CLIENT TRANSITION
AGREEMENT
This CLIENT
TRANISITION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is
made and entered into as of February ___, 2009 between
eHealthInsurance Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
eHealth ”) and Health Benefits Direct Corporation, a
Delaware corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary HBDC II, Inc,
also a Delaware Corporation (collectively, “ HBDC
”).
A. HBDC or an
employee or former employee sales agent serves as broker of record
for a number of individual and family major medical (“
IFP ”) health insurance policies and ancillary
policies (e.g., dental, life and vision insurance) sold along or
bundled with such policies (collectively, the “
Policies ”).
B. HBDC
desires to transfer to eHealth broker of record (“ BOR
”) status and the right to receive commissions on all of the
in-force Policies issued by the Specified Carriers, including those
issued after the date hereof, but excluding the Excluded Policies
(collectively, the “ Transition Policies
”).
C. eHealth
desires to compensate HBDC, as described in this Agreement, for the
transfer of BOR status and the right to receive commissions on the
Transition Policies.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set
forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
1.1 Capitalized
Terms . The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
(a)
“ Acquisition Proposal ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 6.5 .
(b)
“ Action or Proceeding ” shall mean any action,
suit, proceeding, arbitration or governmental or regulatory
investigation or audit.
(c)
“ Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth
in the preamble above, together with all exhibits and schedules
hereto.
(d)
“ Ancillary Agreements ” shall mean the
Marketing and Referral Agreement and the Collateral
Agreements.
(e)
“ Assumed Obligations ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.5 .
(f)
“ Books and Records ” shall mean all papers and
records (in paper or electronic format) in the care, custody or
control of HBDC relating to the Transition Policies, including the
applications for the Transition Policies, the full names, addresses
(including Zip Code), e-mail addresses, dates of birth, gender and
tobacco usage information (yes/no) of the holders of the Transition
Policies, and any and all opt-out lists pertaining to the holders
of the Transition Policies, in such electronic form and format as
may be reasonably requested by eHealth.
(g)
“ BOR ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Recital B .
(h)
“ Business ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 .
(i)
“ Carrier Book ” shall mean with respect to a
particular Specified Carrier all of the Transition Policies issued
by that Specified Carrier.
(j)
“ Collateral Agreements ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.4 .
(k)
“ Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1 .
(l)
“ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1 .
(m)
“ Conflict ” shall mean any event that would
constitute a conflict, breach, violation or default (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right
of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of any benefit.
(n)
“ Confidentiality Agreement ” shall mean the
Reciprocal Non-Disclosure Agreement between eHealth and HBDC dated
April 1, 2008.
(o)
“ Contract ” shall mean any mortgage, indenture,
lease, contract, purchase order, covenant or other agreement,
instrument or commitment, permit, concession, franchise or
license.
(p)
“ eHealth shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble above.
(q)
“ Estimated Lifetime Value ” shall mean with
respect to a Specified Carrier’s Carrier Book the value of
such Carrier Book as determined and agreed upon by eHealth and
HBDC. The Estimated Lifetime Value shall equal the difference
between (i) the anticipated regular commission payments to
eHealth on the Specified Carrier’s Carrier Book for in-force
Transition Policies between February 1, 2009 and
January 31, 2014 as a result of the BOR Transfer relating to
such Specified Carrier; and (ii) the amount of the Assumed
Obligation for historical commission advances made by such
Specified Carrier to HBDC (if any).
(r)
“ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(s)
“ Excluded Liabilities ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.6 .
(t)
“ Excluded Policies ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2.
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(u)
“ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any U.S. or
foreign, national, federal, state, municipal or local or other
government, court, administrative agency or commission, court
tribunal or judicial or arbitral body or other governmental body,
authority, instrumentality, agency or commission.
(v)
“ HBDC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble above.
(w)
“ IFP ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Recital A .
(x)
“ Indemnification Claim ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 8.3 .
(y)
“ Indemnification Objection Notice ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .
(z)
“ Initial BOR Transfer Payment ” shall mean,
with respect to each Carrier Book that is a part of the BOR
Transfer, twenty percent (20%) of the Estimated Lifetime Value of
such Carrier Book.
(aa)
“ Lead ” shall mean shall mean health insurance
prospect or member information belonging to HBDC.
