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Re:
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Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
File Number
814-176
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(1)
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File
with the SEC within 10 days after receipt of the executed Fidelity Bond,
or any amendment thereof:
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(i)
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a
copy of the Fidelity Bond;
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(ii)
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a
copy of each resolution of the Board of Directors, including a majority of
the directors who are not "interested persons" of the Company, approving
the amount, type, form and coverage of the Fidelity Bond and the premium
to be paid by the Company;
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(iii)
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a
statement as to the period for which premiums have been paid; and
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(iv)
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a
copy of any amendment to such agreement within 10 days after the execution
of such amendment.
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(2)
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File
with the SEC, in writing, within five days after the making of a claim
under the Fidelity Bond by the Company, a statement of the nature and
amount thereof;
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(3)
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File
with the SEC, within five days after the receipt thereof, a copy of the
terms of the settlement of any claim under the Fidelity Bond by the
Company; and
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(4)
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Notify
by registered mail each member of the Board of Directors at his or her
last known residence address of:
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(i)
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any
cancellation, termination or modification of the Fidelity Bond, not less
than 45 days prior to the effective date of the cancellation, termination
or modification;
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(ii)
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the
filing and the settlement of any claim under the Fidelity Bond by the
Company, at the time the filings required by (2) and (3) above are made
with the SEC; and
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(iii)
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the
filing and proposed terms of settlement of any claim under the Fidelity
Bond by any other named insured, within five days of the receipt of a
notice from the issuer of the Fidelity
Bond.
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/s/
Douglas W. Jamison
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/s/ W. Dillaway Ayres,
Jr.
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Douglas
W. Jamison (Chairman)
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W.
Dillaway Ayres, Jr.
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/s/ C. Wayne Bardin
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/s/ Phillip A. Bauman
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C.
Wayne Bardin
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Phillip
A. Bauman
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/s/
G. Morgan Browne
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/s/ Dugald A. Fletcher
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G.
Morgan Browne
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Dugald
A. Fletcher
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/s/
Lori D. Pressman
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/s/ Charles
E. Ramsey
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Lori
D. Pressman
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Charles
E. Ramsey
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/s/
James E. Roberts
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/s/ Richard P. Shanley
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James
E. Roberts
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Richard
P.
Shanley
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Westchester Fire Insurance
Company
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Management
Protection Insurance Policy
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Policy
No.
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DON G24581378
001
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Item
1.
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Company:
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Harris & Harris Group,
Inc.
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Principal
Address:
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1450 Broadway - 24th
Floor
New York NY 10018
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Item
2.
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A. Policy
Period:
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From
12:01 A.M. 03/04/2010 To 12:01
A.M. 03/04/2011
(Local
time at the address shown in Item 1)
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B. Limit
Period:
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1. Same
as Policy period
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o No
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2. One
Year within Policy Period
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x Yes
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o No
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Item
3.
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Limit
of Liability:
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Granted
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Amount
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A.
Single Aggregate Limit of Liability for all Coverage Parts,
combined
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o Yes x
No
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B.
Separate Limits of Liability
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x Yes o No
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Coverage
Part(s)
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Limit of
Liability
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Investment Company
Bond
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$6,000,000
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Item 4.
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Coverage
Parts Purchased
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Investment Company
Bond
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$6,000,000
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Item
5.
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Policy
Premium:
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$13,800
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Annual Premium:
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$13,800
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Discovery Period:
A. Additional
Premium: 0 % of Annual
Premium
B. Additional
Period: 0
months
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Item
6.
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Notice
to Insurer:
A. Notice
of Claim, Wrongful Act or Loss:
ACE
Professional Risk
P.O.
Box 5105
Scranton,
PA 18505-0518
B. All
other notices:
Chief
Underwriting Officer
ACE
USA - Professional Risk
140
Broadway, 41st
Floor
New
York, New York 10005
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Item
7.
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Endorsements
to the General Conditions and Limitations Effective at
Inception:
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ALL-20887 (10/06) - ACE Producer
Compensation Practices & Policies
ALL-21101 (11/06) - Trade Or
Economic Sanctions Endorsement
CC-1K11e (02/06) -
Signatures
PF-17914 (02/05) - U.S. Treasury Department's Office of
Foreign Assets
SR -6180C - New York Statutory
Rider
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Date: April 1,
2010
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Authorized
Representative
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Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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Management
Protection Insurance Policy
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1.
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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
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2.
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DEFINITIONS
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When
used in this Policy:
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A.
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Annual Premium means the
original annualized premium and the fully annualized amount of any
additional premiums charged by the Insurer for or during the Policy
Period.
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B.
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Application means all
signed applications, including attachments and materials submitted
therewith, for this Policy or for any policy issued by the Insurer of
which this Policy is a direct or indirect renewal or
replacement. All such applications, attachments and materials
are deemed attached to and incorporated into this
Policy.
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C.
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Company means,
collectively, the Parent Company and the Subsidiaries, including any such
organization as a debtor in possession under United States bankruptcy law
or an equivalent status under the law of any other
country.
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D.
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Defense Costs means
reasonable costs, charges, fees (including but not limited to attorneys’
fees and experts’ fees) and expenses (other than regular or overtime
wages, salaries or fees of the directors, officers or employees of the
Company) incurred by the Insureds in defending or investigating Claims and
the premium for appeal, attachment or similar
bonds.
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E.
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Discovery Period means
the period for the extension of coverage, if exercised, described in
Subsection 4 or 10(b) of these General Conditions and
Limitations.
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F.
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ERISA means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, any similar state or
local common or statutory law and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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G.
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Executive Officers,
either in the singular or plural, means with respect to any Company its
chairperson, president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
in-house general counsel and, solely with respect to the Employment
Practices Coverage Part if granted, the director of human resources or
equivalent position.
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H.
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Financial Impairment
means the status of the Company resulting from (1) the appointment by any
state or federal official, agency or court of any receiver, conservator,
liquidator, trustee, rehabilitator or similar official to take control of,
supervise, manage or liquidate the Company, or (2) the Company becoming a
debtor in possession.
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I.
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Insureds means, with
respect to any Coverage Part, all organizations, plans and natural persons
defined as Insureds thereunder.
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J.
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Interrelated Wrongful
Acts means all Wrongful Acts that have as a common nexus any fact,
circumstance, situation, event, transaction, cause or series of related
facts, circumstances, situations, events, transactions or
causes.
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K.
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Liability Coverage
Part(s) means any Coverage Part of this Policy other than any
Commercial Crime or Bond Coverage Part, if
purchased.
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L.
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Limit Period means the
period described in Item 2(B) of the Declarations, subject to prior
termination in accordance with Subsection 12 of these General Conditions
and Limitations.
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M.
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Parent Company means the
organization first named in Item 1 of the
Declarations.
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N.
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Policy means,
collectively, the Declarations, the Application, this policy form
(including all attached Coverage Parts) and any endorsements
hereto.
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O.
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Policy Period means the
period of time specified in Item 2(A) of the Declarations, subject to
prior termination in accordance with Subsection 12 of these General
Conditions and Limitations.
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P.
