Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Any power of the Committee may also be exercised by the Board. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control. Any or all aspects of the administration of the Plan may be delegated to one or more officers or Employees, including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards to Participants who are not Executive Officers, if and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to establish procedures for administering the Plan and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall appoint and maintain as administrator of the Plan a Committee (the “Committee”) consisting of one or more directors who are # “Independent Directors” (as such term is defined under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market), # “Non-Employee Directors” (as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3) and # “Outside Directors” (as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code), which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee, subject to [Sections 3, 5 and 6]6]6] hereof, shall have full power and authority to designate recipients of Options and restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”) and to determine the terms and conditions of the respective Option and Restricted Stock agreements (which need not be identical) and to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority, without limitation, to designate which Options granted under the Plan shall be Incentive Options and which shall be Nonqualified Options. To the extent any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Option, it shall constitute a separate Nonqualified Option.

The Plan shall be administered by the Corporation's Board of Directors ("Board"), or in the discretion of the Board, a committee consisting of no less than two Non-Employee Directors or persons meeting such other requirements as may be imposed by Rule 16(b) under the 1934 Act ("Committee").

The Committee shall have the authority, subject to the provisions herein, # to select employees to participate in the Plan; # to establish and administer the Performance Goals and to determine the amount of any opportunities for the Executive Incentive Compensation applicable to each Participant, including adjusting Performance Goals from time to time, including during the Performance Period, as the Committee deems necessary or advisable and exercising discretion, either negatively or positively, as to the amount of Executive Incentive Compensation payable to a Participant upon the attainment of the applicable Performance Goals; # to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under or in connection with the Plan; # to establish, amend, and waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and # to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any determination by the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be final, binding and conclusive on all employees and Participants and anyone claiming under or through any of them.

Administration. (i) Since ​, the Ceding Company has administered and provided contractholder and claims servicing with respect to the Reinsured Policies in a manner consistent with the terms of the Reinsured Policies and applicable Law, and # for the twelve (12) months preceding the Closing Date, there have been no complaints to the Company or its Affiliates from contractholders or investigations, penalties, and other governmental actions against the Ceding Company and/or its Affiliates with respect to the administration of the Reinsured Policies, except, in the case of either [clause (i)] or [clause (ii) herein], for such failures to comply with the terms of the Reinsured Policies and applicable Law or such complaints, investigations, penalties and other governmental actions that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business being reinsured hereunder or the Ceding Company’s ability to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

Administration. This 2018 Outperformance Plan and all Awards issued hereunder shall be administered by the Committee; provided that all powers of the Committee hereunder can be exercised by the full Board if the Board so elects.

Administration. The authority to interpret and administer the terms and conditions of this Award will be vested in the Committee, and the Committee will have all powers with respect thereto as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of these Award Terms by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Award is final and binding.

Administration. The Committee administers the LTIP and this Agreement. The Committee shall have sole discretion to interpret the LTIP and this Agreement, amend and rescind rules relating to its implementation and make all determinations necessary for administration of the LTIP and this Agreement. The Recipient's rights under this Agreement are expressly subject to the terms and conditions of the LTIP, including continued shareholder approval of the LTIP, and to any guidelines the Company adopts from time to time.

Administration. This Agreement and the rights of Grantee hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon Grantee. Any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in favor of the Plan. You can only accept and receive the award by indicating your acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. By accepting this Agreement, you accept and agree to all of its terms. If you do not accept this Agreement your award will be forfeited.