(bb)
“ Lead Database ” shall mean the full names,
addresses (including Zip Code), date of birth, gender and tobacco
usage information (yes/no) and e-mail addresses of all of the Leads
in the possession of HBDC or any Subsidiary of HBDC as of the first
Closing, and any and all opt-out lists pertaining to such Leads, in
such electronic form and format as may be reasonably requested by
eHealth
(cc)
“ Liability ” shall mean any liability or
obligation (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether incurred or
consequential and whether due or to become due), including any
liability for taxes.
(dd)
“ Lien ” shall mean any pledge, lien, security
interest, charge, claim, equity, encumbrance, restriction on
transfer, conditional sale or other title retention device or
arrangement (including a capital lease), transfer for the purpose
of subjection to the payment of any indebtedness, or restriction on
the creation of any of the foregoing, whether relating to any
property or right or the income or profits therefrom.
(ee)
“ Loss ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 8.2 .
(ff)
“ Marketing and Referral Agreement ” shall mean
the Marketing and Referral Agreement between eHealth and HBDC, the
form of which is attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(ff)
.
(gg)
“ Nasdaq ” means the Nasdaq Global
Market.
(hh)
“ Officer’s Certificate ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(d) .
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(ii)
“ Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean the
ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice
(including with respect to quantity and frequency).
(jj)
“ Person ” shall mean any individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group of
any of the foregoing.
(kk)
“ Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Recital A .
(ll)
“ Purchaser Indemnified Parties ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .
(mm)
“ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(nn)
“ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
(oo)
“ Specified Carriers ” shall mean Aetna, Inc.,
Golden Rule Insurance Company (“ GRIC ”),
Humana, Inc., PacifiCare, Inc., Time Insurance Company (marketed
under the brand name Assurant Health) and United Healthcare
Insurance Co..
(pp)
“ Subsidiary ” or “ Subsidiaries
” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any entity of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or
indirectly owned by such Person.
(qq)
“ Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 8.5 .
(rr)
“ Transition Assets ” shall mean the BOR
Transfer, the Books and Records and the Lead Database.
(ss)
“ Transition Policies ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Recital B .
Other capitalized
terms shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in other
portions of this Agreement.
(a) As
used in this Agreement, the words “include” and
“including” and variations thereof will not be deemed
to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed
by the words “without limitation.”
(b) Except
as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to
“Articles,” “Schedules,” and
“Sections” are intended to refer to Articles,
Schedules, and Sections to this Agreement.
(c) The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only,
will not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement, and will not be
referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation
of this Agreement.
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2.1 BOR
Transfer/Books and Records . In one or more Closings and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
(including the conditions to Closing set forth in
Article VII ), HBDC shall transfer and assign to
eHealth, or shall cause to be transferred and assigned to eHealth,
free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Assumed
Obligations) the following: (i) BOR status on, and all right
to receive commissions on premiums paid for, all Transition
Policies (collectively, the “ BOR Transfer ”);
and (ii) the Books and Records. As more fully described in
Article III , the BOR Transfer may take place in
successive Closings on a Carrier Book basis.
2.2 Excluded
Policies. The Transition Policies shall not include, and HBDC
shall not transfer and assign to eHealth, BOR status and the right
to receive commissions on (a) any policy, including any
ancillary policy, underwritten by a carrier other than a Specified
Carrier; (b) the policies listed on Exhibit A to
HBDC’s BOR letters to the Specified Carriers dated January
22, 2009; or (c) any policy identified as and for which
commissions are paid by a Specified Carrier as a Short Term policy
(collectively, the “ Excluded Policies
”).
2.3 Transfer of
Lead Database . In the first Closing, HBDC shall deliver,
assign and transfer the Lead Database to eHealth in such electronic
format as reasonably requested by eHealth.
2.4
Assignments. HBDC shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
eHealth, duly executed by HBDC, or any other Person required, such
other good and sufficient instruments of assignment and transfer,
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to eHealth, as shall be
effective to vest in eHealth BOR status on, and all right to
receive commissions on premiums paid for, all Transition Policies,
including without limitation any BOR letter or other agreement or
document requested by a Specified Carrier (such instruments being
collectively referred to herein as the “ Collateral
Agreements ”).