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Pollutants means any
substance located anywhere in the world exhibiting any hazardous
characteristics as defined by, or identified on a list of hazardous
substances issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or
any federal, state, county, municipality or locality counterpart
thereof. Such substances shall include, without limitation,
solids, liquids, gaseous or thermal irritants, contaminants or smoke,
vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals or waste
materials. Pollutants shall also mean any other air emission,
odor, waste water, oil or oil products, infectious or medical waste,
asbestos or asbestos products, noise, and electric or magnetic or
electromagnetic field.
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Q.
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Subsidiary, either in
the singular or plural, means:
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1.
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any
company in which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities
representing the present right to vote for election of directors is owned,
directly or indirectly, in any combination, by one or more Companies,
and
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2.
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any
foundation, charitable trust or political action committee controlled by
one or more
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3.
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ESTATES, LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES AND SPOUSES
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4.
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DISCOVERY
PERIOD
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5.
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LIMIT OF LIABILITY AND
RETENTION
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For
the purposes of this Policy, all Claims arising out of the same Wrongful
Act and all Interrelated Wrongful Acts of the Insureds shall be deemed one
Claim, and such Claim shall be deemed to be first made on the date the
earliest of such Claims is first made against them, regardless of whether
such date is before or during the Policy Period. All Loss
resulting from a single Claim shall be deemed a single
Loss.
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If
a single aggregate Limit of Liability for all Coverage Parts is granted as
provided in Item 3(A) of the Declarations, the amount stated in Item 3(A)
of the Declarations shall be the maximum aggregate liability of the
Insurer under all Coverage Parts, combined, for each Limit Period,
regardless of the number of Claims or losses or the time of payment by the
Insurer.
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If
separate Limits of Liability are granted as provided in Item 3(B) of the
Declarations:
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A.
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the
maximum aggregate liability of the Insurer under each Liability Coverage
Part for all covered Loss resulting from all Claims first made during each
Limit Period shall be the respective Limit(s) of Liability for such
Coverage Part as set forth in Item 3(B) of the Declarations, regardless of
the time of payment by the Insurer;
and
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B.
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the
maximum aggregate liability of the Insurer for all Loss during the Limit
Period under all Insuring Clauses of the Commercial Crime or Bond Coverage
Part shall be the aggregate Limit of Liability for such Coverage Part as
set forth in the Declarations for such Coverage Part, regardless of the
time of payment by the Insurer,
provided:
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i.
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the
maximum liability of the Insurer for each Single Loss under any Insuring
Clause of such Coverage Part shall be the respective Limit of Liability
for such Insuring Clause as set forth in the Declarations for such
Coverage Part; and
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ii.
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if
more than one Insuring Clause applies to a Single Loss, the maximum
liability of the Insurer under all such Insuring Clauses, combined, with
respect to such Single Loss shall be the largest of such applicable Limits
of Liability.
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The
Limits of Liability described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above are
sublimits which further limit and do not increase the Insurer’s maximum
liability under such Coverage
Part.
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The
Limit of Liability for the Discovery Period, if exercised, shall be part
of and not in addition to the Limit of Liability for the Limit
Period. The purchase of the Discovery Period shall not increase
or reinstate the applicable Limit of Liability, which shall be the maximum
liability of the Insurer for such Limit Period and Discovery Period,
combined.
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Defense
Costs shall be part of and not in addition to the applicable Limits of
Liability set forth in the Declarations, and Defense Costs shall reduce
such Limit of Liability. If the Limit of Liability with respect
to the entire Policy or any Coverage Part is exhausted by payment of Loss,
the Insurer’s obligations under the entire Policy or such Coverage Part,
respectively, shall be completely fulfilled and
extinguished. The Insurer is entitled to pay Loss as it becomes
due and payable by the Insureds, without consideration of other future
payment obligations.
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Except
as otherwise provided in this Subsection 5, the Insurer’s liability with
respect to Loss arising from each Claim covered under one or more
Liability Coverage Parts, and each Single Loss covered under the
Commercial Crime or Bond Coverage Part, if purchased, shall apply only to
that part of Loss which is excess of the applicable Retention Amount set
forth in the Declarations for such Coverage Part(s), and such Retention
Amount shall be borne by the Insureds uninsured and at their own
risk. If different parts of a single Claim or Single Loss are
subject to different Retentions, the applicable Retentions will be applied
separately to each part of such Loss, but the sum of such Retentions shall
not exceed the largest applicable
Retention.
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Any
Retention for Indemnified Loss under a Liability Coverage Part shall apply
only to (i) Loss which is incurred by Insured Persons and is indemnified
by the Company, and (ii) Loss which is incurred by all other
Insureds. No Retention shall apply to Loss which is incurred by
Insured Persons and is not indemnified by the
Company.
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If
the Company is permitted or required by common or statutory law to
ultimately indemnify the Insured Persons for any Loss, or to advance
Defense Costs on their behalf, under any Liability Coverage Part and does
not in fact do so other than for reasons of Financial Impairment, then the
Company shall reimburse and hold harmless the Insurer for the Insurer’s
payment or advancement of such Loss up to the amount of the Retention for
Indemnified Loss under the applicable Liability Coverage
Part.
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6.
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NOTICE
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a.
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the
names of the potential claimants and a description of the specific
Wrongful Act which forms the basis of their potential
claim,
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b.
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the
identity of the specific Insureds allegedly responsible for such specific
Wrongful Act,
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c.
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the
consequences which have resulted or may result from such specific Wrongful
Act,
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d.
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the
nature of the potential monetary damages or non-monetary relief which may
be sought in consequence of such specific Wrongful Act,
and
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e.
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the
circumstances by which the Insureds first became aware of such specific
Wrongful Act,
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7.
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DEFENSE AND
SETTLEMENT
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8.
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ALLOCATION
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9.
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OTHER
INSURANCE
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10.
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TRANSACTIONS CHANGING
COVERAGE
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a.
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Acquisition
or Creation of Another Organization or
Plan
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If,
during the Policy Period, the
Company:
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i.
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acquires
voting securities in another organization or creates another organization,
which as a result of such acquisition or creation becomes a
Subsidiary;
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ii.
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acquires
any organization by merger into or consolidation with the Company;
or
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iii.
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with
respect to the Fiduciary Liability Coverage Part if purchased, creates a
Plan,
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then,
subject to all terms and conditions of this Policy, such organization,
Plan and its Insureds shall be covered under this Policy but only with
respect to covered Wrongful Acts (under a Liability Coverage Part) taking
place or covered Loss (under the Commercial Crime or Bond Coverage Part,
if purchased) sustained after such acquisition or creation unless the
Insurer agrees to provide coverage by endorsement for Wrongful Acts taking
place or Loss sustained prior to such acquisition or
creation.
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If
the total assets of such acquired organization as reflected in the
organization’s then most recent consolidated financial statements exceeds
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total assets of the Parent Company as
reflected in the Parent Company’s then most recent consolidated financial
statements, the Parent Company, as a condition precedent to coverage with
respect to such Insureds, shall give written
notice of such acquisition or creation to the Insurer as soon as
practicable and shall pay any reasonable
additional premium required by the
Insurer.
