Latest Pollution Headlines

All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.

MOLD in Buildings

Nov 20 2000 // Creates New Frontier in Construction Defect Litigation, Definition of Pollution At the center of what could become one of the fastest growing areas of both construction defect litigation and toxic tort litigation is an...

Kemper Environmental Hires New President

Oct 18 2000 // Bill McElroy has joined Kemper Environmental as president. He will report to Charlie Abruzzo, executive vice president of Kemper Casualty Company, responsible for Kemper Environmental. McElroy brings more than 15 years of...

Playing The Green: Insuring Golf Courses

Oct 9 2000 // It’s a well known fact in the insurance industry that we are also, in large part, the golf industry. Nine times out of 10, a golf tournament will accompany a convention. Want to raise money for charity? Sponsor a...

Mold Claims Create a New Frontier in Constuction Defect Litigation

Oct 2 2000 // Mold. An extremely common organism, it’s found in veritably every home and building. Now it’s at the center of what could become one of the fastest growing areas of both construction defect litigation and toxic...

Zurich U.S. Expands Presence in Southwest, Appoints Four New Execs

Sep 28 2000 // Zurich U.S., headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed four new executives in an effort to better manage the company’s rapidly growing presence in the southwestern United States. Mark Wall is the senior...

Playing the Green: Insuring Golf Courses

Sep 18 2000 // It’s a well known fact in the insurance industry that we are also, in large part, the golf industry. Nine times out of 10, a golf tournament will accompany a convention. Want to raise money for charity? Sponsor a...

Illinois Workers’ Comp. Trust Ordered Into Conservation

Aug 15 2000 // The Circuit Court of Cook County has granted Illinois Insurance Director Nathaniel S. Shapo’s petition for the conservation of Illinois Environmental Services Workers Compensation Trust, Inc. The Order of...

It’s a Dog’s Life… And an Agent’s Lot

Aug 14 2000 // What is the most authoritative source of truthful information in the whole universe? No question about it. It’s Southwest Airlines’ Spirit magazine. You know. The magazine found in the seat pocket right in...

ECS Environmental Program Prepares to Facilitate NTC Redevelopment Project

Aug 9 2000 // ECS Underwriting, an XL Capital company, is providing the project at the former San Diego Naval Training Center (NTC) with a policy that will protect both The McMillan Companies, the site’s developer, and the City of...

Recent Product Recalls

Jul 24 2000 // The following list, compiled from Safety Alerts.com, is a sample of recalls undertaken for an array of products distributed in various U.S. states from June 24-July 10, 2000: FOOD • Ex-Cel Corned Beef Company, Inc. 1,200...

Businesses at Risk:Do Your Clients Need CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS Insurance’

Jul 24 2000 // Ecoli bacteria in beverages, cyanide in capsules, salmonella contamination in meat, mislabeled products, threats to spread harmful rumors about a product-these and similar hazards create a crisis situation for a company...

Cytec Receives Pollution Payout

Apr 26 2000 // New Jersey chemical company Cytec Industries has received a $9.5 million payout from its insurance carriers, settling a long-running pollution coverage lawsuit. The names of the Cytec insurers that made the payouts were...