2.5 Assumed
Obligations . As of the Closing of that portion of the BOR
Transfer relating to a Specified Carrier’s Carrier Book,
eHealth hereby agrees to assume the following, and only the
following, obligations of HBDC to such Specified Carrier
(collectively, the “ Assumed Obligations
”):
eHealth shall
assume the Liabilities of HBDC to the Specified Carrier up to the
amounts set forth on Schedule 2.5 for historical
commission advances on Transition Policies made by the Specified
Carrier to HBDC (the “ Limited Commission Advance
Liability ”). eHealth shall assume the Limited Commission
Advance Liability only to the extent such Liability is offset
against commission payments that would otherwise have been made to
eHealth on the Transition Policies (excluding Excluded Policies) of
the Specified Carrier and that such offset is consistent with such
Specified Carrier’s commission advance offset practices with
HBDC prior to the date of this Agreement.
2.6 Liabilities
Not Assumed . Other than the Assumed Obligations, eHealth shall
not assume by virtue of this Agreement, and shall have no liability
or obligation for, any Liability of HBDC or its Subsidiaries (the
“ Excluded Liabilities ”), including (without
limitation) the Excess GRIC
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Liability and
the other Liabilities listed below, and HBDC shall retain and pay,
satisfy, discharge and perform all such Liabilities, including
(without limitation) the following Excluded Liabilities:
(a) The
Liability of HBDC for commission advances other than as
specifically set forth in Section 2.5 , including
without limitation the Liability of HBDC to GRIC for commission
advances or other amounts in excess of the amount set forth on
Schedule 2.5 (the “ Excess GRIC Liability
”). .
(b) Any
Liability of HBDC as a result of any Action or Proceeding initiated
at any time to the extent caused by any action or inaction that
occurred or condition that existed on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(c) Any
Liability of HBDC for costs and expenses incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(d) Any
Liability of HBDC under any Contract;
(e) Any
Liability pertaining to HBDC’s business and arising out of or
resulting from noncompliance on or prior to the Closing Date with
any laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
determinations, judgments or directives, whether legislatively,
judicially or administratively promulgated;
(f) Any
Liability in respect of accounts payable, or payable obligations of
HBDC (except as expressly set forth in Section 2.5
);
(g) Any
Liability for taxes of HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries for any
taxable period or portion thereof, or relating or attributable to
the Transition Policies or the Lead Database for any taxable period
or portion thereof, ending on and including the Closing Date;
eHealth will be liable for any taxes for any taxable period or
portion thereof, or relating or attributable to the Transition
Policies or the Lead Database for any taxable period or portion
thereof, beginning on and including the day after the Closing Date;
and
(h) Any
Liability of any Subsidiary of HBDC.
CLOSING AND
CONSIDERATION
3.1
Closing. Any Closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) will take place
at the offices of eHealth, 440 East Middlefield Road, Mountain
View, California 94043, commencing at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Standard
Time, two business days following the satisfaction or written
waiver of the last of the conditions of Closing as set forth in
Article VII hereof, or on such other date and time as
the parties may mutually determine (the “ Closing Date
”). If the conditions to Closing (as set forth in
Article VII ), as they relate to that portion of the
BOR Transfer relating to a Specified Carrier’s Carrier Book,
are satisfied (or waived in writing), the parties shall hold
successive Closings and each such Closing shall relate to that
portion of the BOR Transfer that relates to such Carrier Book and
for which the conditions to Closing are satisfied (or
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waived in
writing). Under such circumstances, the Books and Records relating
to the Transition Policies (or holders thereof) of such Specified
Carrier shall be assigned and transferred at the same Closing. The
date of each successive closing shall be a Closing Date.
3.2
Consideration . In addition to assuming Assumed Obligations,
as consideration for the BOR Transfer (or portion thereof occurring
at a Closing) and the covenants of HBDC:
(a)
Initial BOR Transfer Payment . eHealth shall pay to HBDC II
(by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions delivered
by HBDC to eHealth at a Closing) within 2 days after the
Closing of a portion of the BOR Transfer relating to a Specified
Carrier’s Carrier Book, the Initial BOR Transfer Payment
relating to such Specified Carrier’s Carrier Book.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, eHealth may pay $966,097 to GRIC in
connection with the Closing of the BOR Transfer relating to GRIC,
PacifiCare, Inc. and United Healthcare Insurance Co. Transition
Policies (the “ GRIC Closing Payment ”). In the
event eHealth makes such payment, the Initial BOR Transfer Payment
that eHealth is required to make to HBDC II shall be reduced by the
amount of the GRIC Closing Payment.
