General Administration. The Plan Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof. The Plan Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Plan Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party. The Plan Committee’s prior exercise of discretionary authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Committee and the Plan Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by HP with respect to the Plan. The Committee and the Plan Committee may, from time to time, delegate to others, including employees of HP, such administrative duties as it sees fit.

General Powers of Administration All provisions set forth in the Qualified Plan with respect to the administrative powers and duties of the Company, expenses of administration, and procedures for filing claims shall also be applicable with respect to the Plan The Company is entitled to rely conclusively on all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions, and reports furnished by any Actuary, accountant, counsel, or other person engaged by the Company with respect to the Plan

General Powers of Administration. The Committee shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to enable it to carry out its administrative duties. Not in limitation, but in application of the foregoing, the Committee shall have the duty and power to interpret the Plan and determine all questions that may arise hereunder as to the status and rights of Eligible Employees, Participants, Former Participants and Beneficiaries. The Committee may exercise the powers hereby granted in its sole and absolute discretion. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable for any actions taken by the Committee unless the member’s action involves willful misconduct.

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. In addition to the authority specifically granted to the Administrator in this Plan, the Administrator has full discretionary authority to administer this Plan, including but not limited to the authority to: # interpret the provisions of this Plan; # prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan; # correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award or agreement covering an Award in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable to carry this Plan into effect; and # make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. All Administrator determinations shall be made in the sole discretion of the Administrator and are final and binding on all interested parties.

Administration. The Committee shall interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend, and rescind rules relating to it, select eligible Participants, and take all other actions necessary for its administration, which actions shall be final and binding upon all Participants. To the extent permitted by law, all members of the Board of Directors, including the members of the Committee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company with respect to any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be reasonably incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding which arises by reason of any act or omission under the Plan so long as such act or omission is taken in good faith and within the scope of the authority delegated herein.

Administration. The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Governance and Nominating Committee (the "Committee") in accordance with this [Section 5]. The Committee shall be selected by the Board and shall consist of two or more members of the Board.

The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Commerce, which shall consist solely of two or more directors who are “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provision thereto. The Committee shall have authority in its sole discretion to interpret the Plan, establish rules and procedures thereunder, and make all determinations, including the determination of incentive compensation awards eligible to be deferred under the Plan. All determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding.