March 11, 2011
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Re:
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Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
File Number 814-176
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Sandra M. Forman
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Sandra M. Forman
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General Counsel
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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/ Lucio L. Lanza
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/s/ Lori D. Pressman
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Lucio L. Lanza
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Lori D. Pressman
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/s/ Charles E. Ramsey
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/s/ James E. Roberts
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Charles E. Ramsey
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James E. Roberts
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ace usa
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ACE USA
140 Broadway, 41st Floor
New York NY 10005
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646-458-7000
646-458-6903/6904
www.ace-ina.com
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tel
fax
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Paul Rosen
ACE USA - Professional Risk
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RE:
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Insured: Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
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Coverage: Financial Institution Bond
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ACE Professional Risk
P.O. Box 5105
Scranton, PA 18505-0518
Fax Number: 877-746-4641
Email Address for submitting Management Liability Claims,
Managementliabilityfirstnotice@acegroup.com
Email address for all other correspondence, ApolloproRskACEIncoming@acegroup.com
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Policy No.
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DON G24581378 002
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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
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New York, NY 10018
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Item 2.
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A.
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Policy Period:
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From 12:01 A.M. 03/04/2011 To 12:01 A.M. 03/04/2012
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(Local time at the address shown in Item 1)
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B.
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Limit Period:
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1
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.
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Same as Policy period
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x Yes
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o No
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2
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.
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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.
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Single Aggregate Limit of Liability for all Coverage Parts, combined
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o Yes
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x No
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B.
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Separate Limits of Liability
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x Yes
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o No
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Coverage Part(s)
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Limit of Liability
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Financial Institution 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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Financial Institution Bond
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$
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6,000,000
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Item 5.
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Policy Premium:
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$
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13,800
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Annual Premium:
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$
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13,800
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Discovery Period:
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A.
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Additional Premium:
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0 % of Annual Premium
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B.
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Additional Period:
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0 months
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Item 6.
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Notice to Insurer:
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A.
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Notice of Claim, Wrongful Act or Loss:
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ACE Professional Risk
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P.O. Box 5105
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Scranton, PA 18505-0518
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B.
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All other notices:
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Chief Underwriting Officer
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ACE USA - Professional Risk
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140 Broadway, 41st Floor
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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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1
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.
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Signatures
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CC-1K11g (01/11)
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2
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.
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SEC Cancellation
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MPP / ICBB (4/10)
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3
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.
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Trade Or Economic Sanctions Endorsement
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ALL-21101 (11/06)
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4
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.
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ACE Producer Compensation Practices & Policies
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ALL-20887 (10/06)
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5
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.
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U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets
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PF-17914 (02/05)
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Date: March 9, 2011
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ROBERT B. PORTWOOD, Vice President
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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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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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F.
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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 Companies.
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3.
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ESTATES, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND SPOUSES
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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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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
|
|
If, during the Policy Period, any of the following events occurs:
|
|
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
|
|
d.
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Termination of Plan
|
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a.
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made with the intent to deceive, or
|
|
b.
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which materially affects either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the Insurer under this Policy;
|
|
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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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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15.
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ACTION AGAINST THE INSURER
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16.
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AUTHORIZATION CLAUSE
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17.
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ALTERATION, ASSIGNMENT AND HEADINGS
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18.
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ARBITRATION
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Policy No. DON G24581378 002
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Item 1.
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Item 2.
|
||||||
Coverage
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Coverages
Purchased
and Single
Loss Limits
Liability
|
Single Loss Deductibles:
|
|||||
A.
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Employee Dishonesty – Insured Indemnity
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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0
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B.
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Employee Dishonesty – Employee Benefit
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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0
|
||
Plan Indemnity
|
|||||||
C.
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Property
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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15,000
|
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D.
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Financial Documents
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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15,000
|
||
E.
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Defective Signatures
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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15,000
|
||
F.
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Servicing Contractors
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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15,000
|
||
G.
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Computer Fraud/Fraudulent
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$
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6,000,000
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$
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15,000
|
||
Transfer Instructions
|
|||||||
H.
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Claims Expense
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$
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100,000
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$
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5,000
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I.
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Stop Payment Order Liability
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$
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100,000
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$
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5,000
|
||
J.
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Uncollectible Items of Deposit
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$
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100,000
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$
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5,000
|
||
K.
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Unauthorized Signature
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$
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100,000
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$
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5,000
|
||
Item 3.
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Endorsements to this Coverage Part Effective at Inception:
|
||||||
1.
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Signatures
|
CC-1K11g (01/11)
|
|||||
2.
|
SEC Cancellation
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MPP / ICBB (4/10)
|
|||||
3.
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Trade Or Economic Sanctions Endorsement
|
ALL-21101 (11/06)
|
|||||
4.
|
ACE Producer Compensation Practices & Policies
|
ALL-20887 (10/06)
|
|||||
5.
