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Lawyers Professional Liability Policy Form No: G118011A (06-2015)Policy No: 5096501940 Policy; Page: 2 of 16 Policy Effective Date: 09/19/2024 Underwriting Company:Continental Casualty Company, 151 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60606 Policy Page: 5 of 28 © Copyright CNA All Rights Reserved. settlement of such claim by tendering control of said investigation, defense or settlement of the claim to the Insured. II. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND DEDUCTIBLE A. Limit of liability - each claim Subject to paragraph B. below, the limit of liability of the Company for damages and claim expenses for each claim first made against the Insured and reported to the Company during the policy period shall not exceed the amount stated in the Declarations for each claim. B. Limit of liability - in the aggregate The limit of liability of the Company for damages and claim expenses for all claims first made against the Insured and reported to the Company during the policy period shall not exceed the amount stated in the Declarations as the aggregate. C. Deductible The deductible amount stated in the Declarations is the total amount of the Insured’s liability for all claims and applies to the payment of damages and claim expenses for claims first made and reported to the Company in writing during the policy period. The deductible shall be paid by the Named Insured, or upon the Named Insured’s failure to pay, jointly and severally by all Insureds. The limits of liability set forth in the Declarations are in addition to and in excess of the deductible. If a claim is based on or arises out of the rendering of eleemosynary (pro bono) legal services, no deductible will apply but only where at the time of retention, there was approval by the appropriate committee or lawyer within the Named Insured that the matter would be handled without compensation. D. Multiple insureds, claims and claimants The limits of liability shown in the Declarations and subject to the provisions of this Policy is the amount the Company will pay as damages and claim expenses regardless of the number of Insureds, claims made or persons or entities making claims. If related claims are subsequently made against the Insured and reported to the Company, all such related claims, whenever made, shall be considered a single claim first made and reported to the Company within the policy period in which the earliest of the related claims was first made and reported to the Company. E. Supplementary payments Payments made under paragraphs 1., 2. and 3. below will not be subject to the deductible. All supplementary payments are in addition to the limits of liability. 1. Loss of Earnings The Company will reimburse each Insured up to $500 for loss of earnings for each day or part of a day of such Insured’s attendance, at the Company’s written request, at a trial, hearing or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding, including arbitration proceeding or mediation, involving a claim against such Insured, but in no event shall the amount payable hereunder exceed $15,000 per Insured despite the number of days an Insured is in attendance, or the number of trials, hearings or arbitration proceedings that an Insured is required to attend. In no event shall the amount payable per policy period exceed $50,000 despite the number of Insureds hereunder or the number of such proceedings. 2. Disciplinary Proceedings The Company will reimburse the Named Insured up to $50,000 for each Insured and all Insureds in the aggregate, for attorney fees and other reasonable costs, expenses or fees (the “Disciplinary Fees”) paid to third parties (other than an Insured) resulting from any one Disciplinary Proceeding Docusign Envelope ID: D93C5068-8EF6-4BC9-8D5A-4D4FF1A6FBEF