Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People
Aug 22 2005 // The National Association of Government Labor Officials (NAGLO) during its 2005 summer conference elected Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Scott Brener president. With members from more than 30 U.S....
Oilfield Safety a Concern as Energy Demands Rise
Aug 15 2005 // The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, announced it is teaming up with local U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials and the Texas...
U.S. Firms Prevail as Court Denies British Insurer’s Scheme to Curtail Liabilities Yet Remain Solvent
Jul 22 2005 // London insurance companies facing asbestos, pollution and other long-tail liabilities to U.S. policyholders that resort to so-called “solvent schemes” to cut off claims and avoid liquidation have been dealt a...
Aon Names Cullen as Director of Environmental Practice
Jul 11 2005 // Aon Corporation announced that Peggy Cullen has joined the company’s environmental practice as director of syndication. Cullen will oversee Aon’s nationwide team of environmental risk experts in the management...
Jerry Blais
Jul 4 2005 // Tom Ellis Zurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...
Wis. Assembly Passes Bill to Pin Insurers With $500 Million Fox River Cleanup Tab
Jun 29 2005 // A coalition of carriers that insured Wisconsin’s paper manufacturers thought they had successfully defeated a legislative effort to force them to pick up the estimated $500 million tab to clean up the polluted Fox...
Squyres Joins New Day Underwriting Managers as VP
Jun 21 2005 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental and construction-related professional liability resource for insurance agents and brokers, announced the appointment of Timothy Squyres as vice president. Based in...
Insurers Dodge $500 Million Fox River Cleanup Tab-For Now
Jun 20 2005 // A coalition of carriers that insured Wisconsin’s paper manufacturers have, for now, successfully defeated a legislative effort that would have forced them to pick up the estimated $500 million tab to clean up the...
California Legislative Round Up
Jun 20 2005 // The following is an update on some of the key property/casualty insurance-related bills pending in the California Assembly and Senate. Measures that garner approval will be considered next in the second house. Measures...
California Legislative Round Up
Jun 20 2005 // The following is an update on some of the key property/casualty insurance-related bills pending in the California Assembly and Senate. Measures that garner approval will be considered next in the second house. Measures...
Okla. AG Sues Poultry Companies
Jun 14 2005 // Citing the protection of Oklahoma lakes and streams, drinking water and public health, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced his office has filed a lawsuit against several out-of-state poultry companies for...
People
May 23 2005 // Atlanta-based NBIS appointed Joseph Savarese as senior vice president of underwriting. He will focus on the company’s eastern and western U.S. presence, working to establish a network of insurance agents and brokers...
Slivka, Farrell Join New Day Underwriters in N.J.
May 5 2005 // Jeffrey Slivka and Timothy Farrell have joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental insurance wholesale firm, based in Bordentown, N.J. Slivka joins New Day Underwriting as senior vice president of...
Fire Marshal Says Conn. Mill Fire Likely Set
Apr 29 2005 // A blaze that destroyed the vacant InterRoyal Mill complex in Plainfiled, Conn. on April 26 appears to have been set by someone, town Fire Marshal Paul Yellen said. Yellen said it was too early to know whether the fire was...
Rainy Season Produces Sinkholes in Pittsburgh Area
Apr 11 2005 // Months of record-setting rains that caused an abandoned coal mine to burst forth with more than 200 million gallons of water are now causing a rash of mine-related sinkholes in southwestern Pennsylvania. Four sinkholes...
Industry Veteran Lejfer Opens Environmental Wholesaler
Apr 6 2005 // Jefferey S. Lejfer is opening the doors of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a new environmental insurance wholesale firm. The company, based in Bordentown, N.J., will assist brokers and their clients find appropriate...
Got Mold? Survey Assesses Consumer Concerns About Mold in the Home
Apr 4 2005 // First there was radon, then carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Now the latest home invader is mold and, in a national survey released by CertainTeed Corporation and conducted for them by Opinion Research...
Leavitt Sells Interest in Leavitt Group
Mar 22 2005 // Motivated by federal ethical standards, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has divested his interests in two Utah-based, family owned corporations. Because his agency oversees the insurance and animal health...
Got Mold? Survey Says Consumer Concern Increases Regarding Mold in the Home
Mar 16 2005 // First there was radon, then carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Now the latest home invader is mold and, in a national survey released by CertainTeed Corporation and conducted for them by Opinion Research...
Researchers Find Dust to be Primary Lead Poisoning Source; Develop New Tests for Children
Mar 4 2005 // Wind blown lead-enriched dust appears to be the primary cause of lead poisoning in children living in cities, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Xavier...
