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Assignment or charge over warranty and indemnity insurance policies as security?

29 July 2024 / Author(s): David Turner KC , Conor Ewing
Issue: August-September 2024 / Categories: Feature

This article considers a difficulty which may arise for buyers in M&A transactions when lenders take security over warranty and indemnity insurance policies by way of assignment of the right to be paid the proceeds of a future claim. This article suggests a better option for buyers would be to take a charge over the contractual right to be paid, rather than by receiving an assignment of the right to, the proceeds of the policy.

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