An “indemnity” agreement means that the party signing the release agrees to “indemnify” the party being released – protecting them against and/or reimbursing them for future damages or liabilities incurred by the released party associated with any threatened or actual civil or criminal proceedings.
An indemnification provision serves as a contractual remedy to redress a party's (or third party's) financial loss suffered as a result of a claim, breach, or some other event or condition set forth in the provision. Indemnification serves as a risk allocation mechanism derived originally from insurance law.
Indemnification clauses or provisions are extremely strong agreements because one party renounces their legal privilege to sue another party. Most indemnification clauses will only apply one way- that is, only one party gives up their freedom to sue the other.
This form of a Release Agreement, Indemnity Agreement and Hold Harmless Agreement releases a party from certain specified liabilities. Releases are used to transfer risk from one party to another and protect against the released party or reimburse the released party for damage, injury, or loss.
To indemnify, also known as indemnity or indemnification, means compensating a person for damages or losses they have incurred or will incur related to a specified accident, incident, or event.
What is an Indemnity Claim? An indemnity claim arising from a clause in a contract creates a promise by a person to: compensate another person. for any loss or harm which comes to them, from an event or series of events.
Indemnity Claims are the method by which a payer can claim their payment back under the Direct Debit Guarantee. The bank is obliged to offer an immediate refund in the event that a Direct Debit has been taken in error or without authority. This refund is then claimed back out of the Service User's (your) bank account.
An “indemnity” agreement means that the party signing the release agrees to “indemnify” the party being released – protecting them against and/or reimbursing them for future damages or liabilities incurred by the released party associated with any threatened or actual civil or criminal proceedings.
A “release” is a discharge of obligations. An “indemnity” is an undertaking or a legally binding promise whereby one party agrees to accept the risk of loss or damage the other party may incur as a result of a transaction or event occurring. Indemnity is a type of security for financial loss or damage.
Letters of indemnity should include the names and addresses of both parties involved, plus the name and affiliation of the third party, if any. Detailed descriptions of the items and intentions are also required, as are the signatures of the parties and the date the contract is executed.