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b.
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Acquisition
of Parent Company
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If,
during the Policy Period, any of the following events
occurs:
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i.
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the
acquisition of the Parent Company, or of all or substantially all of its
assets, by another entity, or the merger or consolidation of the Parent
Company into or with another entity such that the Parent Company is not
the surviving entity; or
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ii.
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the
obtaining by any person, entity or affiliated group of persons or entities
of the right to elect, appoint or designate at least fifty percent (50%)
of the directors of the Parent
Company;
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c.
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Cessation
of Subsidiaries
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d.
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Termination
of Plan
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11.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
SEVERABILITY
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a.
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made
with the intent to deceive, or
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b.
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which
materially affects either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed
by the Insurer under this Policy;
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a.
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the
effective date of termination specified in a prior written notice by the
Parent Company to the Insurer, provided this Policy may not be terminated
by the Parent Company (i) after the effective date of an event described
in Subsection 10(b) of these General Conditions and Limitations, or (ii)
if the Policy Period is longer than one (1)
year;
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b.
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upon
expiration of the Policy Period as set forth in Item 2(A) of the
Declarations;
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c.
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twenty
(20) days after receipt by the Parent Company of a written notice of
termination from the Insurer for failure to pay a premium when due, unless
the premium is paid within such twenty (20) days period;
or
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d.
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at
such other time as may be agreed upon by the Insurer and the Parent
Company.
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13.
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TERRITORY AND
VALUATION
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14.
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SUBROGATION
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15.
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ACTION AGAINST THE
INSURER
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16.
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AUTHORIZATION
CLAUSE
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18.
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ARBITRATION
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Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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Investment
Company Bond
Coverage
Part
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Policy No. DON G24581378
001
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Coverage
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Item
1.
Coverages
Purchased and Single Loss Limits Liability
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Item
2.
Single
Loss Deductibles:
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A.
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Employee
Dishonesty – Insured Indemnity
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$6,000,000
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$0
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B.
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Employee
Dishonesty – Employee Benefit Plan Indemnity
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$6,000,000
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$0
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C.
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Property
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$6,000,000
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$15,000
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D.
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Financial
Documents
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$6,000,000
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$15,000
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E.
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Defective
Signatures
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$6,000,000
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$15,000
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F.
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Servicing
Contractors
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$6,000,000
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$15,000
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G.
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Computer
Fraud/Fraudulent
Transfer
Instructions
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$6,000,000
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$15,000
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H.
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Claims
Expense
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$100,000
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$5,000
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I.
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Stop
Payment Order Liability
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$100,000
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$5,000
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J.
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Uncollectible
Items of Deposit
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$100,000
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$5,000
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K.
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Unauthorized
Signature
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$100,000
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$5,000
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Item
3.
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Endorsements
to this Coverage Part Effective at Inception:
ALL-20887 (10/06) - ACE Producer
Compensation Practices & Policies
ALL-21101 (11/06) - Trade Or
Economic Sanctions Endorsement
CC-1K11e (02/06) –
Signatures
SR6180C – New York Statutory
Rider
PF-17914 (02/05) - U.S. Treasury Department's Office of
Foreign Assets
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Item
4.
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Effective
Date: 03/04/2010
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Item
5.
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Aggregate
Limit of Liability:
6,000,000 for
all Loss in Limit Period under all Insuring Clauses
combined.
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Date:
3/29/10
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Authorized
Representative
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Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
|
Investment
Company Bond
Coverage Part |
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I.
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INSURING
CLAUSES
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The
Insurer agrees with the Insured, that in accordance with the Insuring
Clauses for which coverage is granted in Item 1 of the Declarations, and
subject to all terms, Definitions, Exclusions and Conditions of this
Investment Company Bond Coverage Part, to indemnify the Insured
for:
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A.
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Employee
Dishonesty
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B.
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Employee
Dishonesty - Employee Benefit Plan
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C.
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Property
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D.
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Financial
Documents
|
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Loss
resulting directly from the Insured having in good
faith:
|
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a.
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relied
on a Forgery or Alteration;
|
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b.
|
relied
on an Original Financial Document that was, at the time the Insured acted
upon it, lost or stolen;
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c.
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relied
on a Financial Document that was a Counterfeit;
or
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d.
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guaranteed
in writing or witnessed any endorsement or signature on an assignment,
bill of sale, guarantee, or power of attorney which transferred a
Financial Document or uncertificated
security.
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(1)
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the
Insured or its authorized custodial agent,
or
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(2)
|
a
financial institution, or its authorized custodial agent to which (a) the
Insured sold, in whole or in part, a loan for which the Financial Document
represents collateral, and (b) the Insured remains liable to repurchase
the loan pursuant to a written
contract.
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E.
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Defective
Signatures
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a.
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deed
conveying real property;
|
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b.
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mortgage,
deed of trust, or like instrument, pertaining to real property;
or
|
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c.
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assignment
of such instruments
|
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F.
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Servicing
Contractors
|
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a.
|
were
committed with the intent to:
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(1)
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cause
the Insured to sustain that loss;
and
|
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(2)
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obtain
an Improper Personal Gain for the Servicing Contractor,
and
|
|
b.
|
resulted
in an Improper Personal Gain for the Servicing
Contractor.
|
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G.
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Computer
Fraud/Fraudulent Funds Transfer
|
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a.
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the
fraudulent modification or destruction of Electronic Data or Electronic
Computer Instructions, including that caused by Computer Virus, (1) within
a Computer System operated by the Insured; or (2) while being
electronically transmitted through communication lines, including
satellite links, from a Computer System operated by the Insured to a
Computer System operated by a customer while the Insured is acting as a
Service Bureau for that customer, if the fraudulent acts were committed by
a person with the intent to obtain an improper financial
benefit;
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b.
|
the
fraudulent preparation or modification of Electronic Computer Instructions
by a person with the intent to cause the loss to the Insured and to obtain
an improper financial benefit;
|
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c.
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The
fraudulent entry of data into a Computer System or Communications Terminal
operated by the Insured or an Electronic Communication Customer, but which
data was not in fact sent by the Insured or the Electronic Communication
Customer, or which data were fraudulently modified during transit
(physical or electronic) between Computer Systems or Communications
Terminals;
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d.
|
a
fraudulent voice initiated funds transfer instruction, directed to the
Insured by telephone from or purportedly from an Electronic Communication
Customer, if the instruction was not made by or at the direction of a
person who is authorized to initiate a transfer according to the written
agreement between Insured and the Electronic Communication Customer and
the instruction was Tested; or
|
|
e.
|
a
fraudulent communication by Fax or other Tested written communication sent
or apparently sent between the Insured and an Electronic Communication
Customer if the communication was either not sent by the Insured or the
Electronic Communication Customer, or it was fraudulently modified during
transit between the Insured and the Electronic Communication
Customer.
|
|
H.
|
Claims
Expense
|
|
I.
|
Stop
Payment Order Liability
|
|
a.
|
compliance
with or failure to comply with the request of the customer, or an
authorized agent of the customer, to stop payment on any draft made or
drawn upon or against the Insured by the customer or by an authorized
agent of the customer; or
|
|
b.
|
refusal
to pay any draft made or drawn upon or against the Insured by the customer
or by an authorized agent of the
customer.
|
|
J.
