Terms of Use

By accessing this website and any pages thereof, you acknowledge your agreement with and understanding of the following terms of use and legal information pertaining to both this website and any material on it. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, do not access this website or any pages thereof.

The Health Care Industry Liability Reciprocal Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group (HealthCap), Chelsea-Rhone, LLC and/or its direct or indirect subsidiaries (herein after referred to collectively as HealthCap) owns and retains all copyrights and other rights in the material that becomes available through this website. Similar rights of third parties remain reserved.

All rights reserved. Any person is hereby allowed to view, copy, print, store and distribute the information and documents provided or available herein subject to the following conditions.

a) Any information, document and other items or portions thereof may be used for information and non-commercial purposes only.

b) Any information, document and other items or portions thereof copied, printed, stored or distributed must include HealthCap’s Legal Notice.

c) Any product, process or technology referred to in the information, documents or other items may be subject to other intellectual property rights of HealthCap and are not made available hereunder.

Such right may be cancelled or withdrawn at any time by HealthCap without notice and without giving any reason therefore.

Trademarks

HealthCap, the HealthCap logo and the HealthCap product marks are registered trademarks of Chelsea Rhone LLC in the United States and other countries. All other product names and company names and logos mentioned in the information, documents or other items provided or available herein are the property of their respective owners.
When referring to HealthCap as the source of material derived from this website or for any other objective, you agree not to use the HealthCap logo and any other corporate names, trademarks or trade names of HealthCap in a way that is incorrect, out-of-date, misleading, detrimental or leads to a free ride on HealthCap’s reputation.

Cautionary note on forward-looking statements

Certain statements contained in this website are forward-looking. These statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical fact or current fact. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by words or phrases such as “anticipate”, “assume”, “believe”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “foresee”, “intend”, “may increase” and “may fluctuate” and similar expressions or by future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause HealthCap’s actual results, performance, achievements or prospects to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or prospects expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others:
– cyclicality of the reinsurance industry;

– changes in general economic conditions, particularly in our core markets;

– uncertainties in estimating reserves;

– the performance of financial markets;

– expected changes in our investment results as a result of the changed composition of our investment assets or changes in our investment policy;

– the frequency, severity and development of insured claim events;

– acts of terrorism and acts of war;

– mortality and morbidity experience;

– policy renewal and lapse rates;

– changes in rating agency policies or practices;

– the lowering or withdrawal of one or more of the financial strength or credit ratings of one or more of our subsidiaries;

– changes in levels of interest rates;

– political risks in the countries in which we operate or in which we insure risks;

– extraordinary events affecting our clients, such as bankruptcies and liquidations;

– risks associated with implementing our business strategies;

– risks associated with implementing new modelling techniques;

– changes in currency exchange rates;

– changes in laws and regulations, including changes in accounting standards and taxation requirements; and

– changes in competitive pressures.

– These factors are not exhaustive. HealthCap operates in a continually changing environment and new risks emerge continually. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. HealthCap undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Liability for virus infected software

Whilst HealthCap has used its discretion, best judgement and all reasonable efforts in maintaining this website virus free, it declines any liability for persons, property damage or especially direct, indirect, immediate or subsequent pecuniary loss which may result from transmission or downloading of computer viruses. Especially excluded is liability for hardware damage, loss of data, alteration of data, or downtime.

Links to a third party site

Links to a third party site will let you leave the HealthCap site. The linked site is not under the control of HealthCap and HealthCap is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. HealthCap is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any links does not imply endorsement by HealthCap of the site. Following links to any off-site pages or other websites shall be at your own risk.

Technical access

HealthCap does not assume any liability for timely, trouble-free and uninterrupted access to the Internet. HealthCap declines any liability for persons, property damage or especially direct, indirect, immediate or subsequent pecuniary loss.

Disclaimer of warranties

HealthCap has used its discretion, best judgement and all reasonable efforts in collecting and preparing the information, documents (incl. copy, graphics, pictures, etc.) or other items provided or available herein, but any such information, document or other item is provided or available without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of completeness, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of any intellectual property rights. HealthCap hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any kind of loss or damage including, but not limited to, any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages caused by errors or omissions in the information, documents or other items provided or available herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. The information, documents or other items provided or available herein could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes can be periodically added to the information or documents provided or available herein. HealthCap may make improvements and/or changes to the information or documents provided or available herein at any time.

Severability clause

If any article, section or provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid, the remainder of them shall continue in full force and effect. Any terms and conditions which are null or void, are in this case to be understood such that their intended purpose is still fulfilled as far as possible.

Applicable law and place of jurisdiction

These terms and conditions shall be construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the substantive laws of Michigan without reference to principles of conflicts of laws. The place of jurisdiction is Michigan. HealthCap makes no representation that any information, materials or functions included are appropriate for use in any other jurisdiction. If you access our site you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail.

For further information on legal matters contact HealthCap’s Legal Department at

Chelsea Rhone, LLC

130 S. 1st St. #400

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

+1 734-996-2700

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