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Monitor Liability Managers

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Monitor Liability Managers is the managing general underwriter for Admiral Insurance Company and Carolina Casualty Insurance Company. As a part of the W.R. Berkley Corporation, Monitor has the size and financial strength to provide stability for life science companies.

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
Management Liability Insurance

Description
Since 1997, BIO has partnered with a leading provider of both Directors and Officers liability insurance (D&O) and Management Liability insurance: Monitor Liability Managers. D&O supplies directors and officers of publicly traded companies with protection they need, both personally and professionally. Management Liability insurance provides privately held companies with a convenient combination of D&O, Employment Practices Liability Insurance and Corporate Liability and Fiduciary Liability coverage. While Monitor provides coverage for a broad spectrum of industries, it has developed a strong focus on providing D&O and Management Liability to the biotechnology industry. Monitor also has a unique knowledge and willingness to transition insurance policies when private companies go public. BIO has partnered with Monitor to bring their D&O and Management Liability insurance expertise to the BIO membership, while also offering exclusive member benefits.

Why D&O Insurance?

  • Provides comprehensive coverage to a broad range of publicly held companies
  • Coverage for claims resulting from class action suits, M&A activity, divestiture activity, employees, customers, suppliers, competitors and regulatory agencies
Why Management Liability Insurance?
  • Protect your company's name, reputation and fiscal health if faced with an executive liability lawsuit
  • Over half of claims received by Monitor have been against the Directors and Officers or the Corporate Entity, including antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive trade practices, unjust enrichment, fraud, misrepresentation, and securities violations

Member Benefits:
>> 7.5% no-claims policy renewal credit
>> Prenegotiated, standard coverage terms for members
>> Very competitive premiums for companies at all stages
>> Low minimum premiums for early stage companies
>> Loss control services, including the design of insider trading and corporate communication policies
>> Significant experience underwriting both public and private biotech companies

Eligible Association Members
Many state/regional biotechnology associations have partnered with BIO to offer their members the benefits of the BIO BUSINESS SOLUTIONSsm program. In addition to BIO members, members of the biotech associations from the following states can take advantage of the BIO-Monitor D&O and Management Liability Insurance programs:

>> Alabama (BAA)
>> Arizona (ABA)
>> California - Northern (BAYBIO)
>> California - San Diego (BIOCOM)
>> California - Pasadena (Entretech)
>> California - Los Angeles (SCBC)
>> Colorado (CBSA)
>> Florida (BioFlorida)
>> Georgia (GaBio)
>> Hawaii (HSTC)
>> Idaho (IBA)
>> Illinois (iBIO)
>> Indiana (IHIF)
>> Kansas (KansasBio)
>> Maine (BAM)
>> Maryland (TCM)
>> Massachusetts (MBC)
>> Michigan (MichBIO)
>> Minnesota (LifeScience Alley)
>> Missouri (MOBIO)
>> Montana (MBA)
>> New Jersey (BioNJ)
>> New Mexico (NMBBA)
>> North Carolina (NCBIO)
>> Ohio (BioOhio)
>> Oregon (OBA)
>> Rhode Island (BioGroup)
>> South Carolina (Palmetto)
>> South Dakota
>> Tennessee (TBA)
>> Texas (THBI)
>> Utah (UTC)
>> Virginia (VaBIO)
>> Washington (WBBA)
>> Wisconsin (WBMA)

More Information
To learn about specific details about the program, including coverages and premium rates, contact your local insurance agent or broker. You may also contact William Gallagher Associates, BIO's preferred broker for business insurance, at 888-4BIORISK (888-424-6747) or at bioinfo@wgains.com. Companies located in the western US can contact Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. at 415-391-2141.

General information about Monitor can be found at www.monitorliability.com. To learn more about the BIO-Monitor D&O and Management Liability program benefits Monitor offers to member companies, contact David Aller at Monitor at 1-800-446-2100, x502.

General information about William Gallagher Associates, BIO's preferred broker for business insurance, can be found at www.wgains.com. Specific information about the BIO-William Gallagher Associates business insurance program can be found at www.wgains.com/bio.htm.

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