New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3 - BANKING
Chapter 12 - REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENTS
Subchapter 4 - REQUIRED INSURANCE
Section 3:12-4.1 - Minimum fidelity insurance coverage

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3:12-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) A qualified corporation shall obtain a bankers or stockbrokers blanket bond which covers:

1. Each director who handles or has charge or custody of money, securities or other valuable property of the corporation; and

2. All officers and employees of the corporation.

(b) The bond shall contain a provision that it shall not be cancellable for any cause unless notice of intention to cancel is filed in the Department at least five days prior to the day upon which cancellation shall take effect.

(c) The bond shall provide for limits of liability for Clause A, dishonest or fraudulent acts, in accordance with the minimum amounts set forth in the following Schedule A. For the first $ 5 million of prescribed primary Clause A coverage, the limits of liability for Clause E, securities forgery, shall not be less than 25 per cent of the minimum amounts of primary coverage prescribed in Schedule A or $ 250,000 whichever is less. For each additional $ 1 million of prescribed primary coverage required, the limits of liability for Clause E shall be increased $ 150,000 up to a maximum of $ 1 million. However, a stock transfer agent errors and omissions insurance policy of equal dollar value coverage may be substituted for a Clause E insuring agreement:

SCHEDULE "A"

Total number of Shareholders serviced
Insurance Amounts to be Maintained in Thousands
Market value of one share of the highest priced stock serviced as a transfer agent.
$ 0.002.014.01 6.018.0110.0115.01
2.004.006.00 8.0010.0015.0020.00
0- 2000100150200 250300350400
2001- 4000150200250 300350400450
4001- 6000200250300 350400450500
6001- 8000250300350 400450500550
8001-10000300350400 450500550600
10001-15000350400450 500550600650
15001-20000400450500 550600650700

(d) For volume and market values in excess of table add $ 100,000 to insurance amount maintained for each additional 10,000 shareholders and add $ 100,000 to insurance amounts maintained for each $ 10.00 market value increment, up to a maximum of $ 10 million.

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