Commutation Agreement
BETWEEN
Cypress Reinsurance Ltd
AND
Atlantic Gateway International (SAC), Ltd
AND
Cypress II Segregated Account
(Segregated Account of Atlantic Gateway International
(SAC) Ltd)
This Commutation
Agreement (“ Commutation”), effective this 31st day of
August 2009, is entered into by and between Atlantic Gateway
International (SAC) Ltd, (herein after “AGIL”),
and Cypress Reinsurance Ltd. (herein after “Cypress”)
and Cypress II Segregated Account (herein after “Cypress
II”)
WHEREAS,
Cypress Reinsurance Ltd is a company organized and existing under
the laws of Bermuda and registered as an insurer entitled to avail
itself of the provisions of the Act.
WHEREAS, AGIL
is an approved Segregated Account Company (SAC) existing under
the laws of Bermuda and registered as an insurer entitled to avail
itself of the provisions of the Act.
WHEREAS, AGIL
has established a new segregated account “Cypress II”
existing under the laws of Bermuda and registered as a segregated
account of AGIL and insurer entitled to avail itself of the
provisions of the Act
WHEREAS, AGIL
and Cypress Reinsurance Ltd (the “Reinsurer”) have
entered into a Retroactive Reinsurance agreement executed
March 29, 2004 for programs
CWHA year 2
(2002)
CWHA year 3 (2003)
and also a
Master Reinsurance agreement effective June 1, 2004, and
multiple Addendums for each program and subsequent program years
identified as follows:
1A - ARISA year
1 (2003)
1B - ARISA year 2 (2004)
1C - ARISA ycar 3 (2005)
2 - CMDA (2004)
3 - CWHA year 4 (2004)
4 - Bizassure (2004)
5A - Hospitality Insurance Services year 1 (2004)
5B - Hospitality Insurance Services year 2 (2005)
6 - CWHA year 5 (2005)
(Herein after
called the ‘Reinsurance Agreements’)
WHEREAS, the
subject business is comprised of policies issued for the Identified
Programs in each Reinsurance Addendum by Discover Re Managers, Ltd.
or its designees on behalf of one or more of its Affiliated
Insurers and which have been ceded to AGIL and a quota share
portion retro-ceded to Cypress.
WHEREAS,
Cypress desires to be liquidated, and transfer all current and
potential future liabilities and assets pursuant to the
‘Reinsurance Agreements’ to new AGIL segregated account
Cypress II.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, and for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
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A.
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Warranties by Cypress
II
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Cypress II
warrants and represents to all of the other parties hereto
that:
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1.
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It
is properly licensed to accept all of Cypress’s rights,
assume, and perform all of Cypress’s obligations under the
commutation agreement.
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2.
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All
legal and/or regulatory approvals necessary for AGIL and Cypress II
to accept all rights and assume and perform all of Cypress’s
obligations under the Commutation Agreement, if any, have been
obtained.
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B.
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Application and Delivery of Funds
and Records
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1.
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Cypress shall first transfer all
asset
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