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Uncollectible
Items of Deposit
|
|
K.
|
Unauthorized
Signatures
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II.
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DEFINITIONS
|
|
For
purposes of coverage under this Investment Company Bond Coverage
Part:
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A.
|
Alteration means
material modification of an Original Financial Document for a fraudulent
purpose by a person other than the person who prepared the Original
Financial Document.
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B.
|
Automated Clearing House
means any corporation or association which operates an electronic clearing
and transfer mechanism for the transfer of preauthorized recurring debits
and credits between financial institutions on behalf of the financial
institutions' customers.
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C.
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Central Depository means
any clearing corporation, including any Federal Reserve Bank of the United
States, where as the direct result of an electronic clearing and transfer
mechanism entries are made on the books reducing the account of the
transferor, pledgor or pledgee and increasing the account of the
transferee, pledgee or pledgor by the amount of the obligation or the
number of shares or rights transferred, pledged or
released.
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D.
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Computer System means
computers with related peripheral components, including storage components
wherever located; systems and applications software; terminal devices; and
related local or wide area communication networks, but not the Internet;
by which data are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored
and retrieved.
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E.
|
Communications Terminal
means any teletype, teleprinter or video display terminal or similar
device capable of sending or receiving information electronically and
equipped with a keyboard.
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F.
|
Computer Virus means a
set of unauthorized instructions, programmatic or otherwise, that
propagate themselves through a Computer System operated by the Insured and
which were maliciously introduced into the system by a person other than
by an identifiable Employee.
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G.
|
Counterfeit
means:
|
|
a.
|
with
respect to certificated securities: an imitation which is
intended to deceive, and resembles or apparently intends to resemble or to
be taken as the original; or
|
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b.
|
with
respect to other Financial Documents: an imitation which is
intended to deceive, and to be taken as the
original.
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H.
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Electronic Communication
means any communication initiated through a Computer System, a Fax, Telex,
TWX and any other electronically transmitted
communication.
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I.
|
Electronic Communication
Customer means:
|
|
a.
|
a
natural person or entity authorized by written agreement with the Insured
to initiate funds transfer by Fax or other Electronic Communication or by
telephone;
|
|
b.
|
an
Automated Clearing House;
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|
c.
|
an
office of the Insured;
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|
d.
|
a
financial institution; and
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|
e.
|
a
Central Depository handling Electronic
Securities.
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J.
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Electronic Communication
System means electronic communication operations by Fedwire,
Clearing House Inter bank Payment System (CHIPS), Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Clearing House Automated
Payment System (CHAPS), an Automated Clearing House Association which is a
member of the National Automated Clearing House Association and similar
automated communication systems in use by the
Insured.
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K.
|
Electronic Computer
Instructions means computer programs, for example, facts or
statements converted to a form usable in a Computer System to act upon
Electronic Data.
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L.
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Electronic Data means
facts or information converted to a form usable in a Computer System and
which are stored on Electronic Data Processing Media for use by computer
programs.
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M.
|
Electronic Data Processing
Media means the punched cards, magnetic tapes, punched tapes or
magnetic discs or other bulk media on which Electronic Data are
recorded.
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|
N.
|
Electronic Security
means a share, participation or other interest in property of or an
enterprise of the issuer or an obligation of the issuer
which:
|
|
a.
|
is
a type commonly dealt in upon securities exchanges or markets;
and
|
|
b.
|
is
either one of a class or series or by its terms is divisible into a class
or series of shares, participation's, interests or obligations;
and
|
|
c.
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(1)
|
is
not represented a paper certificate,
or
|
|
(2)
|
is
part of a master or global paper certificate,
or
|
|
(3)
|
represents
a paper certificate that has been surrendered by a financial institution
and has been combined into a master depository note with the paper
certificates being immobilized and individually shown as an electronic
entry on the account of the transferor, pledgor or pledgee on the books of
a Central Depository.
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O.
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Employee
means
|
|
a.
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any
of the Insured's officers, partners, or employees;
and
|
|
b.
|
any
of the officers or employees of any predecessor of the Insured whose
principal assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger
with, or purchase of assets of capital stock of, such predecessor;
and
|
|
c.
|
attorneys
retained by the Insured to perform legal services for the Insured and the
employees of such attorneys while such attorneys or the employees of such
attorneys are performing such services for the Insured;
and
|
|
d.
|
guest
students pursuing their studies or duties in any of the Insured's offices;
and
|
|
e.
|
directors
or trustees of the Insured, the investment advisor, underwriter
(distributor), transfer agent, or shareholder accounting record-keeper, or
administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or
other required records, but only while performing acts coming within the
scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee or while acting as a
member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or
have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured;
and
|
|
f.
|
any
individual or individuals assigned to perform the usual duties of an
employee within the premises of the Insured by contract, or by an agency
furnishing temporary personnel on a contingent or part-time basis;
and
|
|
g.
|
each
natural person, partnership or corporation authorized by written agreement
with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor of
checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding any such
processor who acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in
issuing checks, drafts or securities for the Insured, unless included
under sub-section (i) hereof; and
|
|
h.
|
those
persons so designated in Condition N. Central Handling of Securities;
and
|
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i.
|
any
officer, partner or Employee of
|
|
a)
|
an
investment advisor,
|
|
b)
|
an
underwriter (distributor),
|
|
c)
|
a
transfer agent or shareholder accounting record-keeper,
or
|
|
d)
|
an
administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or
other required records,
|
|
P.
|
Employee Benefit Plan
means a benefit plan subject to the requirements of ERISA which is
sponsored solely by the Insured for its
Employees.
|
|
Q.
|
False Pretense means the
transfer of Property as the direct result of a fraudulent representation
made by a person to the Insured, which must be in possession of the
Property at the time of the fraudulent representation and the transfer of
the Property.
|
|
R.
|
Fax means a facsimile
communication system or similar communication system utilizing
teleprocessed imagery that produces a paper copy of a document, but does
not mean an Electronic Communication sent by Telex, TWX or an Electronic
Communication System.
|
|
S.
|
Financial Document means
a physical document which:
|
|
a.
|
is
a Negotiable Instrument;
|
|
b.
|
is
a letter of credit;
|
|
c.
|
is
a written instruction directed to the Insured from, or purportedly from, a
customer, Employee or financial institution, of a type customarily
prepared by a customer, Employee or financial institution, and upon which
the Insured ordinarily acts to cause a deposit, withdrawal or transfer of
funds;
|
|
d.
|
is
considered as a matter of law to be primary evidence
of:
|
|
(1)
|
the
right to ownership or possession of property;
or
|
|
(2)
|
a
debt owed directly or contingently;
|
|
e.
|
creates
or discharges a lien on property;
|
|
f.
|
ordinarily
has value transferred by endorsement or assignment coupled with delivery;
or
|
|
g.
|
is
Money
|
|
T.
