Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Beazley Extends Global Environmental Underwriting to Pollution Coverage
Feb 8 2011 // Specialist insurer Beazley announced that it is broadening its coverage of environmental risks, first launched by its U.S. company, by “establishing an environmental risks underwriting capability at Lloyd’s,...
Chinese Drywall: Cracks in Coverage Claims?
Feb 7 2011 // Although not in the national news as much lately, Chinese drywall continues to disrupt the lives and finances of thousands of homeowners and other users of the product. In the courts, homeowners are fighting to obtain...
My New Market
Feb 7 2011 // Chubb Masterpiece Market Detail: Agents Access offers personal lines coverage including home, auto, valuable articles and excess. Chubb offers solutions designed exclusively for people with above-average needs, who need...
Super Bowl Risk Management a Team Effort
Feb 4 2011 // The Super Bowl XLV may be the biggest game of the year, and to some, it also presents super-sized risk management challenges. The National Football League said it is expecting a record crowd of 105,000 attendees at Cowboys...
Environmental Group Seeks Safety Records on Texas Border Dams
Feb 2 2011 // An environmental group has filed a lawsuit to compel the release of documents related to the safety of two dams on the Texas-Mexico border. The federal lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C., by the group Public Employees...
Marsh Sees Soft Commercial Insurance Market Continuing
Jan 31 2011 // Another report indicates that soft commercial insurance market conditions that persisted throughout the U.S. in 2010 will continue into 2011. Key commercial insurance market drivers from 2009—including intense...
ASI Environmental Enhances EnviroStar Policy Form
Jan 31 2011 // American Safety Insurance has launched an enhanced version of its EnviroStar policy, which combines common coverages for environmental professionals into one form. “The form changes are in response to feedback from...
AG Seeks Michigan Supreme Court Rehearing of Insurance Licensing Case
Jan 19 2011 // Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants the state’s highest court to reconsider several key decisions of late last year, including one involving insurance licensing. Schuette announced his office will file a...
Federal Judge Dismisses Suits Against Insurers Over Chinese Drywall Coverage
Jan 10 2011 // A federal judge in Louisiana in mid-December let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from...
West Virginia Judge Approves DuPont $70 Million Pollution Settlement
Jan 7 2011 // A pollution case involving a former zinc-smelter site in West Virginia has been resolved with DuPont agreeing to pay $70 million plus fund a medical monitoring program for area residents. DuPont and lawyers representing...
Aon Adds Executives to Environmental Team, Appoints Szot COO
Jan 5 2011 // Aon Corp. has announced the appointment of Michael R. Szot as chief operating officer for the Environmental Practice of Aon Risk Solutions, the firm’s global risk management business. With more than 30 years of...
BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later
Dec 31 2010 // As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more. Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40...
U.S. Analyst: China May Be ‘Likely Bright Spot’ in Asia Climate Action
Dec 31 2010 // The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said. The talks...
BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later
Dec 30 2010 // As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more. Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40...
Insurers’ Recent Success a Milestone in a Year of Chinese Drywall Litigation
Dec 23 2010 // A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from those...
Big ‘I’ Markets, ARMR Launch Storage Tank Product
Dec 22 2010 // The Independent Agents and Brokers of America Big “I” Markets launched a new insurance policy option with American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (ARMR.NET) for above and below ground storage tank...
U.S. Sues BP, Well Owners, Driller, Insurer for Gulf Oil Spill Damages
Dec 16 2010 // The Obama administration Wednesday launched a legal battle against BP Plc and its partners by suing them for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, which could cost the companies billions of dollars. The lawsuit...
Aon Launches Extended Restaurant Brand Protection Policy
Dec 7 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s global risk management division, announced that it has developed an insurance policy that provides a greater level of protection than has previously been available from the insurance market...
People
Dec 5 2010 // Oakland, Calif.-based catastrophe risk modeling firm EQECAT Inc. named Bill Keogh president. He will be based in the Hackensack, N.J., office. Keogh previously served as senior vice president of strategic initiatives. He...
DuPont Offers $70 Million to Settle West Virginia Pollution Case
Nov 29 2010 // Chemical company DuPont last week offered to pay $70 million and spend millions more on medical monitoring for the next 30 years to end a legal battle over a toxic exposure case it lost in West Virginia. The proposal drew...
