made when:
a. delivered personally;
b. made or given by prepaid telex, telegraph, facsimile or telecopy; or
c. received by first class mail, postage prepaid, or upon the expiration of three (3) days after any such notice, direction, instruction, order, request, demand, acknowledgement or other communication is deposited in the United States mail for transmission by first class mail, postage prepaid, whichever shall occur first.
14. SURVIVAL OF TERMS: The terms and conditions of Sections 4 through 7 and 9 through 16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
15. CHOICE OF LAW AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE FOR ADJUDICATING ANY DISPUTE: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York as an agreement made and wholly performed therein. Any litigation, action, or proceeding arising out of any dispute concerning or otherwise attempting to enforce, interpret, or remedy any breach of this Agreement shall be brought only in a court of competent jurisdiction (whether federal or state) sitting within the State and County of New York. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submit to personal jurisdiction in the State of New York and
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consent to venue in the County of New York with respect to any such action, (b) waive any objection to the jurisdiction and venue in the State and County of New York, and (c) agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
16. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
17. GENERAL. This Agreement, and the Annexes and Supplement(s), contains the entire agreement of the parties, shall prevail over and supersedes all previous written and oral agreements or terms and conditions of any purchase order, acknowledgement form, or other instrument, or any promotional, marketing, or advertising materials (including without limitation any memorandums of understanding and written proposals) with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement, and the Annexes and Supplements, may be changed or modified only in a writing signed by both parties. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid under any applicable statute or rule of law, it is, to the extent invalid, deemed to be omitted and the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The failure or delay of either party to insist upon the performance of any of the terms of this Agreement in any one or more instances will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the future performance of any such term, and the obligation of the parties with respect to any such future performance will continue in full force and effect. This Agreement inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the successors and assigns of ISO and may be assigned by ISO to any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or related companies. It likewise inures to the benefit of Licensee, but no interest herein shall be transferred or assigned in any manner by Licensee.
This contract is not valid against ISO unless and until executed by the appropriate ISO officer or authorized representative at the appropriate ISO home office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the day and year first written above.
| HOMEOWNERS CHOICE INC |
INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, INC. | |||||
| on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (Licensee) |
on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (ISO) | |||||
| Signed: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Signed: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Name: |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: |
COO |
Title: |
VP-Sales | |||
| Date: |
11/1/07 |
Date: |
11/26/07 | |||
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PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT: ISO Participation PlusSM
This is a Product Supplement to ISO’s Master Agreement, 01/05 edition dated 11/1/07 by and between Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Licensee”} and Insurance Services Office, Inc. on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (all of which are collectively referred to herein as “ISO”).
Description:
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Community Mitigation Classification Manual Plus (CMC). — Public Protection Classifications (PPC™) and Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) Classifications through ISOnet including e-mail notification whenever changes are posted on the system, updates in three convenient, downloadable file formats — Microsoft® Word, Adobe® Acrobat (PDF), and HTML and 24/7 access to the latest CMC updates |
| x | Electronic Forms on Diskette (EFD™) — Access to an electronic library of simplified active and historical advisory forms and endorsements. Licensee must file any changes it makes to the type size, heading, or content of the forms with the appropriate state regulators. Licensee is permitted to view and print the ISO forms, modify or customize them and integrate them into its policy issuance system. |
| ¨ | Engineering & Safety Services (E&S™) — A group of publications and services dealing with safety and risk reduction in industrial and commercial settings, including; |
| a. | Risk Management Information, which includes: |
| • | Technical Reports, which provide analysis of specific hazards, processes and business operations, organized into various technical categories; and |
| • | New Reports, which provide information on emerging Issues |
| b. | Legislative Information, which includes: |
| • | Loss Control Laws and Regulations Library, which provides a summary and actual text of regulations effecting insurance loss control operations; |
| • | Loss Control Legislative Alerts, which cover proposed legislation; |
| • | Loss Control Compliance Guidelines |
| c. | Risk Management Infolinks, which includes links to private and government sites. |
| d. | Professional Development, which includes a variety of training courses. |
Delivery is through ISOnet. The Products described in this Supplement and the information licensed hereunder is copyrighted by ISO Services Properties, Inc. and other third-party providers as specified in the ProducL ISO shall not be responsible for any claim that may arise out of the third-party providers’ information included in this Product
| x | Fast Track Reports — Quarterly reports providing a perspective on changes in insurance data over time. You may compare your company’s results with those of the Fast Track reporting companies. This product includes an electronic (PDF file) version of all fast track reports. |
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FIRSTSM Reports (Forms Information /Report System) — Reports showing the effective dates, expiration dates, and state applicability information for multistate and individual state forms and endorsements. |
| x | Inland Marine Handbook — Forms, endorsements, declarations, and policywriting instructions for the 12 classes that make up 80% of commercial inland marine non-filed premium volume. |
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ISO IntegRaterTM — Advisory loss costs and rating factors published in tables in the Commercial Lines Manual in an electronic database format. Initial information will be provided on CD-ROM with updates available through ISO’s website, A password is required for use of the website. Each sign-on and password may be used only by one authorized individual. |
| x | ISOnet Circulars, Manuals and Forms —Electronic delivery of ISO Circulars, Manuals and Forms. |
| ¨ | Motor Carrier Digest — A guide to insurance requirements for common, contract, and private carriers of passengers and property. A comprehensive analysis of state and federal regulations related to liability insurance for trucks, buses, taxicabs, public and private livery vehicles, and vehicles for hire without a driver. |
| ¨ | Multi-Line Class Table — ISO’s Multi-Line Class Table Database is a fast and efficient electronic system that helps you determine the correct class codes to use in rating and coding commercial lines policies. |
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Personal Lines Electronic Manual Download — The ability to download ISO personal lines manuals in Microsoft® Word format to modify or load them into Licensee’s own automated systems. |
Premium Audit Advisory Service (PAAS™) — A group of publications and services which provide Licensee with audit and underwriting information on Workers’ Compensation, General Liability and Commercial Automobile, including Workers Compensation Classification Guides; General Liability Classification Guides; Rating Information; Bulletins on various subjects through PAAS on ISOnet only. Service does not include consultations or the PAASbase CD, The right to purchase PAAS printed material is not included within this service.
