Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Zurich Names Two Regional Managers for Commercial Environmental Business
Feb 24 2010 // Zurich named two new regional managers for its North American Environmental team: Richard Calvert has been named manager for the South Central region, and Warren Puffer is the new manager for the Northwest region. Calvert,...
Global Warming Litigation Just Getting Started
Feb 21 2010 // Issue Will Have Serious Implications for Insurance Industry Toward the end of 2009, it appeared that a number of issues with the possibility of creating significant political and social changes were on the verge of...
Philadelphia Launches New Contractor Environmental Coverage
Feb 12 2010 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has expanded its environmental product offering with the addition of contractor environmental and professional coverage. The product is designed specifically to protect insureds from...
Nebraska Court: Insurers Must Pay in Pollution Case
Feb 9 2010 // The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 5 upheld a decision ordering two insurance companies to pay about $550,000 of the cost of cleaning up industrial contamination in Hastings. The ruling sets the standard in Nebraska for...
Settlement Reached in Rhode Island Beach Pollution Lawsuit
Jan 29 2010 // The town of Middletown, Rhode Island agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused it of polluting prized state beaches by illegally discharging millions of gallons of sewage-laced wastewater. The town, located just north of...
New Day Underwriting Appoints Carretta to Assistant VP
Jan 7 2010 // Bordentown, N.J.-based New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental and construction-related professional liability resource for insurance agents and brokers, announced it is building its underweriting team by...
Pennsylvania Zinc Plant Settles Pollution Lawsuit
Jan 4 2010 // The largest zinc producer in the United States and an environmental group have settled a federal lawsuit claiming the company polluted the Ohio River. Under the settlement with Clean Water Action, Horsehead Holding Corp....
Oklahoma, Texas Get More Than $100M to Clean Up Contaminated Sites
Dec 11 2009 // Oklahoma will receive almost $40 million to fund environmental cleanup and restoration at contaminated mining sites in the state, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Texas will receive about more than $80...
Injury Severity, Not Legal Fees, Drives Workers’ Comp Costs in Illinois
Dec 7 2009 // The severity of injury and level of impairment — not the workers’ legal fees — have the most effect on payout for workers’ compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at the...
P/C Insurers’ Asbestos Losses Down
Dec 7 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised its view of the U.S. property/casualty industry’s ultimate asbestos and environmental (A&E) losses downward to $117 billion from $121 billion. Asbestos exposures now are estimated at...
China, Other Big Developing Countries Reject Copenhagen Climate Plan
Dec 3 2009 // China and other big developing nations rejected core targets for a climate deal such as halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 just five days before talks start in Copenhagen, diplomats said Wednesday. China, the...
Senator Boxer Sees no US Accord in Time for Copenhagen Conference
Nov 18 2009 // Senator Barbara Boxer Tuesday predicted that the United States will not reach a consensus on carbon emission reduction goals for 2020 in time for December’s international global warming summit in Copenhagen. Boxer,...
Chartis Introduces Environmental Risk Exposure Endorsement
Nov 18 2009 // Chartis (the former P/C division of AIG) announced the introduction by its Environmental Division of a specifically crafted endorsement, designed to address the environmental risk exposures for carbon capture and storage...
Bill Would Protect Insureds With Defective Drywall Complaints
Nov 18 2009 // U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon of Louisiana has introduced federal legislation that would prevent insurance companies from cancelling or failing to renew homeowners’ policies as the result of Chinese drywall in...
Beazley Launches Two Environmental Insurance Products
Nov 17 2009 // The Connecticut-based Beazley Group announced the launch of its first two environmental insurance products “to meet the evolving needs of the environmental services industry.” The Company, a subsidiary of the...
Montana Councilman Wants $2 Million Related to Asbestos Site
Nov 16 2009 // A city councilman in Libby, Mont., said Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency owes the asbestos-plagued Superfund community $2 million for the demolition of several contaminated buildings. The city-owned...
Chinese Drywall Link to Home, Health Woes Remains Mystery
Nov 15 2009 // Federal investigators have been unable to prove a definite link between imported Chinese drywall and home damage and health issues. But they aren’t done investigating. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that...
Chinese Drywall Link to Home, Health Woes Remains Mystery
Nov 15 2009 // Federal investigators have been unable to prove a definite link between imported Chinese drywall, and home damage and health issues. But they aren’t done investigating. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said...
Pollution Insurance: Peace of Mind or Smart Soft Market Marketing?
Nov 15 2009 // In today’s competitive insurance industry and struggling economy, agents are hard pressed to sell anything more than the bare coverage necessities. But while this challenge may seem daunting, it is not without...
New Chicago-Area Brokerage to Focus on Bonding, Environmental Risks
Nov 13 2009 // Programs and environmental insurance veteran David Blum announced the opening of D.S. Blum Inc., a wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in suburban Chicago. The brokerage will focus on assisting small and mid-size...
