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Litigation Buyout Insurance

Litigation Buyout Insurance enables companies to manage the negative financial impact resulting from litigation involving large uninsured and underinsured liabilities and complex operational issues.  Pending or threatened litigation may impede successful closure of merger and acquisition transactions, hinder value creation or stand in the way of needed financing.  Such insurance can be vital to companies encountering the uncertainties associated with litigation. AIG’s M&A Insurance Group can work with you to provide a confidential and customized insurance strategy that assists clients in the management and optimal resolution of litigation involving large uninsured or underinsured liabilities and complex operational issues.

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  • Provide clients with customized strategy to manage and resolve an array of negative events including: securities litigation, intellectual property claims, breach of contract issues, ERISA liability, successor liability and employment practice claims
  • Quantifies future exposure to existing third-party claims, making it easier to manage those exposures
  • Eliminates obstacles that litigation or claims place in the way of pending M&A
    transactions
  • Transfers exposure to existing third-party claims from the client to insurer
  • Responds in the event that buyer is adjudicated to be legally responsible for seller’s liabilities in connection with its purchase of seller’s assets
  • Policies are uniquely tailored to address the specific risk(s) at issue and to reflect the negotiated insurance structure
  • Policy terms can extend until settlement or final adjudication of the claim(s) being covered
 
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Litigation Buyout Insurance policies are manuscripted to meet the unique needs of each situation. Accordingly, aspects of coverage will differ from policy to policy.
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The member companies of AIG have a claims team dedicated to Litigation Buyout Insurance.  These seasoned professionals specialize in disputes surrounding complex transactions and in processing customer claims in a professional and expedient manner.

To report or check the status of a claim please contact us at:

Tel:  (212) 458-1139
Fax:  (866) 452-0138
e-mail:  c-claim@aig.com
Mail:  c-Claim for Financial Lines
AIG Domestic Claims, Inc.
175 Water Street, 9 Fl.
New York NY 10038

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For further information about Litigation Buyout Insurance, please email us at mergers@aig.com or please contact a member of the M&A Insurance Group at (212) 458-6264

In the event you would like members of the Mergers & Acquistions Insurance Group to give an educational presentation on Litigation Buyout Insurance to members of your group or firm, please contact us at mergers@aig.com or (212) 458-6264