|
Forgery means the
signing on an Original Financial Document of the name of another person or
organization, including a facsimile signature, without authority with
intent to deceive; it does not include a signature consisting in whole or
in part of one's own name, signed with or without authority, in any
capacity, for any purpose.
|
|
U.
|
Improper Personal Gain
means an unlawful financial benefit obtained
by:
|
|
a.
|
an
Employee or Servicing Contractor;
or
|
|
b.
|
persons
with whom the Employee was acting in collusion, provided that the Insured
establishes that the Employee intended to participate in such benefit;
and
|
|
c.
|
an
innocent third party, provided that the Insured establish that the
Employee transferred funds or Property to the benefit of such third party
with the knowledge that such third party was not entitled to such funds or
Property, and the funds or Property are not recoverable by the
Insured.
|
|
V.
|
Insured means the Parent
Company and the Subsidiaries. Insured as used in Insuring
Clause B. includes any Employee Benefit
Plan.
|
|
W.
|
Items of Deposit means
one or more checks or drafts.
|
|
X.
|
Money means a medium of
exchange in current use authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign
government as part of its currency.
|
|
Y.
|
Negotiable Instrument
means any document which
|
|
a.
|
is
signed by the maker or drawer;
|
|
b.
|
contains
an unconditional promise or order to pay a sum certain in money and no
other promise, order, obligation or power given by the maker or
drawer;
|
|
c.
|
is
payable on demand or at a definite time;
and
|
|
d.
|
is
payable to order or bearer.
|
|
Z.
|
Original Financial
Document means a Financial Document which has been completed, with
or without signature, by natural persons who were acting with authority in
completing the document at the time it was
completed.
|
|
AA.
|
Property means Financial
Documents, Electronic Data Processing Media, Electronic Data, gems,
jewelry, precious metals in bars or ingots, and all other tangible items
of personal property owned by the Insured, or for which the Insured is
legally liable other than as
lessee.
|
|
BB.
|
Service Bureau means a
person or entity authorized by written agreement to perform data
processing services for others using Computer
Systems.
|
CC.
|
Servicing Contractor
means any person or entity (other than an Employee) authorized by the
Insured to act for the Insured in the capacity
of:
|
|
a.
|
servicer
of real estate mortgage or home improvement loans made, held by or
assigned to the Insured; or
|
|
b.
|
manager
of real property owned by or under the supervision or control of the
Insured as evidenced by a written contract customarily used by the Insured
for that purpose, and only while the person or entity is acting within the
general scope of those duties. The partners, officers,
directors and employees of a Servicing Contractor shall collectively be
deemed to be one person for all purposes of this Coverage
Part.
|
DD.
|
Single Loss means all
covered loss, including Claims Expense covered under Insuring Clause H.,
resulting from:
|
|
a.
|
any
one act or series of related acts of Theft, False Pretense or attempt
thereat, in which no Employee is implicated,
or
|
|
b.
|
any
one act or series of related unintentional or negligent acts or omissions
on the part of any person (whether an Employee or not) resulting in damage
to or destruction or misplacement of Property,
or
|
|
c.
|
all
acts or omissions other than those specified in (a) and (b) preceding,
caused by any person (whether an Employee or not) or in which such person
is implicated, or
|
|
d.
|
any
one casualty or event not specified in (a), (b) or (c)
preceding.
|
|
EE.
|
Tested
means:
|
|
a.
|
As
respects Fax, Telex, TWX or other means of written communication: a method
of authenticating the contents of the written communication by affixing to
it a valid test key that has been exchanged between the Insured and a
customer, an office of the Insured or another financial institution;
and
|
|
b.
|
as
respects voice: a call-back prior to acting on the instruction to a person
authorized by written agreement with the Insured to authenticate the
instruction, other than a call to the person who purportedly initiated the
instruction, provided the instruction and call-back are
recorded.
|
|
FF.
|
Theft means robbery,
burglary, and any other unlawful taking not accomplished by trick or false
representation.
|
III.
|
EXCLUSIONS
|
|
A.
|
This
Investment Company Bond Coverage Part does not apply
to:
|
|
1.
|
loss
resulting directly or indirectly from dishonest or fraudulent acts by any
Employee, except when covered under Insuring Clauses A. or
B.;
|
|
2.
|
loss
resulting directly or indirectly from trading whether or not committed by
an Employee and whether or not in the name of the Insured and whether or
not in a genuine or fictitious
account;
|
|
3.
|
loss
of trade secrets, confidential processing methods, customer lists, or
other confidential or proprietary information of any
kind;
|
|
4.
|
loss
to one or more of the Insureds which benefits another of the
Insureds;
|
|
5.
|
loss
caused by a customer after discovery by a director or officer of the
Insured of an actual or potential loss of the type covered hereunder
caused by that customer;
|
|
6.
|
a
loss resulting directly or indirectly
from:
|
|
(1)
|
riot
or civil commotion outside any country in which the Insured has an office
which is permanently staffed by an Employee, or loss due to war or
insurrection, except for loss of Property in transit, if when such transit
was initiated, there was no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war
or insurrection on the part of the Insured in initiating such
transit;
|
|
(2)
|
the
effect of nuclear fission or fusion or
radioactivity;
|
|
(3)
|
any
event with respect to which notice has been given prior to the Effective
Date set forth in Item 4. of the Declarations of this Investment Company
Bond Coverage Part under any policy or bond providing the same or similar
coverage to that afforded under this Investment Company Bond Coverage
Part;
|
|
(4)
|
any
event which is not discovered during the Policy Period, and not reported
in the form and substance provided in Subsection 6. of the General
Conditions and Limitations of this
Policy;
|
|
(5)
|
circumstances
or occurrences known to any Executive Officer or the Company’s risk
manager prior to the inception of this Investment Company Bond Coverage
Part;
|
|
7.
|
loss
which could have been recovered, but was not recovered, due to the failure
of the Insured to pursue reasonable efforts to make recovery from persons
responsible for causing it;
|
|
8.
|
damages
of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except compensatory
damages, but not multiples thereof, arising directly from a loss covered
under this Investment Company Bond Coverage
Part;
|
|
9.
|
loss
of use of funds or Property;
|
|
10.
|
potential
income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized
by the Insured;
|
|
11.
|
the
insolvency of another financial or depository
institution.
|
|
B.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause A.
Only
|
|
a.
|
Insuring
Clause A. does not apply to loss resulting directly or indirectly
from:
|
|
(1)
|
acts
of any Employee which are committed after any director or officer of the
Insured, not in collusion with the Employee, learns of any dishonest or
fraudulent act committed by the Employee, whether in the employment of the
Insured or otherwise, and whether or not of the type covered under this
Insuring Clause, unless the acts occurred prior to the Employee's
employment with the Insured and involved a loss of less than $10,000;
or
|
|
(2)
|
any
transaction which is or purports to be a loan or other extension of credit
to or from the Insured, including the acquisition of false or genuine
accounts, invoices, notes or
agreement;
|
|
b.
|
Insuring
Clause A. does not apply to loss covered under Insuring Clause
B.
|
|
C.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause B.
Only
|
|
D.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause C.
