Trump Appointee CEO’s Firm Guaranteed $91M Bond

The New York Times reports:

The bond is a promise from the company offering it — Federal Insurance Company, an arm of the insurance giant Chubb — to cover Mr. Trump’s judgment if he loses his appeal and fails to pay.

In exchange, Mr. Trump must pay the company a premium and pledge collateral, including as much cash as possible. The terms of Mr. Trump’s deal have not been publicly disclosed, but bonding companies often charge a fee of anywhere between 1 and 3 percent, and require enough collateral to cover the bond.

In a court filing Friday morning, Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, asked Judge Kaplan to approve the bond as “adequate and sufficient” to block Ms. Carroll from collecting the award before Mr. Trump’s appeal is decided.

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