(b)
Transition Policy Commission Payments . Subject to the other
provisions of this Agreement, and after the BOR Transfer relating
to the Carrier Book of a Specified Carrier, eHealth shall pay to
HBDC II an amount equal to forty-five percent (45%) of each
commission payment received by eHealth and reported by the
Specified Carrier as relating to a Transition Policy (a “
Transition Commission Payment ”) for the duration of
the policy, provided that eHealth remains BOR on such Transition
Policy. For purposes of calculating the Transition Commission
Payment, eHealth shall not be deemed to receive any amount withheld
by a Specified Carrier in satisfaction of an Assumed Obligation or
an Excluded Liability.
3.3 Insurance
Licenses . HBDC II covenants that HBDC II holds a validly
issued health insurance agency license in good standing and is
authorized to sell health insurance products in all jurisdictions
in the United States. HBDC II shall complete and return to eHealth
a Form W-9 and the Affiliate Licensing Form attached hereto as
Schedule 3.3 , along with copies of all of its licenses
or other satisfactory evidence of licensure. HBDC II further agrees
that within fifteen (15) days of its receipt of any additional
health insurance agency license(s), it will notify eHealth in
writing and provide eHealth with a copy of such license(s). HBDC II
shall notify eHealth promptly in writing of any suspension,
revocation, termination or non-renewal of any insurance license or
the commencement of any proceeding therefore. HBDC II understands
and agrees that it must comply with this Section 3.3
and that eHealth must be reasonably satisfied with HBDC II’s
licensing documents and licensing status in order for HBDC to be
paid Transition Commission Payments in accordance with
Section 3.2(b) . Without limiting the foregoing, HBDC
II shall not be entitled to receive Transition Commission Payments
if it is not appropriately licensed in the relevant jurisdiction
and eHealth shall not pay Transition Commission Payments
retroactively. Accordingly, to be eligible for Transition
Commission Payments for any calendar month, HBDC II must have
submitted to eHealth the appropriate licensing documents no later
than the 15 th day of such month. Notwithstanding, if eHealth
is aware of a failure by HBDC II to comply with this
Section 3.3 , eHealth will notify HBDC II in accordance
with Section 10.1 of such failure and will not withhold
Transition Commission Payments if such failure is cured by HBDC II
within 15 days of notice by eHealth.
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3.4 Timing and
Reporting of Transition Commission Payments . Transition
Commission Payments are due and payable on a monthly basis, and
shall be paid to HBDC on or before the thirtieth (30
th ) day following the last day of the month in
which the Transition Commission Payment is earned. Transition
Commission Payments will be paid by wire transfer in accordance
with written instructions delivered by HBDC to eHealth at a Closing
or as may be revised by HBDC from time to time. Transition
Commission Payments are earned when eHealth receives a commission
payment accurately reported by a Specified Carrier as a commission
on a Transition Policy (a “ Transition Policy
Commission ”). Transition Commission Payments shall be
accompanied by a statement (a “ Transition Commission
Payment Statement ”) in both paper and mutually agreeable
electronic forms setting forth the calculation of the Transition
Commission Payments. Subject to eHealth’s receipt of
accurate, complete and timely commission payment data from each
Specified Carrier, the Transition Commission Payment Statements
shall include, at a minimum (a) the total compensation eHealth
received from the Specified Carriers for the Transition Policies
for the reported month, (b) the total Transition Commission
Payments owed and paid to HBDC for such month, and (c) for
each underlying Transition Policy, the name of the Specified
Carrier, the commissions received from the Specified Carrier for
the reported month, the number of holders of Transition Policies
for which commissions were paid, and the name and address of the
primary applicant underlying such Transition Policy.
3.5 Transition
Commission Payment Offset . eHealth shall be entitled to offset
against amounts owed to HBDC the amount of any prior Transition
Commission Payment made by eHealth to HBDC as a result of
eHealth’s receipt of a Transition Policy Commission that a
Specified Carrier contends was not owed or paid in error due to
cancellation of the underlying health insurance policy or
otherwise.
