MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
Ambassadors International Inc.
AND
AVIZENT/ Atlantic Gateway International, Ltd
This Memorandum of
Understanding (“Memorandum”), effective this 1st day of
September 2009, is entered into by and between Atlantic
Gateway International (SAC) Ltd, (herein after
“AGIL”), and Ambassadors International, lnc. (herein
after “Ambassadors”) (Collectively the
“Parties”).
WHEREAS,
Ambassadors is the parent company of a Bermuda captive reinsurer
named Cypress Reinsurance Ltd
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
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avizent.
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 l, 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 year 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)
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 thus a quota share
portion retro-ceded to Cypress.
WHEREAS, AGIL
is willing to establish a new segregated account “Cypress
II” and assume all liabilities under the reinsurance
retrocession agreements between Cypress and AGIL.
WHEREAS,
Ambassadors desires to shut down and liquidate their Bermuda
captive Cypress Reinsurance Ltd. And transfer all potential future
liabilities and assets to new AGIL segregated
account Cypress
II for consideration of a 50% commission on all net profit
distributions minus losses and expenses associated with 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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This Memorandum shall
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