Transactional Risk

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Highly-tailored solutions for M&A protection

Our transactional risk team is the premier provider of transactional risk coverage - dedicated to underwriting excellence and superior service.

Specializing in representations and warranties and tax liability across a variety of industries, we're your partner for all small to middle market transactions. With personalized coverage for a variety of industries, our highly-skilled underwriters will design a unique solution to protect your clients from the risks of participating in deals. 

Key features

  • "A+" S&P and "A" A.M. Best rated carriers
  • Representations and warranties
  • Tax liability
  • Broad appetite in the SME space
  • Veteran underwriting team with depth of experience in all coverages
  • Claims handled in-house by experienced team

A+ and A

S&P rated carrier and A.M. Best rated carrier

100+ years

of combined experience

Target classes

Energy

Manufacturing

Industrial

Consumer products

Financial services

Media

Telecommunications

Technology

Mining

Utilities

Tax liability

  • Tax-free reorganizations, mergers and spin-offs
  • 338(h)(10) elections/S corporation risks
  • REIT qualifications
  • Partnership issues
  • Tax credits including historic and energy
  • Net operating losses
  • FIRPTA
  • Subject matter of a tax opinion or tax indemnity
  • Specific tax matters that do not qualify for coverage under a representations and warranties policy
  • Can also cover the risk of financial loss from additional tax and the interest and penalties imposed on such additional tax, contest costs and gross-up costs

Representations and warranties

  • Representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) provides coverage for financial loss sustained by an insured (either a buyer or seller) in connection with an M&A transaction by protecting the insured from unknown breaches of the representations and warranties made by the seller in a transaction agreement
  • Broad appetite for underwriting transactions in the small to middle market enterprise value range
  • Reduces risk to seller
  • Reduces buyer’s counterparty’s credit risk
  • Produces competitive bids
  • Speeds up closing time
  • Safeguards business relationships
  • Promotes clean exits
  • Eliminates the threat of seller bankruptcy
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Mike Sherry

Head of Transactional Risk

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