October 9, 2013
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) has partnered with program administrator PGI Commercial to offer LIU Environmental coverages under a new program administrator agreement. PGI Commercial’s clients now have access to: Expanded capacity LIU Environmental’s suite of products LIU’s experience in identifying …
August 8, 2013
Zurich has revised its Z Choice fixed facility environmental liability suite of products to include built in coverage features such as emergency expenses and crisis management. The new form provides for increased usability and customization to meet insureds’ needs and …
June 25, 2013
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of the Global Specialty division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has expanded its environmental impairment liability (EIL) operation with a regional presence, to be headed by underwriting manager Mike Padula, located in LIU’s Houston office. Padula …
May 8, 2013
Months after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration promised a decision “within weeks” on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, it now says there’s “no timetable for a decision.” State officials say recent meetings with the U.S. Environmental …
July 13, 2012
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has expanded its environmental risk insurance products to add catastrophe management coverage. In addition to coverage for standard remediation services included in the off-the-shelf environmental policies, ACE now covers the …
July 13, 2012
The Chartis insurers have added PLL Power Pack Protect to the NextGen Protection suite of industry specific insurance products. PLL Power Pack Protect is designed to address environmental exposures associated with ancillary assets such as transmissions systems in the power …
January 25, 2012
A Lane County Circuit Court judge is deciding whether to allow a lawsuit brought by two girls against Gov. John Kitzhaber, accusing him of failing to protect the state’s resources against climate change. Judge Karsten Rasmussen heard arguments Monday and …
February 8, 2011
UK businesses are “dangerously exposed to the possibility of heavy fines under the latest UK and EU legislation regarding environmental liability,” according to Aon. The bulletin added that in order to help “UK firms establish the level of risk they …