Defense Expenses definition

Defense Expenses means reasonable and necessary fees, costs, charges or expenses resulting from the investigation, defense or appeal of a Claim or a Proceeding. Defense Expenses do not include: (a) amounts incurred prior to the date a Claim is first made, or aProceeding is first brought, and reported to the Insurer; (b) compensation or benefits of any natural person Insured or any overhead expenses of any Insured organization; (c) fines or penalties; or (d) any costs, fees or expenses to comply with a determination or decision made by a regulatory body, licensing board, agency or other organization in a Proceeding.

Defense Expenses means any payment allocated to a specific loss, "claim" or "suit" for its investigation, settlement or defense, including but not limited to:

Defense Expenses means reasonable and necessary fees, costs and expenses, incurred by the Company, or by the Insured with the Company’s written consent, that result directly from the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a specific Claim, provided that Defense Expenses do not include any payments made pursuant to section II. SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS of the Professional Liability Coverage.

Examples of Defense Expenses in a sentence

• The Insured shall not admit or assume any liability, incur any Defense Expenses, offer to settle any matter, enter into any settlement agreement or stipulate to any judgment without the Insurer’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

• The Insurer will pay on behalf of the Insured the Defense Expenses incurred by the Insured arising from any Claim covered under Insuring Agreements A.

• Except as respects the coverage provided under Insuring Agreement C., this Policy shall specifically be excess of any other valid and collectible insurance pursuant to which any other insurer has a duty to defend a Claim for which this Policy may be obligated to pay Damages or Defense Expenses.

• Defense Expenses are not part of, and are in addition to, the amount shown in Item 4(a) of the Declarations.

• The Insurer will pay on behalf of the Insured, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, Defense Expenses only, which arise from a Proceeding first brought during the Policy Period and reported to the Insurer in accordance with the terms of this Policy.

More Definitions of Defense Expenses

Defense Expenses means:

Defense Expenses means reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Insured in the defense or appeal of a Claim or Disciplinary Proceeding; provided that Defense Expenses will not include the Insured’s overhead expenses or any salaries, wages, fees, or benefits of any natural person Insureds. Defense Expenses shall include the cost of any bond or appeal bond required in any civil suit; provided that the Insurer shall not be obligated to apply for or furnish any such bond.

Defense Expenses means reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in the investigation, defense or appeal of any Claim, including the costs of appeal, attachment or similar bonds, provided that the Underwriter shall have no obligation to furnish any bond. Defense Expenses do not include any remuneration, salaries, wages, tips, expenses, overhead, or benefits expenses of any Insured, except with the prior written consent of the Underwriter.

Defense Expenses means reasonable costs, charges, fees (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and experts’ fees) and expenses incurred in defending any Claim,including the cost of E-Discovery Consultant Services, and the premium for appeal, attachment or similar bonds. Defense Expenses does not include any remuneration, salaries, wages, fees, overhead or benefit expenses of any Insured.

Defense Expenses means reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses incurred by us or an insured, with our consent, in the investigation, defense, settlement and appeal of “occurrences”, offenses, claims or “suits”, including but not limited to, the fees and costs of attorneys, expert consultants and witnesses, mediators, arbitrators, premiums for appeal, injunction, attachment or supersedeas bonds (without the obligation to furnish such bonds) regarding such “occurrences”, offenses, claims or “suits”; provided, that “defense expenses” shall not include the salaries, wages, benefits or overhead of, or paid to , any insured or any “employee” thereof.

Defense Expenses means payments allocated to a specific Claim for investigation or defense, including:

Defense Expenses means reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Insured, with the Company’s consent, in the investigation, defense, settlement and appeal of a Claim, including but not limited to, cost of expert consultants and witnesses, premiums for appeal, injunction, attachment or supersedeas bonds (without the obligation to furnish such bonds) regarding such Claim; provided, that Defense Expenses will not include the salaries, wages, benefits or overhead of, or paid to, any Insured or any employee of such Insured.