Only
|
|
a.
|
of
Property while in customers' safe deposit
boxes;
|
|
b.
|
of
Property surrendered away from an office or premises of the Insured as a
result of a threat:
|
|
(1)
|
to
do bodily harm to any person, except loss of Property in transit in the
custody of any person acting as messenger provided that when such transit
was initiated there was no knowledge by the Insured of any such threat;
or
|
|
(2)
|
to
do damage to the offices, premises or property of the
Insured.
|
|
c.
|
of
Property lost while in the mail;
|
|
d.
|
of
Electronic Data Processing Media or Electronic Data lost in transit other
than by armored motor vehicle;
|
|
e.
|
of
personal property not specifically enumerated in the definition of
Property, for which the Insured is legally liable if the Insured has any
other insurance, regardless of amount, under which the property is
covered; and in all events after 60 days from the date the Insured became
legally liable for the property; or
|
|
f.
|
resulting
directly or indirectly from:
|
|
(1)
|
any
forgery, alteration or
counterfeiting;
|
|
(2)
|
erroneous
credits to a depositor's account, unless payment or withdrawal is
physically received by the depositor or representative of the depositor
who is within the office of the Insured at the time of the payment or
withdrawal;
|
|
(3)
|
items
of deposit which are not finally paid for any reason, including but not
limited to forgery or any other
fraud;
|
|
(4)
|
Electronic
Communications or telephonic communications;
or
|
|
(5)
|
any
transaction which is or purports to be a loan or other extension of credit
to or from the Insured, including the acquisition of false or genuine
accounts, invoices, notes or
agreements;
|
|
E.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause D.
Only
|
|
a.
|
any
document presented as a copy;
|
|
b.
|
items
of deposit which are not finally paid, or for which provisional credit it
is otherwise properly revoked, for any reason, including but not limited
to forgery or any other fraud; or
|
|
c.
|
a
fraudulent entry of Data into, or change, modification, or destruction of
data elements or programs within a Computer System operated or used by the
Insured.
|
|
F.
|
Exclusion
Applicable to Insuring Clause E.
Only
|
|
G.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause F.
Only
|
|
a.
|
any
transaction which is or purports to be a loan or other extension of credit
to a Servicing Contractor, including "warehousing" of mortgage loans,
whether procured in good faith or through fraud or false
pretenses;
|
|
b.
|
the
failure of any Servicing Contractor to collect or receive Money for the
account of the Insured, notwithstanding any agreement between the
Servicing Contractor and the Insured;
or
|
|
c.
|
the
failure to remit Money collected or received for the account of the
Insured by any Servicing Contractor unless the Servicing Contractor is
legally liable to the Insured for loss of the
Money.
|
|
H.
|
Exclusions
Applicable to Insuring Clause G.
Only
|
|
Insuring
Clause G. does not apply to loss resulting directly or indirectly
from:
|
|
a.
|
liability
assumed by the Insured under any contract unless such liability would have
attached to the Insured in the absence of such
agreement;
|
|
b.
|
a
threat to do bodily harm to any person, or to do damage to the premises or
property of the Insured;
|
|
c.
|
forged,
altered or fraudulent Financial Documents used as source documentation in
the preparation of Electronic Data or manually keyed in a Communication
Terminal;
|
|
d.
|
Financial
Documents except as converted to Electronic Data and then only in such
converted form;
|
|
e.
|
resulting
directly or indirectly from the accessing of any confidential information,
including but not limited to trade secret information, computer programs
or customer information;
|
|
f.
|
resulting
from mechanical failure, faulty construction, error in design, latent
defect, wear or tear, gradual deterioration, electrical disturbance,
Electronic Data Processing Media failure or breakdown, any malfunction or
error in programming, or errors or omissions in
processing;
|
|
g.
|
the
input of Electronic Data at an authorized terminal of an electronic funds
transfer system or a customer communication system by a customer or other
person who had authorized access to the customer's authentication
mechanism; or
|
|
h.
|
fraudulent
features contained in Electronic Computer Instructions developed for sale
to, or that are sold to, multiple customers at the time of their
acquisition from a vendor or
consultant.
|
|
I.
|
Exclusion
Applicable to Insuring Clause J.
Only
|
IV.
|
OTHER
CONDITIONS
|
|
A.
|
DISCOVERY
|
|
B.
|
LIMIT
OF LIABILITY
|
|
C.
|
SINGLE
LOSS COVERED BY SINGLE INSURING
CLAUSE
|
|
D.
|
DEDUCTIBLE
|
|
E.
|
NOTICE/PROOF-LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE INSURER
|
|
(a)
|
Within
six (6) months after such discovery, the Insured shall furnish to the
Insurer proof of loss, duly sworn to, with full
particulars;
|
|
(b)
|
Lost
Certificated Securities listed in a proof of loss shall be identified by
certificate or bond numbers if such securities were issued
therewith;
|
|
(c)
|
Legal
proceedings for the recovery of any Loss hereunder shall not be brought
prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the original proof of
loss is filed with the Insurer or after the expiration of twenty-four (24)
months from the discovery of such
Loss;
|
|
(d)
|
If
any limitation embodied in this Investment Company Bond Coverage Part is
prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof, such limitation
shall be deemed to be amended so as to equal the minimum period of
limitation provided by such law;
|
|
(e)
|
This
Investment Company Bond Coverage Part affords coverage only in favor of
the Insured. No suit, action or legal proceedings shall be
brought hereunder by any one other than the named
Insured.
|
|
F.
|
VALUATION
|
|
(1)
|
Money
|
|
(2)
|
Electronic
Data Processing Media
|
|
(3)
|
Books
of Account and Other Records
|
|
(4)
|
Property
other than Money, Securities, Records, or
Media
|
|
(5)
|
Electronic
Data
|
|
(6)
|
Set-Off
|
|
G.
|
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT AND VALUATION
|
|
H.
|
ASSIGNMENT
- SUBROGATION - RECOVERY –
COOPERATION
|
|
(1)
|
In
the event of payment under this Investment Company Bond Coverage Part, the
Insured shall deliver, if so requested by the Insurer, an assignment of
such of the Insured's rights, title and interest and causes of action as
it has against any person or entity to the extent of the loss
payment.
|
|
(2)
|
In
the event of payment under this Investment Company Bond Coverage Part, the
Insurer shall be subrogated to all of the Insured's rights of recovery
therefor against any person or entity to the extent of such
payment.
|
|
(3)
|
Recoveries,
whether effected by the Insurer or by the Insured, shall be applied net of
the expense of such recovery first to the satisfaction of the Insured's
loss which would otherwise have been paid but for the fact that it is in
excess of either the Single Loss Limit of Liability, secondly, to the
Insurer as reimbursement of amounts paid in settlement of the Insured's
claim, and thirdly, to the Insured in satisfaction of any Deductible
Amount. Recovery on account of loss of securities as set forth
in Subsection E. of the Conditions of this Investment Company Bond
Coverage Part or recovery from reinsurance or indemnity of the Insurer
shall not be deemed a recovery as used
herein.
|
|
(4)
|
Upon
the Insurer's request and at reasonable times and places designated by the
Insurer the Insured shall:
|
|
(a)
|
submit
to examination by the Insurer and subscribe to the same under oath;
and
|
|
(b)
|
produce
for the Insurer's examination all pertinent records;
and
|
|
(c)
|
cooperate
with the Insurer in all matters pertaining to the
loss.
|
|
(5)
|
The
Insured shall execute all papers and render assistance to secure the
Insurer the rights and causes of action provided for
herein. The Insured shall do nothing after discovery of loss to
prejudice such rights or causes of
action.
|
|
I.
|
OWNERSHIP
|
|
J.
|
TERMINATION
OF THIS Investment Company Bond Coverage
Part
|
|
(1)
|
upon
the voluntary liquidation or dissolution of the Parent
Company;
|
|
(2)
|
upon
the appointment of (1) a receiver, trustee or other fiduciary of the
property of the Parent Company, or (2) a committee for the dissolution
thereof; or
|
|
(3)
|
as
to any Insured other than the Parent Company upon the appointment of (1) a
receiver, trustee or other or fiduciary of the property of said Insured or
(2) a committee for the dissolution
thereof.
