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Contents







                      Notice to readers                               •  Environmental/
                                                                     Product Liability/Asbestos
                  2     M&A Disputes: Seller Indemnity                •  Compliance with Laws
                      versus Representations and Warranties           •   Intellectual Property
                      Insurance (RWI)
                                                                      •  Real Property and Tangible Property

                  3     Parties Involved in RWI                       •  Fundamental Representations
                                                                      •  Taxes
                  4   Development and Overview of RWI                 •  Labor Matters/Employee Benefits
                                                                      •  Business Practicev/Ordinary Course
                  7      Types of Specific Representations            •  Solvency
                      and Warranties Insured

                                                                18   Exclusions
                  8     The Underwriting Process
                                                                      •  Actual Knowledge
                        •  Comparison of RWI Underwriting
                       Diligence and Deal Diligence                   •  Multiple Exclusions
                        •  Information Considered During RWI          •  Materiality
                       Underwriting Diligence                         •  Working Capital Adjustments
                                                                     (Duplicate Recovery)

                  10   Description of Typical Representations         •  Other Issues Identified in Due Diligence
                      and Warranties
                        •  Financial Statements                 20   Recovery of Losses
                        –  Audited or Reviewed                        •   Losses Calculated Based on the
                        – Materiality                                Underlying Transaction Agreement

                        – Interim Reporting                           •  Adjustments to Loss Calculations Based
                                                                     on Unique Terms of the Insurance Policy
                        – Normal Year-End Adjustments
                                                                      •  Mitigation
                        •   Undisclosed Liabilities/Contingencies     •  Case Law

                        •  Collectibility of Receivables
                        •   Inventory                           22   Resolution of a Claim
                        •  Internal Controls                          •  Claim Process

                        •   Material Contracts                        •  Subrogation
                        •  Forecasts and Forward-Looking
                       Statements                               24   Role of the Practitioner






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