Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon Finds European Risk Managers Underestimate Environmental Risk
Sep 28 2009 // Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey 2009 has found that “environmental risk ranked lower as a concern in Europe than any other region – despite the introduction of the EU Environmental Liability Directive...
Closely-Watched Oklahoma Pollution Suit Against Big Poultry Goes to Trial
Sep 23 2009 // David Overbey is no scientist, but he says a person doesn’t have to be to see how much the Illinois River has improved in recent years. Overbey, a 67-year-old retired laborer who spends his days fishing the river in...
The Coverage Conundrum in Chinese Drywall Claims
Sep 21 2009 // The Latest Mass Tort Unless you live in Florida or Louisiana, or regularly read the Insurance Journal, you may only now be hearing about the latest mass tort craze: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall (often simply referred to as...
Attorney: Ford Settles New Jersey Toxic Waste Lawsuit
Sep 8 2009 // The Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there nearly 40 years ago. The settlement was announced in state Superior Court on Thursday. Details were...
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Sep 7 2009 // CNA Financial Corp. named Bob Lindemann as president and chief operating officer of CNA’s Commercial Lines operations. In this role, Lindemann will be responsible for CNA’s $3.5 billion commercial...
Seized California Insurer Golden Eagle to Pay for Landfill Cleanup
Aug 28 2009 // The Golden Eagle Insurance Co. will pay $400,000 to cover environmental investigation costs that the insolvent BKK Corp. was required to perform at its closed hazardous waste landfill in West Covina, Calif., the U.S....
Beacon Hill Associates Opens South Central Regional Office in Texas
Aug 26 2009 // Beacon Hill Associates Inc. has opened a new regional office in Plano, Texas, and has added Brett Amick as assistant vice president. The company serves agents in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. Beacon Hill...
Three CGL Endorsements Every Insured Should AVOID
Aug 20 2009 // Endorsements to the commercial general liability (CGL) policy are highly specialized. A high percentage are either exclusionary or extend protection to distinct classes of additional insureds. Most of the remaining...
South Carolina Property Owners File Pollution Suit Against Paper Company
Aug 17 2009 // A group of coastal South Carolina residents claim in a lawsuit that pollution from an International Paper mill has damaged their health and their properties, multiple media outlets reported Saturday. “International...
Great American’s Environmental Division Launches New Product Line
Aug 10 2009 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division has expanded its product line to include a combined general and pollution liability insurance product. This product offers cost efficient...
Environmental Groups Sue FEMA Over Oregon Flood Maps
Aug 6 2009 // The Audubon Society of Portland has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to ensure that its remapping of flood zones for the National Flood Insurance Program does not jeopardize...
Cohen Joins New Day Underwriting Managers in Atlanta
Aug 4 2009 // New Day Underwriting Managers has appointed Mitch Cohen assistant vice president. He has 27 years of experience as a structural engineer and construction manager, environmental contractor, environmental consultant and...
EPA: Toxic Chemicals at Delaware Site Will Remain for 100 Years
Jul 31 2009 // The EPA project manager overseeing cleanup at the abandoned Metachem site near Delaware City says toxic chemicals will remain there for at least 100 years. Hilary Thornton spoke Tuesday night about the Environmental...
Federal Judge: Oklahoma Can’t Seek Damages in Poultry Lawsuit
Jul 24 2009 // Oklahoma can’t pursue monetary damages in its environmental lawsuit against a dozen Arkansas poultry companies because it didn’t name the Cherokee Nation as a plaintiff, a federal judge ruled in a major blow to...
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Jul 20 2009 // Colemont Insurance Brokers has named John Cleary as vice president and casualty broker. Cleary will be physically located in New Jersey, but he will be working as part of the Hartford, Connecticut office. He brings over 25...
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Jul 20 2009 // Wholesaler Colemont Insurance Brokers reports that Bob Black has been promoted to vice president in the company’s Atlanta office. Black joined Colemont in 2004 as an associate broker responsible for marketing all...
EPA Testing Yards for Asbestos Near Former Spokane Factory
Jul 6 2009 // Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.’s former insulation factory in Spokane, Wa., for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby, Mont.,...
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Jul 6 2009 // Houston-based insurance agency Bowen, Miclette & Britt named Dan Persha director of environmental risk management. With 30 years of commercial insurance brokerage experience, Persha specializes in heavy casualty,...
Starr Indemnity Makes Three Executive Appointments
Jul 2 2009 // New York-based Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has made three executive appointments. Jim Vendetti has been named senior vice president & chief underwriting officer. He will oversee building and managing all...
London American Risk Specialists Offers Haz Mat Haulers Coverage
Jul 2 2009 // Houston, Texas-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. is offering a new market for hazardous waste transporters/haulers for hire or transporting own product between commercial locations (no residential...