3.6 Right to
Audit. HBDC shall have the right to have HBDC employees and/or
mutually agreeable external auditors audit the books and records of
eHealth related to this agreement up to once a year, to determine
eHealth’s compliance and adherence to Section 3.2
(Consideration), Section 3.4 (Timing and Reporting of
Transition Commission Payments), = Section 3.5
(Transition Commission Payment Offset) and Section 6.14
(eHealth Receipt of Commission Payments) of this Agreement. HBDC
shall give eHealth reasonable prior notice of any such audit, and
shall abide by reasonable security and confidentiality procedures
during the audit. HBDC shall bear the cost of such audit. eHealth
shall have the same right to audit HBDC in accordance with this
Section to determine HBDC’s compliance and adherence to
Section 6.13 (HBDC Receipt of Commission
Payments).
3.7 Retention
of Records. eHealth shall retain all records relating to its
performance under this Agreement for six years, or for such period
as may be required by applicable law.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
HBDC
HBDC hereby
represents and warrants to eHealth, subject to the specific
exceptions disclosed in the disclosure letter and schedules thereto
(each referencing or cross-referencing the appropriate Section and
paragraph numbers of this Article IV as to which an
exception exists and
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which
exceptions and other information provided in the disclosure letter
and schedules thereto shall constitute representations and
warranties under this Agreement) delivered by HBDC to eHealth, and
dated as of the date hereof (the “ HBDC Disclosure
Schedule ”), as follows:
(a) Health
Benefits Direct Corporation and HBDC II, Inc. (collectively HBDC)
are both corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. HBDC has the
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
property and to carry on its business as now being conducted and is
duly qualified or licensed to do business, to perform its
obligations as BOR and to receive commission payments for the
Transition Policies and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by
it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or
licensing necessary.
(b) No
other Subsidiary of HBDC is or has been engaged in the operation of
the business relating to the sale of the Transition Policies (the
“ Business ”) or has or ever had any right to
receive commissions as a result of the sale of the Transition
Policies. To the extent that any of the Transition Assets have been
transferred to HBDC, such transfer was duly authorized by all
required corporate action, did not result in a Conflict with any
law, rule or regulation, did not breach, violate, create any
default or event of default or otherwise result in a Conflict with
any agreement, and did not result in the creation of any Lien. No
such transfer resulted or will result in any claim that such
transfer was invalid or conflicted with the rights of any creditor
of HBDC or any other person or entity.
4.2
Authority. HBDC has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of HBDC, and no further action is
required on the part of HBDC or any of HBDC’s stockholders to
approve this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been approved by the Board of Directors of HBDC.
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby are not required to be approved by
the stockholders of HBDC or the Board of Directors or stockholders
of any Subsidiary of HBDC. This Agreement has, and upon their
execution the Ancillary Agreements will be, duly and validly
executed and delivered by HBDC and constitute a valid and binding
obligation of HBDC, enforceable against HBDC in accordance with
their terms.
4.3 No
Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by HBDC
does not, and the execution and delivery of the Ancillary
Agreements and the performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements will not (a) conflict with or violate the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of HBDC or any Subsidiary of
HBDC; (b) conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree applicable to HBDC or any Subsidiary of
HBDC or by which any of their properties are bound or affected;
(c) result in the creation of a Lien; or (d) result in
any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or impair
the rights of HBDC or alter the rights or obligations of any third
party under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any note,
bond,
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mortgage,
indenture, Contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise,
concession or other instrument or obligation (including any privacy
policy or other privacy obligation pursuant to which any
information to be transferred to eHealth has been collected), to
which HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Transition Assets are bound or affected.
4.4
Indebtedness; Guaranties . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.5 of this Agreement, neither HBDC nor any of
its Subsidiaries has any Liability relating to any of the
Transition Policies or Transition Assets. Neither HBDC nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a guarantor or otherwise liable for any
Liability or obligation of any other person or entity for any
matter which relates to or affects or will affect the Transition
Policies or Transition Assets or eHealth’s right to receive
commissions as a result of the BOR Transfer.
4.5 Absence of
Changes. Since December 31, 2008 and except as
contemplated by this Agreement, HBDC has conducted the Business
only in the Ordinary Course of Business and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing:
(a) HBDC
has not pledged or otherwise encumbered any of the Transition
Assets;
(b) HBDC
has not sold, assigned, licensed, leased, transferred or conveyed,
or committed to sell, assign, license, lease, transfer or convey,
any of the Transition Assets;
(c) The
Transition Policies have not been cancelled and HBDC has the right
to receive commissions therefor;
(d) No
Action or Proceeding relating to the Business, the Transition
Policies or the Transition Assets has been commenced or threatened,
and to the knowledge of HBDC, no reasonable basis exists for any
litigation, proceeding or investigation relating to the Business,
the Transition Policies or the Transition Assets; and
(e) There
has been no agreement by HBDC, any of its Subsidiaries, or any
employees, agents or affiliates of HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries
to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses
(a) through (d) (other than negotiations with eHealth and
their representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement).