This Product includes information copyrighted by ISO Services Properties, Inc. and information copyrighted by various third parties (such third-party copyrighted material is hereinafter referred to as “Acquired Material”). Access to and use of Acquired Materials are subject to and governed by ISO’s agreements with the copyright owners. Subject to this grant, a Licensee who places its software, files, information, communications or other content on this Product retains any rights Licensee may have in such content Licensee agrees that it shall not, nor shall it permit any registered Licensee employee to, up load, post or otherwise publish in or on the Product any content which (i) violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person or entity; (ii) is or may be perceived by an intended recipient as defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening or abusive; (iii) is or may be perceived by an intended recipient as defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening or abusive; (iii) adversely affects the performance or availability of the Product or any other ISO Product; (iv) contains any virus or other harmful or corrupted data; or (v) without the prior written approval of ISO, contains any advertising promotion or solicitation of goods or services for commercial purposes.
Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination of this Agreement, the Licensee shall (i) immediately discontinue use of the Product and return same to ISO, associated documentation and any copies thereof; (ii) delete all copies made or installed on Licensee’s systems and Licensee’s employee’s systems, associated documentation and copies made, and (iii) certify in writing signed by an officer of the Licensee that they have been so returned and destroyed.
The basic fee entitles Licensee to receive the classification information and the bulletins via PAAS on ISOnet only.
| x | Property Claim Service (PCS™) — |
A service under which Licensee is entitled to receive information regarding property losses related to events designated as “catastrophes” by ISO, as well as other publications and services, including property claims information via ISOnet. Delivery is through ISOnet and a password is required. Each sign-on and password may be used only by one authorized individual. The material contained in this Product is provided to Licensee solely for its use in its insurance operations, Licensee may not use the information provided through this Product for any other purpose, including as a trigger for the securitization of risk or other uses involving financial instruments
| • | Catastrophe Bulletins — This service includes three types of reports: Bulletins, Extensions and Estimates, Bulletins are the first notice of the assignment of a catastrophe serial number to an event. Extensions provide additional material relating to the initial bulletin. Estimates are reports prepared by staff providing preliminary, resurvey and final estimates of property damage on a by-state basis. Estimates include number of claims, average payment end total amount of payments for Personal, Commercial and Automobile losses. |
| • | Daily Severe Weather Summaries — These reports are daily summaries of severe weather events across the United States that cause significant insured property damage. |
| • | Tropical Storm/Huricane Advisories — This database, updated on an as-needed basis, includes information on tropical storms and hurricanes from the National Hurricane Center. |
| x | State Fifing Forms — A collection of more than 1,200 state filing forms from around the country. Delivery of this product is through ISOnet. Please complete the appropriate supplement. |
| x | State Filing Handbook — A standard reference on filing laws, regulations and procedures. Delivery of this product is through ISOnet. Please complete the appropriate supplement. |
| ¨ | VINMASTER™ (Physical Damage) — Access to current ISO auto symbols for foreign and domestic private passenger autos, beginning with model year 2000. This Product is available via email delivery only. |
| x | ISO Participation Services — Services for the lines of insurance, states and jurisdictions selected on the Participation Supplement |
| x | Renewal of this ISO Participation Plus Product Supplement — Licensee requests continuation of all products and services previously chosen for an additional term of 24 months unless otherwise stated in Product Supplement Term below. |
| Delivery: | ISO electronic delivery platforms. A password is required. Each sign-on and password may be used only by one authorized individual. |
Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to this Product:
| a. | Licensee hereby requests the Product(s) described herein and represents that this request is made by its authorized representative. Licensee warrants that it is in compliance with all terms of the Master Agreement between the parties. At Licensee’s expense, Licensee shall provide all Licensee equipment and appropriate interfacing devices for any lines, modems and terminals compatible with the connectivity arrangement(s) selected and to pay for all costs to connect to an ISO-provided connect point or designated node, if necessary. |
