Transactional Risk Insurance in M&A: Reps and Warranties, Contingent Liability and More
Leveraging Insurance to Allocate Risk and Protect Deal Value; Negotiating Coverage and Exclusions
Course Details
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On-Demand
- signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level
- work Practice Area
Commercial Law
- event Date
Thursday, April 27, 2017
- schedule Time
1:00 PM E.T.
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90 minutes
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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This CLE course will provide deal counsel with a review of the latest trends in the use of transactional risk insurance as a strategic tool to allocate M&A deal risks to an insurer. The panel will discuss the different types of transactional risk insurance available - from representations and warranties to tax indemnity to successor liability to fraudulent conveyance - and the various situations in which each type is appropriate. The panel will also discuss the benefits and traps associated with each type of insurance and key considerations when negotiating coverage and exclusions.
Buyers and sellers are increasingly using transactional risk insurance as a strategic tool to allocate the risks of M&A deals to an insurer. Transactional risk insurance provides deal parties with a way to protect deal value and serves as an effective mechanism to close deals.
Sellers can use transactional risk insurance to minimize exposure to post-closing indemnification liabilities, and buyers can use it to enhance their bids in competitive processes. Both can use the insurance to resolve issues when negotiations reach an impasse.
The most sought-after types of transactional risk insurance are representations and warranties, contingent liability, tax indemnity, fraudulent conveyance, successor liability, litigation, cyber and customized environmental insurance.
Deal counsel and other professionals should be aware of the types of deals that are best suited for the different types of transactional risk insurance and potential issues that can arise in structuring and negotiating coverage and exclusions.
Listen as our authoritative panel reviews the ways transactional risk insurance can be effectively used in M&A deal negotiations, the benefits and pitfalls associated with the different types of insurance, and factors to take into account when negotiating coverage and exclusions.
- Current trends in transactional risk insurance
- Evaluating each type of transactional risk insurance
- Buy-side vs. sell-side policies
- Benefits and pitfalls
- Key considerations
- Negotiating coverage and exclusions
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What current trends should deal counsel be aware of with respect to transactional risk insurance?
- What are the potential benefits and pitfalls associated with the different types of transactional risk insurance?
- How can transactional risk insurance be used to mitigate deal risk and complete transactions?
- What are some of the key issues to consider when negotiating coverage and exclusions?
