Seller-side W&I insurance may protect a seller against certain liability to a buyer for covered warranty claims, subject to the acquisition agreement and the policy wording.
Seller-side and buyer-side arrangements are not interchangeable. The parties should assess the commercial objective, recourse structure and available market terms.
Important: availability, cover, price and timing depend on the transaction, due diligence, insurer appetite and final policy terms. Nothing on this page is legal, tax or personalised regulated advice.
The structure may support the seller's negotiated exposure after completion.
Insurance does not remove the seller's responsibility for accurate disclosure and transaction conduct.
The parties should compare seller-side insurance with other transaction structures.
It may support an agreed exit structure, but no policy removes every retained, excluded or contractual liability.
The insured party and rights depend on the policy. A seller-side structure is different from a buyer-side policy under which the buyer is normally insured.
Yes. Known matters should be handled openly with legal and insurance advisers; they should not be presented as unknown warranty risks.
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