4.6 Legal and
Other Compliance. The Business has been operated in material
compliance with all applicable laws (including rules, regulations,
codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings and
charges thereunder) of federal, state, local and foreign
governments (and all agencies thereof). No action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim,
demand or notice has been filed or commenced, or to the knowledge
of HBDC threatened against HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries,
alleging any failure so to comply, nor to the knowledge of HBDC, is
there any reasonable basis therefor.
4.7 Liens.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.5 of this Agreement
of the HBDC Disclosure Schedule, HBDC has good and valid title to
each of the Transition Assets free and clear of any Liens. No Liens
encumber any Transition Asset. No basis exists for the assertion of
any claim which, if adversely determined, could result in a Lien on
any Transition Asset. No Person other than HBDC possesses any
claims or rights with respect to any Transition Asset.
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4.8
Litigation. There is no Action or Proceeding pending before
any court or administrative agency against HBDC (or any Subsidiary
or affiliate of HBDC or any officer or director of HBDC in their
capacity as such) that relates directly or indirectly to the
Business or any Transition Asset or that questions the validity of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or of any action taken or
to be taken pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement. To the knowledge of HBDC, no such Action or
Proceeding has been threatened, and HBDC is not aware of any
reasonable basis for any such Action or Proceeding. There are no
judgments, orders, decrees, citations, fines or penalties
heretofore assessed against HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries
affecting the Business, any Transition Policy or any Transition
Asset under any federal, state, local or foreign law.
4.9
Consents. No consent, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or
notification to, any Governmental Entity or any third party
(including a Specified Carrier), including a party to any agreement
with HBDC or any of its Subsidiaries (so as not to trigger a
Conflict), is required by or with respect to HBDC or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including in order for
eHealth to become BOR, and to receive commission payments, on the
Transition Policies), except for the consents listed on
Schedule 4.9 of the HBDC Disclosure Schedule.
Schedule 4.9 of the HBDC Disclosure Schedule includes
the reason any consents listed thereon are necessary.
4.10 Books and
Records/Lead Database. The Books and Records (a) are
accurate in all material respects, (b) have been maintained in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations and (c) are in
HBDC’s possession or under its control. The Lead Database was
obtained in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, and the use of the Lead Database by eHealth as
contemplated by the Marketing and Referral Agreement will not cause
eHealth to be in violation of any law, rule or regulation or cause
a Conflict with any Contract of HBDC or any of its
Subsidiaries.
4.11
Solvency . Neither the HBDC nor any of its Subsidiaries has:
(a) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(b) filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or suffered the
filing of any involuntary petition by its creditors,
(c) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession
of all, or substantially all, of its assets, (d) suffered the
attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all,
of its assets, (e) admitted in writing its inability to pay
its debts as they come due, (f) made an offer of settlement,
extension or composition to its creditors generally, or
(g) taken any corporate action in furtherance of any of the
foregoing. HBDC is, and after giving effect to the transactions to
be effected pursuant to this Agreement (including the incurrence of
all obligations being incurred in connection herewith), will be
immediately following the Closing, Solvent. “ Solvent
” means, when used with respect to any Person, that, as of
any date of determination: (i) the fair saleable value of such
Person’s assets, as of such date, exceeds the value of its
liabilities, including all contingent and other liabilities,
(ii) such Person will not have, as of such date, an
unreasonably small amount of capital for the businesses in which it
is engaged or in which management has indicated it intends to
engage, and (iii) such Person will be able to pay its
liabilities, including all contingent and other liabilities, as
they mature. For purposes of this definition: (1) “ fair
saleable value ” means the aggregate amount of net
consideration (as of any date of determination and giving effect to
reasonable and customary costs of sale or taxes, where the probable
amount of any such taxes is identified by such Person) that could
be expected to be realized from an interested purchaser by a
seller, in an arm’s length transaction under present
conditions in a current market for the sale of assets of a
comparable business enterprise, where both parties are
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