{"id":9579,"date":"2026-08-03T18:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:35:17","slug":"wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance","status":"publish","type":"b5_glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"W&#038;I Insurance (Warranty &#038; Indemnity Insurance)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W&amp;I insurance covers losses arising from unknown breaches of warranties and \u2014 depending on the structure \u2014 certain indemnities under the company purchase agreement. Known issues and expressly disclosed matters are regularly excluded from cover. They are either disclosed in the disclosure letter, addressed via specific indemnities, or remain with the seller or the buyer.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mid-market, retentions frequently lie at around 0.5\u20131.0% of enterprise value, while policy limits typically amount to around 10\u201330% of enterprise value. Premiums customarily move in the region of around 1% of the sum insured. W&amp;I insurance is used in PE exits and can supplement or partly replace classic escrow solutions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W&amp;I insurance covers losses arising from unknown breaches of warranties and \u2014 depending on the structure \u2014 certain indemnities under the company purchase agreement. Known issues and expressly disclosed matters&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-9579","b5_glossar","type-b5_glossar","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>W&amp;I Insurance (Warranty &amp; Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"W&amp;I Insurance (Warranty &amp; Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"W&amp;I insurance covers losses arising from unknown breaches of warranties and \u2014 depending on the structure \u2014 certain indemnities under the company purchase agreement. Known issues and expressly disclosed matters...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Quantum Partners\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\\\/\",\"name\":\"W&I Insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-03T16:35:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Glossar\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/glossary\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"W&#038;I Insurance (Warranty &#038; Indemnity Insurance)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Quantum Partners\",\"description\":\"M&amp;A, Corporate Finance Beratung aus M\u00fcnchen\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Quantum Partners\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Quantum-Logo-dunkel-Blau.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/Quantum-Logo-dunkel-Blau.png\",\"width\":1156,\"height\":384,\"caption\":\"Quantum Partners\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.quantum-partners.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/quantum-partners-gmbh\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"W&I Insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"W&I Insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners","og_description":"W&amp;I insurance covers losses arising from unknown breaches of warranties and \u2014 depending on the structure \u2014 certain indemnities under the company purchase agreement. Known issues and expressly disclosed matters...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/","og_site_name":"Quantum Partners","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/","url":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/","name":"W&I Insurance (Warranty & Indemnity Insurance) - Quantum Partners","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-03T16:35:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/wi-insurance-warranty-indemnity-insurance\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Glossar","item":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"W&#038;I Insurance (Warranty &#038; Indemnity Insurance)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/","name":"Quantum Partners","description":"M&amp;A, Corporate Finance Beratung aus M\u00fcnchen","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#organization","name":"Quantum Partners","url":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Quantum-Logo-dunkel-Blau.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Quantum-Logo-dunkel-Blau.png","width":1156,"height":384,"caption":"Quantum Partners"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/quantum-partners-gmbh\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/b5_glossar\/9579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/b5_glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/b5_glossar"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/b5_glossar\/9579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quantum-partners.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}