Latest Pollution Headlines

All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.

It’s not easy being green

Jun 5 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently....

Editor’s Note: It’s not easy being green

Jun 5 2006 // The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since my husband works...

Heat treatment method offers options for relief efforts on coast

Jun 5 2006 // For insurers facing extraordinary exposure from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and unmatched losses beyond any other natural disasters in U.S. history, the bad news continues. Serious mold contamination is now threatening...

Willis Re to Collaborate with Accurate Environmental Forecasting

Jun 2 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has concluded “an exclusive reinsurance intermediary relationship with Accurate Environmental Forecasting, a provider of numerical weather prediction...

Quanta Puts Specialty Lines into Runoff; Retains Lloyd’s, ESC Business

May 26 2006 // Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that “following the evaluation of strategic alternatives, and in consultation with its financial advisors, the Board has decided to cease underwriting or seeking...

Liberty International to Buy Quanta’s Environmental Liability Renewals

May 26 2006 // Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual Group,- has reached an agreement to acquire the renewal rights to Quanta U.S. Holdings Inc.’s environmental liability business. Terms of the...

Understanding buyers is key to writing farmowners policies

May 22 2006 // If you’ve been writing agricultural and farm insurance for years and think you know everything there is to know about the business, don’t bet the farm. Farm exposures have changed dramatically in the past 50...

Feeding the farmowners business

May 22 2006 // If you’ve been writing agricultural and farm insurance for years and think you know everything there is to know about the business, don’t bet the farm. Farm exposures have changed dramatically in the past 50...

Environmental Impairment Liability Product Expanded

May 18 2006 // American Safety Insurance Services Inc. of Atlanta has expanded its environmental impairment liability product to provide more coverage. It has changed its Site Pollution Impairment Legal Liability product to include...

AIG Adopts Policy on Climate Change

May 17 2006 // American International Group has joined the ranks of major insurers committed to doing something about the increased risks the industry faces due to climate change. In a newly issued statement, the company said it...

Freberg Environmental Offers Employment Practices Liability for Environmental Business

May 16 2006 // Environmental insurance program manager, Freberg Environmental Inc. (FEI), based in Denver, announced the availability of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) on all classes of business currently underwritten by...

EEA Report Says ‘Tackling Climate Change’ Will Save Lives, $15 Billion

May 15 2006 // A brief status report from the European Environment Agency (EEA)notes that “tackling climate change will improve Europe’s air quality, cut premature deaths and could save €12 billion [$15.4 billion] annually...

Insurance Department Deputy Director Honored by Ohio University

May 10 2006 // Ohio Department of Insurance Deputy Director Holly Saelens recently was recognized at the Ohio University (OU) State Government Alumni Luncheon at The Athletic Club of Columbus for her outstanding achievements in public...

READY, SET………..RECALL!!!

May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For large and small consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost...

Ready, Set … Recall!!!

May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost millions of...

Ready, set … recall

May 8 2006 // Product recalls pose financial, logistical and communication challenges Part 1 of a two-part series on Product Recall. Protecting consumers is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is whether it can be...

READY, SET..RECALL!!!

May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For large and small consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost...

READY, SET … RECALL!!!

May 8 2006 // Protecting the consumer is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is, can you do so without crippling your business? For consumer goods manufacturers and distributors, recalls can cost millions of...

Ready, set … recall

May 8 2006 // Part 1 of a two-part series on Product Recall. Protecting consumers is the number one priority in a product recall. The challenge is whether it can be done without crippling the business. For large and small consumer goods...

Ark. Seeks to Intervene in Okla. Poultry Lawsuit

May 3 2006 // Ark. Attorney General Mike has asked an Oklahoma court to allow his office to represent the people and sovereign interests of the State of Arkansas in the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma against Arkansas poultry companies. If...