Latest Pollution Headlines

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

Environmental Consultants/ Contractors

Dec 19 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Professional Insurance Resources of Dallas has a new market available for Professional and General Liability for environmental consultants and contractors. Endorsements include waiver from subrogation...

8 is Enough – Programs That Caught Our Eye

Dec 16 2002 // For this end-of-the year edition of Insurance Journal, we looked at some unique or interesting programs and found eight that grabbed our attention. Obviously they do not represent a comprehensive list, which is admittedly...

8 is Enough – Programs That Caught Our Eye

Dec 16 2002 // For this end-of-the year edition of Insurance Journal, we looked at some unique or interesting programs and found eight that grabbed our attention. Obviously they do not represent a comprehensive list, which is admittedly...

ACE Casualty Risk Enters Environmental Risk Market

Dec 4 2002 // ACE Casualty Risk is entering the environmental risk market resulting in the creation of a new unit, ACE Environmental Risk. The new environmental and casualty underwriting unit will offer environmental liability products...

Holly Saelens Appointed Interim Director of Ohio Insurance Department

Dec 4 2002 // Ohio Governor Bob Taft announced the appointment of Holly Saelens as interim director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, following the resignation of former director Lee Covington, which was effective November...

A.M. Best: A&E Losses Increase in 2001, Reversing Two-Year Decline

Nov 11 2002 // The property/casualty industry is expected to ultimately incur more than $121 billion in net asbestos and environmental losses, according to the special report, “Largest Increase in A&E Losses to Date Seen in...

A&E LOSSES RISE IN 2001

Nov 11 2002 // A special report recently released by A.M. Best Co., “Largest Increase in A&E Losses to Date Seen in 2001,” suggests that the property/casualty industry will ultimately incur more than $121 billion in net...

Frank Crystal & Co. Names Persha to Head Environmental Unit

Nov 6 2002 // Frank Crystal & Company has appointed Dan Persha to head up its new Environmental Risk Management Practice, based in Houston, Texas. Persha brings over 23 years of insurance and risk management experience, and has...

A.M. Best: A&E Losses Increase in 2001, Reversing Two-Year Decline

Nov 4 2002 // The property/casualty industry is expected to ultimately incur more than $121 billion in net asbestos and environmental losses, according to the special report, “Largest Increase in A&E Losses to Date Seen in...

ACE Casualty Risk Part of Environmental Risk Market, Forms New Unit

Oct 7 2002 // ACE Casualty Risk is entering the environmental risk market resulting in the creation of a new unit, ACE Environmental Risk. The new environmental and casualty underwriting unit will offer environmental liability products...

Environmental Risk Resources Ass’n. to Hold Conferences on Mold and Environment

Oct 1 2002 // The Environmental Risk Resources Association (ERRA) will hold an Educational Event on October 9 to examine the risks connected with mold coverage and a second seminar on environmental risks on October 10. Both events are...

Environmental-Res. Fuel Oil Tank

Sep 14 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Zurich North America’s Environmental Group has launched its Home Environmental Protection program, which protects homeowners with residential fuel oil tanks. The coverage complements traditional...

Fixed-Cost Environmental

Aug 19 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: XL Environmental Inc. is offering its fixed-cost environmental remediation policy on a surplus basis. Dollars: Limits are typically twice the projected cost of cleanup. For XL’s environmental...

Argonaut Great Central President To Head Environmental Response Trust Fund

Aug 6 2002 // Illinois Governor Jim Ryan appointed John Polak, president /CEO of Argonaut Great Central Insurance Company as chairman of the Illinois Dry-Cleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund for a term of three years. The fund was...

Programs, Beacons of Stability in Tumultuous Markets

Aug 5 2002 // Now that the hard market has firmly set, it’s no secret that more and more standard property and casualty insurance carriers are seeking to stem losses by restricting coverage and revamping underwriting habits. As in...

Programs, Beacons of Stability in Tumultuous Markets

Aug 5 2002 // Now that the hard market has firmly set, it’s no secret that more and more standard property and casualty insurance carriers are seeking to stem losses by restricting coverage and revamping underwriting habits. As in...

XL Environmental Program Aids in Center’s Changeover to Park

Jul 30 2002 // XL Environmental has customized an environmental insurance program to help transform a former Pennsylvania military base into a township recreational park. The program specifically addresses risk management needs and...

Fixed-Cost Environ-mental Remediation

Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: XL Environmental Inc. is offering its fixed-cost environmental remediation policy on a surplus basis Dollars: Limits are typically twice the projected cost of cleanup. For XL’s environmental...

IIABA Cites Problems with Conyers Mold Bill

Jul 12 2002 // A recently introduced bill that proposes to mitigate the effects of mold in homes and commercial buildings puts the proverbial cart before the horse, according to Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...

After the Mold Rush: Montemayor Looks at Future of Texas Markets

Jul 8 2002 // Considering Texas has one of the most difficult insurance markets in the country right now, Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor comes across not at all as one might expect—an embattled public official scrambling to...