Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Beecher Carlson Expands National Environmental Practice
Dec 3 2007 // Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson has expanded its National Environmental Practice by appointing Rick Craig and Kyle Strand senior vice presidents. The team expansion increases Beecher Carlson’s presence in San Francisco...
Effectively Navigating Environmental Liability Risk
Dec 2 2007 // Those involved in commercial real estate transactions are often confronted with environmental issues before and after the purchase of a site. Environmental issues can range from exposures associated with lead paint or...
InsuranceNoodle, ACE USA Team Up to Offer New Products
Nov 28 2007 // InsuranceNoodle Inc. announced a broker agreement with the insurance companies of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies. ACE USA will provide workers’ compensation and...
Lloyd’s Conference to Address Opportunities/Risks of Nanotechnology
Nov 26 2007 // The insurance industry is normally concerned with the very large – hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, etc.- but there’s increasing awareness that it should also be concerned about the very small. Nanotechnology is...
Climate Change Panel – Esteemed, But Perhaps Too Conservative
Nov 15 2007 // They are seen as the gurus of global warming, and their reports are accepted almost as the gospel of climate science. Esteem for the panel of scientists was immortalized when it won this year’s Nobel Peace prize. But...
Great American Adds Storage Tanks to Marina Package
Nov 12 2007 // Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has added specialized protection for storage tanks as part of a standard marina package policy. The new coverage enables marina owners to cover all of their...
Report: Global Warming to Worsen Coastal Insurance Woes
Nov 5 2007 // Homeowners and businesses are finding it harder to afford, or even obtain, insurance in coastal states after catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina, and global warming is going to make the situation worse, according to a...
Cargill Recalls 1 Million Pounds of Beef Possibly Tainted by E coli
Nov 5 2007 // Wayzata, Minn.-based Cargill Inc. says it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef that...
Figures
Nov 4 2007 // 444 Oklahoma had 444 fewer accidents, and nine fewer fatal wrecks, involving teenaged drivers in 2006 than it did in 2005, according to State Sen. Debbe Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City. Leftwitch attributed the reduction in...
Value analysis in the current D&O market
Nov 4 2007 // Competition in the insurance market is heating up, and as the directors and officers (D&O) market continues to soften, primary carriers are looking for new ways to differentiate themselves and broaden their...
Okla. Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Tar Creek Superfund Site
Nov 2 2007 // The state of Oklahoma has reached a tentative settlement with a mining company that would provide nearly $65 million to agencies involved in restoration efforts at the Tar Creek Superfund site. A hearing on the settlement...
Latest UN Environment Report Describes a ‘Threatened Planet’
Oct 29 2007 // The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has released its latest detailed report, “Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4),” which examines the state of the planet from a number of...
News Currents
Oct 27 2007 // Industry urged to watch for emerging benzene, lead, welding rod torts Large pool of litigants, scientific evidence, plaintiff’s attorneys all cause for concern Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass...
For small truckers, exceed the minimum
Oct 27 2007 // The past few years have not been easy for the U.S. trucking industry. Rising fuel prices, threats of terrorism, new regulations and the daily challenges of simply moving heavy freight from point A to point B, have combined...
Lack of Funding Halts Buyout of Homes in Okla. Superfund Site
Oct 26 2007 // The panel in charge of a federally funded buyout of homes located within the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma has stopped making offers to homeowners because of a lack of funding, an official said. The Lead-Impacted...
DuPont Ordered to Pay Nearly $200m in W. Va. Class-action Lawsuit
Oct 22 2007 // A West Virginia court convicted DuPont of wanton, willful and reckless conduct, and ordered the company to pay $196.2 million in punitive damages for its actions at a former zinc-smelting plant, where residents claimed the...
Actuaries Urged to Watch for Emerging Benzene, Lead, Welding Rod Torts
Oct 10 2007 // Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass tort claims related to benzene, lead paint, and welding rods, despite the fact that significant legal hurdles in these cases remain. The large pool of potential...
N.C. Drought Spreads to 55 Counties, Gov. Calls for Collaboration
Oct 9 2007 // Federal drought maps show that exceptional drought has spread from North Carolina’s eight westernmost counties to 55 counties in the mountains and Piedmont and now stretches from the foothills and Charlotte to parts...
ACE Europe Strengthens Environmental Liability Unit
Oct 5 2007 // The ACE European Group announced that it has promoted Wayne Harrington to UK & Ireland Manager, Environmental Risk and Iain Harrison as Environmental Risk Underwriter, as part of its ongoing strategy to grow its...
Sloan Mason Offers Contractor’s Pollution Liability
Oct 3 2007 // Sloan Mason has a provision of competitive contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. The program is available nationwide. For full underwriting review and the...