| b. | Except with respect to Engineering and Safety Services, ISO hereby grants consent to Licensee to deliver this product to Licensee’s employees and authorized users via local or wide area networks, intranets, extranets or the internet or similar electronic means pursuant to all other terms, conditions and limitations of the Master Agreement. Upon reasonable notice and at a mutually agreeable time, ISO may periodically audit Licensee’s books and records relevant to the use of this Product to verify the number of authorized users that have access to the Product via any means. Neither Licensee, its employees, any other authorized user of the Product, nor anyone acting by or through Licensee shall sell, transfer, distribute, publish, disclose, display or otherwise make the Products available, in whole or in part, or any of the information therein, to any other person or entity, without the express written consent of ISO. This Product and the information licensed hereunder is copyrighted by ISO Properties, ISO Services Properties or the applicable ISO subsidiary. |
| c. | This Product Supplement does not apply to Actuarial Services or Stat Agent Service. |
| d. | Provided ISO’s prior written consent is obtained and for an additional fee, at any time during the Product Supplement Term, if Licensee forms or acquires an affiliated or subsidiary company or otherwise wants to add a pre-existing affiliated or subsidiary company or division, Licensee may distribute this Product to such affiliate or subsidiary company or division as an authorized user under this Product supplement subject to the terms and conditions of this Product Supplement. Licensee agrees to make payment to ISO of all additional fees as invoiced by ISO. |
| Fee: | $10,409 for 11-1-2007 to 12-31-2007 (plus applicable taxes) |
$ 65,268 for 2008 (plus applicable taxes)
$ 68,531 for 2009 (plus applicable taxes)
Product Supplement Term: 11-1-2007 through 12-31-2009
Except as provided herein or modified hereby, all terms, covenants and condition of the Master Agreement remain unchanged. To the extent any provision in this Product Supplement conflicts with any similar provision in the Master Agreement, the terms set forth on this Product Supplement shall control. This Product Supplement may be executed in separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement
This contract is not valid against ISO unless and until executed by the appropriate ISO officer or authorized representative at the appropriate ISO home office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Product Supplement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
| Licensee: |
Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company |
ISO: Insurance Services Office, Inc. on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates |
| Signature: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Signature: |
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| Print Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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COO |
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| Date: |
11/1/07 |
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[GRAPHIC APPEARS HERE] INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, INC.
PARTICIPATION PLUS MASTER ORDER FORM
A SEPARATE ORDER FORM IS TO BE COMPLETED IF PRODUCTS ARE TO BE DELIVERED TO DIFFERENT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES
| COMPANY NAME Homeowners Choice Property And Casualt Insurance |
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| CONTACT PERSON Xxx Xxxxxxx |
EFFECTIVE DATE 11/1/07 | |
| ADDRESS 000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx |
SALES REP | |
| #000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxx XX 00000 |
XXXXXXX MANAGER | |
| PHONE 000-000-0000 |
FAX 000-000-0000 |
EMAIL xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx |
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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
| þ | COMMUNITY MITIGATION CLASSIFICATION MANUAL PLUS (provided through ISOnet) |
Also include access to CMC Revisions
| þ | ELECTRONIC FORMS ON DISKETTE: Please choose one format: Word XP Word 2000 Word 2003, |
ISO will automatically match your company’s Personal and Commercial Lines Forms Participation.
| ¨ | ENGINEERING & SAFETY SERVICE |
| þ | FAST TRACK REPORTS |
| þ | FIRST REPORTS: ISO will automatically match your company’s Forms Participation. |
| þ | INLAND MARINE HANDBOOK (provided through ISOnet) |
| ¨ | ISO INTEGRATER: ISO will automatically match your company’s Commercial Lines Rating Information Participation. If you add additional lines we will send the Initial CD |
| þ | ISONET (Manuals, Circulars and Forms): Number of seats |
| ¨ | MOTOR CARRIER DIGEST (provided through ISOnet) |
| ¨ | MULTI-LINE CLASS TABLE (provided through ISOnet) |
| þ | PERSONAL LINES ELECTRONIC MANUAL DOWNLOAD (provided through ISOnet) |
| ¨ | PREMIUM AUDIT ADVISORY SERVICES—PAASBASE (provided on CD and through ISOnet) |
| þ | PROPERTY CLAIMS SERVICE (PCS) |
| þ | STATE FILING FORMS (provided though ISOnet) |
| þ | STATE FILING HANDBOOK (provided through ISOnet): |
Please list the Participating States for which you would like to receive the State Filing Handbook:
FLORIDA
| ¨ | VINMASTER (Physical Damage) E-MAIL DELIVERY (Starting with model year 2000) |
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION; IF ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUESTED, A PARTICIPATION SUPPLEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED
The person signing below will be the main contact for all of the products that have been checked.
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Questions:
Ed. 8/28/2007
Participation Supplement (cont’d)
| Agreement | This participant, as a Member, Subscriber, or Service Purchaser of insurance Services Office, Inc., agrees to abide by the provisions of the Participation Agreement executed by the participant. | |
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11/1/07 | |
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