Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Willis Re Director Named to UK’s National Environment Research Council
Sep 9 2008 // Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global broker Willis Group Holdings announced that Rowan Douglas, managing director of analytics for Willis Re’s International and Specialty divisions, has been appointed to the...
Texas Environmental Case Against 7 Petrochemical Plants Resolved
Aug 27 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the resolution of the state’s environmental enforcement action against two Lyondell Chemical Company subsidiaries that operated seven petrochemical plants in Houston and...
Thousands of Federally Placed Underground Fuel Tanks Could Leak
Aug 14 2008 // The government owns hundreds of underground fuel tanks — many designed for emergencies back in the Cold War — that need to be inspected for leaks of hazardous substances that could make local water...
Aon Launches ‘Green Building Property Program’
Aug 7 2008 // Aon Corporation has launched the “Aon Green Building Property Program,” which it describes as the “industry’s most comprehensive insurance solution to facilitate environmentally friendly and...
Everest Opens Environmental Office
Aug 6 2008 // Everest Indemnity Insurance Company, a U.S. insurance subsidiary of the Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, has started writing business through its newly opened Environmental Insurance underwriting office located at its...
XL Insurance Offers Specialized Environmental Program
Aug 6 2008 // XL Insurance, XL Capital Ltd’s global insurance operation, has announced the availability of a specialized environmental insurance program that addresses pollution liability and clean-up expenses for US warehouses,...
ACE Europe Names Bartolo to Manchester Environmental Risk Post
Aug 5 2008 // The ACE European group has appointed Emma Bartolo as Environmental Risk Underwriter in Manchester, in a move that enhances its regional specialty lines underwriting capabilities. She “will be responsible for driving...
LIU Creates D&O Coverage to Protect Against Global Warming Litigation
Jul 31 2008 // Liberty International Underwriters, a part of Liberty Mutual Group, has created Private Advantage Company Combo policy to provide broad private company management coverage for directors and officers, employment practices...
New Day Underwriting Promotes Slivka and Farrell
Jul 29 2008 // Bordentown, New Jersey-based New Day Underwriting Managers has promoted Jeffrey Slivka to executive vice president and Timothy Farrell to senior vice president of sales. Slivka, who previously served as senior vice...
Irwin Siegel Offers New Coverages to Fill Gaps in Social Service Programs
Jul 23 2008 // Rock Hill, N.Y.-based Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. (ISA) now offers new coverage options to help fill gaps social service organizations face in their current insurance policies. These additional coverage enhancements include...
Rockhill Insurance Purchases National Environmental Coverage Corp.
Jul 8 2008 // Rockhill Insurance Company announced its recent acquisition of National Environmental Coverage Corporation (NECC), a company that underwrites environmental insurance coverage. The Rockhill Group is a Kansas City-based...
PartnerOne Offers 4 New Environmental Insurance Products
Jul 8 2008 // PartnerOne Environmental — Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division — has partnered with ACE Westchester to offer four new environmental insurance products for agents pursuing environmental...
Sustainability Risks Create Challenges for Actuaries
Jul 8 2008 // Sustainability risks are one of the most critical emerging risk areas of the 21st century and actuaries will need to develop mitigation and financing strategies for handling them. “Sustainability risks are going to...
People
Jul 7 2008 // Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer. As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH’s retail operations. In the...
California Considering Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance
Jul 7 2008 // Price at the Gas Pump Spurring Assembly Bill, DOI Regulation California’s Department of Insurance as well as state legislators are considering bringing pay-as-you-drive automobile insurance to the state, a system in...
West Virginia Suit Seeks Damages from Builder, Subcontractors
Jun 26 2008 // Ten current and former homeowners in a Charles Town, W.Va. subdivision are suing a builder and subcontractors, claiming the company failed to install functional radon removal systems. In one instance, the homeowners...
Everest Opens Up Distribution of its Environmental Insurance Products
Jun 26 2008 // Everest Indemnity Insurance Co., a U.S. insurance subsidiary of Everest Re Group, Ltd., said it will now offer its environmental insurance products directly to the wholesale and retail markets. Formerly these products were...
XL Insurance Adds New Green Building Product
Jun 19 2008 // XL Insurance (“XLI”), the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd (NYSE:XL) , launched a new green building product to encourage customers who experience a property loss to rebuild using resource...
Insurance Companies Face Global Warming Claims
Jun 16 2008 // Corporations Exposed to Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions The industry is about to enter an era of global warming insurance claims. Scientists have been warning about the impact global warming could have if greenhouse...
AIG Offers Pollution Liability Insurance for Contractors
Jun 10 2008 // AIG Small Business, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, announced the availability of contractors pollution liability (CPL) insurance designed specifically for the needs of contractors with revenues under $10...
