Defense Services 2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

7 (1) to assist you regarding the production of documents and the preparation of your sworn testimony; and, (2) to attend and represent you at your deposition. b. However, in order for coverage to apply under this provision, you: (1) must not be a party to the action out of which the subpoena arises; (2) must have not been retained to provide an opinion, advice or testimony in connection with such action; (3) must report the subpoena to us no later than three (3) business days from receipt of service, or if not possible, as soon as practicable, and in no event later than the day prior to the subpoena response due date; and, (4) must provide us with any information and documents we reasonably request. We will pay claim expenses incurred as the result of work performed by the attorney hired pursuant to this section. Supplementary Payments The most we will pay for all Supplementary Payments payable under this Section is $150,000 per policy period, regardless of the number of Supplementary Payments sought or number of claimants or insureds involved. Payments made pursuant to this provision of the Policy are not part of and do not erode the Limits of Liability set forth in the Declarations and are not subject to the Deductible. Supplementary Payments will be made only for the following: a. Loss of Earnings If we request in writing that you attend a trial, hearing or arbitration proceeding in connection with the defense of a claim, we will reimburse you up to $500 per day for your actual lost earnings and expenses for such attendance for each day or part of a day you attend. The most we will pay under this subsection is $10,000 per claim defended by us, and $50,000 in the aggregate for all claims defended by us during the policy period. You must seek payment of any loss of earnings in writing and submit proof of your lost earnings or expenses in a form acceptable to us within ninety (90) days of such attendance. b. Defense of Disciplinary Proceedings We will provide for the defense of any disciplinary proceeding brought against you during the policy period and reported to us within thirty (30) days of the disciplinary proceeding being brought. Under this provision, we will pay reasonable disciplinary proceeding expenses up to a maximum of $25,000 per disciplinary proceeding and $100,000 in the aggregate per policy period regardless of the number of Insureds involved in disciplinary proceedings/ or the number of disciplinary proceedings brought against you during the policy period. You shall not incur any disciplinary proceeding expenses without our prior written consent. We shall not be liable for any settlement or disciplinary proceeding expenses or assumed obligations or admissions for which we have not given our prior written consent. When we have paid the maximum amount of disciplinary proceeding expenses provided under this provision, our obligation to pay any disciplinary proceeding expenses, or to undeftake or continue the defense of any disciplinary proceeding, ends. Upon such payment, we have the right to withdraw from the further defense of the disciplinary proceeding by tendering the defense of the disciplinary proceeding to you. You agree to accept the tender of the defense when we withdraw. c. Crisis Event Expenses We will reimburse you up to $25,000 for all crisis event expenses you incur as a result of any and all crisis events that first occur during the policy period, and which are reported to us during the policy period or within sixty (60) days thereafter. Under this subsection, the most we will pay is $25,000 in the aggregate for all crisis event expenses incurred as the result of a crisis event occurring during the policy period, regardless of the number of crisis events, claimants or insureds involved. Under no circumstance will we have a duty to defend any Insured under this provision. Our obligation to reimburse you for crisis event expenses is expressly made contingent upon you submitting your request for reimbursement along with proof of your loss in a form acceptable to us within sixty (60) days of when the expense or payment was incurred. ATY-0001-00-01 16 PageT of 16 @ 2016 Attorney Protective. All rights reserved