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Litigation Buyout Insurance

Litigation Buyout Insurance enables companies to manage the negative financial impact resulting from litigation involving large uninsured and underinsured liabilities and complex operational issues.  Pending or threatened litigation may impede successful closure of merger and acquisition transactions, hinder value creation or stand in the way of needed financing.  Such insurance can be vital to companies encountering the uncertainties associated with litigation. Our M&A Insurance Group can work with you to provide a confidential and customized insurance strategy that assists clients in the management and optimal resolution of litigation involving large uninsured or underinsured liabilities and complex operational issues.

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  • Provide clients with customized strategy to manage and resolve an array of negative events including: securities litigation, intellectual property claims, breach of contract issues, ERISA liability, successor liability and employment practice claims
  • Quantifies future exposure to existing third-party claims, making it easier to manage those exposures
  • Eliminates obstacles that litigation or claims place in the way of pending M&A
    transactions
  • Transfers exposure to existing third-party claims from the client to insurer
  • Responds in the event that buyer is adjudicated to be legally responsible for seller’s liabilities in connection with its purchase of seller’s assets
  • Policies are uniquely tailored to address the specific risk(s) at issue and to reflect the negotiated insurance structure
  • Policy terms can extend until settlement or final adjudication of the claim(s) being covered
 
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Litigation Buyout Insurance Product Highlight Sheet
An overview of Litigation Buyout Insurance

Merger and Acquisitions Transactional Risk Solutions
An overview of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactional Risk Solutions

Webcast - Transactional Insurance:  Navigating Transactional Liability in Turbulent Economic Times

The Deal and Merrill DataSite's Webcast on M&A Risk Management
Jennifer Richards, Senior Vice President of Chartis' M&A Insurance Group, along with a panel of other deal experts, discuss how to maximize deal value in today's risky deal making environment

Transactional Insurance: Maximizing Shareholder Value in Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions
An article written by Jennifer Richards, Senior Vice President of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group

Enhancing Lender Protection
An article written by Matthew G. Heinz, Assistant Vice President and Jennifer Richards, Senior Vice President of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group

Transactional Insurance Protecting Venture Capital, Private Equity and Family Owned Business Sellers in the Current Buyer’s Market
An article written by Matthew G. Heinz, Assistant Vice President and Maria Nikeas, Senior Associate of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group

Facilitating Deals in Challenging Times
An article written by Matthew G. Heinz, Assistant Vice President of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group

Insuring Against Successor Liability With Contingent Liability Insurance
An article written by Michael Rappaport, Senior Vice President and Maria Nikeas, Senior Associate of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group

Claims Management and Scenarios
An article written by Matthew G. Heinz, Assistant Vice President and Maria Nikeas, Senior Associate, of the Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance Group

Questions and Answers

Deal Summary - Eliminating a Securities Litigation Impediment to a Divestiture and Re-Organization

Deal Summary - Eliminating Post-Closing Concerns Relating to an Existing Intellectual Property Lawsuit

Deal Summary - Insuring Securities Litigation Can Result in Increased Shareholder Value

Deal Summary - Stalled Acquisition Negotiations  Revived by Transfer of Litigation Liability

For further information about R&W Insurance, please contact a member of the M&A Insurance Group at (212) 458-2361

Educational Presentations:

In the event you would like members of the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group to give an educational presentation on R&W Insurance to members of your group or firm, please contact us at (212) 458-2361.

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Litigation Buyout Insurance policies are manuscripted to meet the unique needs of each situation. Accordingly, aspects of coverage will differ from policy to policy.
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We have a claims team dedicated to Litigation Buyout Insurance.  These seasoned professionals specialize in disputes surrounding complex transactions and in processing customer claims in a professional and expedient manner.

To report or check the status of a claim please contact us at:

Tel:  (212) 458-1139
Fax:  (866) 452-0138
Mail:  c-Claim for Financial Lines
Domestic Claims
175 Water Street, 9 Fl.
New York NY 10038

Download a claim form for submission.