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U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets
|
PF-17914 (02/05)
|
|||||
Item 4.
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Effective Date: 03/04/2011
|
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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: March 4, 2011
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ROBERT B. PORTWOOD, Vice President
|
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Authorized Representative
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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:
|
|
a.
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relied on a Forgery or Alteration;
|
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b.
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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
|
|
d.
|
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.
|
|
(1)
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the Insured or its authorized custodial agent, or
|
|
(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;
|
|
b.
|
mortgage, deed of trust, or like instrument, pertaining to real property; or
|
|
c.
|
assignment of such instruments
|
|
F.
|
Servicing Contractors
|
|
a.
|
were committed with the intent to:
|
|
(1)
|
cause the Insured to sustain that loss; and
|
|
(2)
|
obtain an Improper Personal Gain for the Servicing Contractor, and
|
|
b.
|
resulted in an Improper Personal Gain for the Servicing Contractor.
|
|
G.
|
Computer Fraud/Fraudulent Funds Transfer
|
|
a.
|
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;
|
|
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;
|
|
c.
|
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;
|
|
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.
|
Uncollectible Items of Deposit
|
|
K.
|
Unauthorized Signatures
|
II.
|
DEFINITIONS
|
|
For purposes of coverage under this Investment Company Bond Coverage Part:
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
C.
|
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.
|
|
D.
|
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.
|
|
E.
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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.
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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.
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Counterfeit means:
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a.
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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.
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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.
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Electronic Communication Customer means:
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a.
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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;
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b.
|
an Automated Clearing House;
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c.
|
an office of the Insured;
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d.
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a financial institution; and
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e.
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a Central Depository handling Electronic Securities.
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J.
|
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.
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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.
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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:
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a.
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is a type commonly dealt in upon securities exchanges or markets; and
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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
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c.
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(1)
|
is not represented a paper certificate, or
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(2)
|
is part of a master or global paper certificate, or
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(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
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a.
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any of the Insured's officers, partners, or employees; and
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b.
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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
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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
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d.
|
guest students pursuing their studies or duties in any of the Insured's offices; and
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e.
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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
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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
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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
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h.
|
those persons so designated in Condition N. Central Handling of Securities; and
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i.
|
any officer, partner or Employee of
|
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a)
|
an investment advisor,
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b)
|
an underwriter (distributor),
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c)
|
a transfer agent or shareholder accounting record-keeper, or
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d)
|
an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records,
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P.
|
Employee Benefit Plan means a benefit plan subject to the requirements of ERISA which is sponsored solely by the Insured for its Employees.
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Q.
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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.
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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.
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S.
|
Financial Document means a physical document which:
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a.
|
is a Negotiable Instrument;
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b.
|
is a letter of credit;
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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;
|
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d.
|
is considered as a matter of law to be primary evidence of:
|
|
(1)
|
the right to ownership or possession of property; or
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(2)
|
a debt owed directly or contingently;
|
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e.
|
creates or discharges a lien on property;
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f.
|
ordinarily has value transferred by endorsement or assignment coupled with delivery; or
|
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g.
|
is Money
|
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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.
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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.
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V.
|
Insured means the Parent Company and the Subsidiaries. Insured as used in Insuring Clause B. includes any Employee Benefit Plan.
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W.
|
Items of Deposit means one or more checks or drafts.
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X.
|
Money means a medium of exchange in current use authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government as part of its currency.
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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.
|
|
K.
|
ACTION AGAINST SERVICING CONTRACTOR, SERVICE BUREAU OR CUSTOMER
|
|
L.
|
TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION AS TO ANY EMPLOYEE, SERVICING CONTRACTOR OR SERVICE BUREAU
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
M.
|
ERISA WARRANTY
|
|
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.
|
|
N.
|
CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
Named Insured
Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
|
Endorsement Number
1
|
||
Policy Symbol
DON
|
Policy Number
G24581378 002
|
Policy Period
03/04/2011 to 03/04/2012
|
Effective Date of Endorsement
03/04/2011
|
Issued By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester Fire Insurance Company
|
CARMINE A. GIGANTE, Secretary | JOHN J. LUPICA, President |
|
ROBERT B. PORTWOOD, Vice President
|
|
Authorized Representative
|
Named Insured
Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
|
Endorsement Number
2
|
||
Policy Symbol
DON
|
Policy Number
G24581378 002
|
Policy Period
03/04/2011 to 03/04/2012
|
Effective Date of Endorsement
03/04/2011
|
Issued By (Name of Insurance Company)
Westchester Fire Insurance Company
|
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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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ROBERT B. PORTWOOD, Vice President
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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 002
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Policy Period
03/04/2011 to 03/04/2012
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Effective Date of Endorsement
03/04/2011
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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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ROBERT B. PORTWOOD, Vice President
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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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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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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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