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K.
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ACTION
AGAINST SERVICING CONTRACTOR, SERVICE BUREAU OR
CUSTOMER
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L.
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TERMINATION
OR CANCELLATION AS TO ANY EMPLOYEE, SERVICING CONTRACTOR OR SERVICE
BUREAU
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This
Investment Company Bond Coverage Part terminates as to any Employee or
Servicing Contractor as soon as any Executive Officer or the Company's
risk manager learns of any dishonest or fraudulent act committed by such
person at any time, whether in the employment of the Insured or otherwise,
whether or not of the type covered under the Insuring Clauses A. or B.,
against the Insured or any other person or entity, without prejudice to
the Loss of any Property then in transit in the custody of such
person. Termination of coverage as to any Insured terminates
liability for any Loss sustained by such Insured which is discovered after
the effective date of such
termination.
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This
Investment Company Bond Coverage Part terminates as to any Service Bureau
as soon as any Executive Officer or the Company's risk manager, shall
learn of any dishonest or fraudulent act committed by any partner,
director, officer or employee of any such Service Bureau at any time
against the Insured or any other person or entity, without prejudice to
the Loss of any Property then in transit in the custody of such
person.
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M.
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ERISA
WARRANTY
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The
Insurer warrants that the coverage afforded by this Investment Company
Bond Coverage Part will be equal to that required of the Insured by
regulations properly promulgated under the ERISA with respect to losses
caused by fraudulent or dishonest acts of Employees and sustained by
Employment Benefit Plans.
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N.
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CENTRAL
HANDLING OF SECURITIES
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Securities
included in the systems for the central handling of securities established
and maintained by Depository Trust Company, Midwest Depository Trust
Company, Pacific Securities Depository Trust Company, and Philadelphia
Depository Trust Company, hereinafter called Corporations, to the extent
of the Insured's interest therein as effective by the making of
appropriate entries on the books and records of such Corporations shall be
deemed to be Property.
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The
words "Employee" and "Employees" shall be deemed to include the officers,
partners, clerks and other employees of the New York Stock Exchange,
Boston Stock Exchange, Midwest Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange and
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, hereinafter called Exchanges, and of the
above named Corporations, and of any nominee in whose name is registered
any security included within the systems for the central handling of
securities established and maintained by such Corporations, and any
employee of any recognized service company, while such officers, partners,
clerks and other employees and employees of service companies perform
services for such Corporations in the operation of such
systems. For the purpose of the above definition, a recognized
service company shall be any company providing clerks or other personnel
to said Exchanges or Corporations on a contract
basis.
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The
Insurer shall not be liable on account of any loss (es) in connection with
the central handling of securities within the systems established and
maintained by such Corporations, unless such loss (es) shall be in excess
of the amount(s) recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy of
insurance indemnifying such Corporations, against such loss (es), and then
the Insurer shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured's share of such
excess loss (es), but in no event for more than the Limit of Liability
applicable hereunder.
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For
the purpose of determining the Insured's share of excess loss (es) it
shall be deemed that the Insured has an interest in any certificate
representing any security included within such systems equivalent to the
interest that the Insured then has in all certificates representing the
same security included within such systems and that such Corporations
shall use their best judgment in apportioning the amount(s) recoverable
and recovered under any bond or policy of insurance indemnifying such
Corporations against such loss(es) in connection with the central handling
of securities within such systems among all those having an interest as
recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of such
Corporations in Property involved in such loss(es) on the basis that each
such interest shall share in the amount(s) so recoverable or recovered in
the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the total value of
all such interests and that the Insured's share of such excess loss(es)
shall be the amount of the Insured's interest in such Property in excess
of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by such
Corporations.
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Named
Insured
Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
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Endorsement
Number
1
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Policy
Symbol
DON
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Policy
Number
G24581378
001
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Policy
Period
03/04/2010 to
03/04/2011
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Effective
Date of Endorsement
03/04/2010
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Issued
By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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Authorized
Agent
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Named
Insured
Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
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Endorsement
Number
2
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Policy
Symbol
DON
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Policy
Number
G24581378
001
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Policy
Period
03/04/2010 to
03/04/2011
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Effective
Date of Endorsement
03/04/2010
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Issued
By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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1.
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Part (a) of the section entitled
"Termination or Cancelation" of this bond/policy is deleted and
cancelation of this bond/policy by the
Underwriter/Company is subject to the following
provisions:
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a.
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If this bond/policy has been in effect for
60 days or less, the
underwriter/company may cancel this bond/policy by mailing or
delivering to the first named Insured written notice of cancelation at
least:
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(1)
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20 days before the effective date
of cancelation if the underwriter/company cancels for any
reason not included in paragraph (2)
below.
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(2)
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15 days before the effective date
of cancelation if the underwriter/company cancels for any of
the following
reasons:
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(i)
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Nonpayment of premium provided,
however, that a notice of cancelation for this reason shall inform the Insured of the amount
due;
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(ii) | Conviction of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured against; |
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(iii)
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Discovery of fraud or material
misrepresentation in the obtaining of the bond/policy or in the
presentation of a claim;
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(iv)
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After issuance of the bond/policy
or after the last renewal date, discovery of an act or
omission, or a
violation of a bond/policy condition, that substantially and materially
increases the hazard insured against, and that occurred subsequent to
inception of the current bond/policy
period;
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(v)
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Material physical change in the
property insured, occurring after issuance or last annual
renewal anniversary
date of the bond/policy, that results in the property becoming uninsurable
in accordance with our objective, uniformly applied underwriting standards
in effect at the time the bond/policy was issued or last renewed; or
material change in the nature or extent of the risk, occurring after
issuance or last annual renewal anniversary date of the bond/policy, that
causes the risk of loss to be substantially and materially increased
beyond that contemplated at the time the bond/policy was issued or last
renewed;
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(vi)
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Required pursuant to a
determination by the Superintendent that continuation of our present
premium volume would jeopardize our solvency or be hazardous to the
interest of our policyholders, our creditors or the
public;
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(vii)
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A determination by the
Superintendent that the continuation of the bond/policy would violate, or
would place us in violation of, any provision of the Insurance Code;
or
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(viii)
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Where the underwriter/company has reason to believe, in
good faith and with sufficient cause, that there is a probable risk of
danger that an insured will destroy, or permit to be destroyed, the
insured property for the purpose of collecting the insurance proceeds. If
the underwriter/company cancels for this reason, the first named Insured
may make a written request to the Insurance Department, within 10 days of
receipt of this notice, to review the cancelation decision. Also, the
underwriter/company will simultaneously send a copy of the cancelation
notice to the Insurance
Department.
