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virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. Consultant agrees to <br />obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of <br />subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City has <br />received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. <br />F. Self -Insured Retentions- Self -insured retentions must be declared to and <br />approved by the City. The City may require the Consultant to purchase coverage <br />with a lower retention or provide proof of ability to pay losses and related <br />investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention. <br />The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self -insured <br />retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City. <br />G. Acceptability of Insurers- Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to <br />conduct business in the state with a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than <br />A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City. <br />H. Claims Made Policies (note — should be applicable only to professional <br />liability, see below)- If any of the required policies provide claims -made <br />coverage: <br />1. The Retroactive Date must be shown, and must be before the date of the <br />contract or the beginning of contract work. <br />2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided <br />for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work. <br />3. If coverage is canceled or non -renewed, and not replaced with another <br />claims -made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract <br />effective date, the Consultant must purchase "extended reporting" coverage <br />for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of work. <br />I. Verification of Coverage- Consultant shall furnish the City with original <br />Certificates of Insurance including all required amendatory endorsements (or <br />copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this <br />clause) and a copy of the Declarations and Endorsement Page of the CGL policy <br />listing all policy endorsements to City before work begins. However, failure to <br />obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the <br />Consultant's obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require <br />complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including <br />endorsements required by these specifications, at any time. <br />J. Special Risks or Circumstances- City reserves the right to modify these <br />requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, <br />insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. <br />K. City's Executive Director of Human Resources and Risk Manager have the <br />Page 4 <br />