Public Comment Sought on Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement

[Mahmoud Lattouf <mlattouf@xxxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

First, I would like to thank ICANN for listening to different point of views in 
regards to the Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement.

Having read through the "Background" section related to this topic, and your 
consultation with insurance industry experts, and since it turned out that 
"today's CGL policies do not generally provide substantial protection for 
domain name holders for losses caused by their registrars, as envisioned by the 
Accreditation Policy", I think there should be another mechanism or substitute 
for the existing one that both protects registrants rights and is not an 
obstacle for registrars.

I believe that ICANN should make arrangements with several insurance providers 
around the world, so that registrars would have a pool of specified providers 
to choose from for this policy. Also, the new arrangement should provide 
protection for domain name holders for losses caused by their registrars unlike 
the existing policy.

It does not make sense to waive the current requirement for all or some 
registrars without replacing it with the right mechanisms to protect 
registrants, it is also important to keep in mind that this mechanism should 
not be complicated for registrars to attain.

Thank you,
Mahmoud Lattouf
Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) dba TAGIDomains.com
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