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b.
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If this bond/policy has been.in effect for more than
60 days, or if this
bond/policy is a renewal or continuation of a bond/policy the
underwriter/company issued, the underwriter/company may cancel only for
any of the reasons listed in paragraph 2. above, provided the
underwriter/company mails the first named Insured written notice at least
15 days before the effective date of cancelation. If cancelation is for
nonpayment of premium, the notice of cancelation shall inform the Insured
of the amount due.
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c.
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The underwriter/company will mail
or deliver notice, including the reason for cancelation, to the first
named Insured at the address shown in the bond/policy and to the
authorized agent or broker.
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d.
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If this bond/policy is canceled,
the underwriter/company will send the first named Insured any premium
refund due. If the underwriter/company cancels, the refund will be pro
rata. If the first named Insured cancels, the refund may be less than pro
rata. However, when the premium is advanced under a premium finance
agreement, the cancelation refund will be pro rata. Under such financed
policies, the underwriter/company will be entitled to retain a minimum
earned premium of 10% of the total premium or $60, whichever is greater.
The cancelation will be effective even if the underwriter/company has not
made or offered a refund.
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e.
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If one of the reasons for
cancelation in paragraph a.(2) exists, the underwriter/company may cancel
this entire bond/policy, even if the reason for cancelation pertains only
to a new coverage or endorsement initially effective subsequent to the
original issuance of this
bond/policy.
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a.
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If the underwriter/company decides
not to renew this bond/policy, it will send notice as provided
in paragraph c.
below.
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b.
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If the underwriter/company
conditionally renews this bond/policy subject to a change of limits,
change in type of
coverage, reduction of coverage, increased deductible, addition of
exclusion, or increased premiums in excess of 10%
(exclusive of any premium increase due to insured value added, increased
exposure units, or as a result of experience rating, loss rating,
retrospective rating or audit) the underwriter/company will send notice as
provided in paragraph c.
below.
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c.
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If the underwriter/company decides
not to renew this bond/policy, or to conditionally renew this bond/policy
as provided in paragraph 2.b. above, the underwriter/company will mail or
deliver written notice to the first named Insured shown in the
Declarations at least 60 days, but not more than 120 days, before the
expiration date of the bond/policy or, the anniversary date if this is a
continuous bond/policy.
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d.
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Notice will be mailed or delivered
to the first named Insured at the address shown in the
bond/policy and to the authorized agent or
broker. If notice is mailed, proof of mailing will be sufficient proof
of notice.
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e.
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Notice will include the specific
reason(s) for nonrenewal or conditional renewal, including the amount of
any premium increase for conditional renewal and a description of any
other changes.
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f.
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If the underwriter/company
violates the provisions of paragraph c. above by sending the first named
Insured an incomplete or late conditional renewal notice or a late
nonrenewal notice:
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(1)
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prior to the expiration date of
the bond/policy, coverage will remain in effect at the same terms and
conditions of this bond/policy at the lower of the current rates or the
prior period's rates until 60 days after such notice is mailed or
delivered, unless the first named Insured, during this 60 day period, has
replaced the coverage or elects to cancel; provided, however, that if the
insured elects to renew on the basis of a conditional renewal notice and
the notice was provided at least
thirty
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(2)
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on or after the expiration date of
this bond/policy, coverage will remain in effect at the same terms and
conditions of this bond/policy for another required bond/policy period, at
the lower of the current rates or the prior period's rates, unless the
first named Insured, during this additional required bond/policy period,
has replaced the coverage or elects to
cancel.
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g.
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The underwriter/company need not
send notice of nonrenewal or conditional renewal if the first named
Insured, its authorized agent or broker or another insurer of the first
named Insured mails or delivers notice that the bond/policy has been
replaced or is no longer
desired.
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Authorized
Representative
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Named
Insured
Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
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Endorsement
Number
3
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Policy
Symbol
DON
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Policy
Number
G24581378
001
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Policy
Period
03/04/2010 to
03/04/2011
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Effective
Date of Endorsement
03/04/2010
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Issued
By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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TRADE
OR ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ENDORSEMENT
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This
insurance does not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or
other laws or regulations prohibit
us
from providing insurance, including, but not limited to, the payment of
claims. All other terms and conditions of
the
policy remain unchanged.
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Authorized
Representative
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ACE
Producer Compensation
Practices
& Policies
ACE
believes that policyholders should have access to information about ACE's
practices and policies related to the payment of compensation to brokers
and independent agents. You can obtain that information by
accessing our website at
http://www.aceproducercompensation.com or by calling
the following toll-free telephone number:
1-866-512-2862.
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ALL-20887
(10/06)
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U.S.
Treasury Department’s Office
Of
Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)
Advisory
Notice to Policyholders
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This
Policyholder Notice shall not be construed as part of your policy and no
coverage is provided by this Policyholder Notice nor can it be construed
to replace any provisions of your policy. You should read your policy and
review your Declarations page for complete information on the coverages
you are provided.
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This
Notice provides information concerning possible impact on your insurance
coverage due to directives issued by OFAC. Please read this Notice
carefully.
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The
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers and enforces sanctions
policy, based on Presidential declarations of "national emergency". OFAC
has identified and listed numerous:
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l
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Foreign
agents;
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l
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Front
organizations;
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l
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Terrorists;
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l
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Terrorist
organizations; and
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l
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Narcotics
traffickers;
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as
"Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons". This list can be
located on the United States Treasury's web site –
http//www.treas.gov/ofac.
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In
accordance with OFAC regulations, if it is determined that you or any
other insured, or any person or entity claiming the benefits of this
insurance has violated U.S. sanctions law or is a Specially Designated
National and Blocked Person, as identified by OFAC, this insurance will be
considered a blocked or frozen contract and all provisions of this
insurance are immediately subject to OFAC. When an insurance policy is
considered to be such a blocked or frozen contract, no payments nor
premium refunds may be made without authorization from OFAC. Other
limitations on the premiums and payments also apply.
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PF-17914 (2/05)
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Reprinted,
in part, with permission of
ISO
Properties, Inc.
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Named
Insured
Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
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Endorsement
Number
4
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Policy
Symbol
DON
|
Policy
Number
G24581378
001
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Policy
Period
to
03/04/2010 – 03/04/2011
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Effective
Date of Endorsement
03/04/2010
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Issued
By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester
Fire Insurance Company
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●
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In
the event of any modification or cancellation of the attached policy, the
Insurer will mark its record to indicate that the Securities Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and the Parent Company shall be notified in writing 60
days prior to such modification or cancellation of the attached
policy.
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Authorized Representative |
MPP
/ ICBB (4/10)
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