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| DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
| Protects officers and directors of a corporation against damages from claims resulting from negligent or wrongful acts in the course of their duties. Also covers the corporation (and even the officers and directors in some cases) for expenses incurred in defending lawsuits arising from alleged wrongful acts of officers or directors. These policies always require the insured to retain part of the risk uninsured. |
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| FIDUCIARY |
| A person who occupies a position of trust, especially one who manages the affairs of another. For example, the guardian of a minor is a fiduciary. |
| FIDUCIARY LIABILITY INSURANCE |
| Protection for those who administer pension and welfare funds, profit-sharing and other employee benefit programs against loss for errors and omissions by the administrator. The need for this coverage was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. Also known as pension trust liability insurance. |
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EMPLOYMENT -RELATED PRACTICES LIABILITY (ERPL), or EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY INSURANCE
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| Impetus for this coverage started with public interest in the allegations made by Anita Hill during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Changes in federal and state laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, resulted in increased consumer awareness of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Coverage is available for legal costs to defend claims involving sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination including legal liability for such acts. The coverage is known by various titles. Employment-related practices liability, management risk protection, employers E&O and Americans with Disabilities Act insurance are basically the same coverage. Most policies provide limits ranging from as low as $25,000 per claim up to $1 million. Policies may cover employees as additional insureds. |
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| ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE |
| Obligatory reinsurance treaties contain a provision to clarify that because of the nature of the treaty, should an error or omission occur in the process of recording or describing of the ceded risk, and if the risk is otherwise covered by the treaty, the reinsurer will still respond despite the error or omission. |
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| CRIME |
| A generic term used to encompass the variety of crime coverage forms available to protect against losses of money, securities and property by such causes of loss as employee dishonesty, forgery, theft, burglary, robbery, kidnap, extortion and fraud. See COMMERCIAL COVERAGES / CRIME DEFINITIONS |
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| KIDNAP AND RANSOM INSURANCE |
Originated as a policy for financial institutions, primarily banks, and tailored to meet the standard kidnap procedure, which is forcing the bank to withdraw the ransom money from its vaults and deliver it to a designated place before release of the banker or family. The recent rash of kidnappings on an international scale involving a variety of corporations has created a heavy demand for a broadened coverage. At this time there is a limited market, a disinclination to write in certain countries, and no standardization in rates. The insurance covers named employees for individual or aggregate amounts, with deductibles requiring the insured to participate in about 10% of any loss. Not an easy class to underwrite. Personal accident coverage for kidnap victims is sometimes available. |
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