Latest Pollution Headlines
All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Navigators to Offer Online Pollution Liability Coverage for Small Contractors
Oct 22 2010 // Navigators Management Co., Inc., has introduced an online platform offering pollution liability insurance for small general service and trade contractors. Agents and brokers can obtain real-time bindable quotes for...
Group Sues BP for Harm to Endangered Gulf Wildlife
Oct 21 2010 // U.S. environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday against British-based oil giant BP Plc saying the world’s worst offshore spill inflicted “ongoing unlawful” harm on endangered wildlife in the Gulf of...
Marsh: Power Industry Faces New Technologies, Environmental Risks
Oct 19 2010 // A bulletin from Marsh notes that “new technologies and environmental responsibility in the power sector were the issues of greatest concern to risk managers at a major power conference, held recently in...
Hoaxers Target New Chevron Advertising Campaign
Oct 19 2010 // Chevron Corp launched a new advertising campaign Monday to address negative perceptions of big oil companies, but a bogus release and website by activist hoaxers and an environmental group quickly sought to turn the tables...
Chartis Expands NextGen Protection to Additional Environmental Industries
Oct 12 2010 // Chartis has expanded the industries addressed by NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its environmental division. The additional industry segments within the NextGen Protection...
Illinois Files Suit Against Enbridge Over Oil Cleanup
Oct 8 2010 // The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit against Enbridge Inc’s U.S. affiliate Enbridge Energy Partners Thursday, as the state seeks to have the company pay the costs incurred cleaning up an oil pipeline spill...
Aon: EU’s Environmental Liability Directive May Dominate Hungarian Spill
Oct 7 2010 // “The unfolding disaster in Hungary, in which toxic sludge escaped from a failed reservoir belonging to an industrial company, should serve as a warning to companies with industrial operations in Europe that the...
Safety Remains a Concern for Nanotechnology Says Lloyd’s
Oct 7 2010 // Nanotechnology is finding wider and broader use in modern technology. It is “transforming product design and innovation among manufacturers of electronics goods, textiles, cosmetics and foodstuffs as well as in other...
Chartis Introduces Commercial Excess Form with CrisisResponse
Oct 4 2010 // Chartis has introduced a new Commercial Excess Follow Form (CEFF) policy, developed by its Environmental Division, which is enhanced with CrisisResponse, providing coverage for the management of crisis events. The new CEFF...
NRG in Seattle Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
Oct 1 2010 // The NRG Seattle Agency, headquartered in Seattle, Wash., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. The NRG...
Dow Settles Hazardous Chemical Exposure Claims with Alabama Miners
Sep 29 2010 // Dow Chemical Co. and Flexible Products Co. settled with nearly 1,400 miners in an Alabama court over the miners’ claims they were exposed to hazardous chemicals, Dow said Tuesday. The surprise settlement involving...
PartnerOne, Berkley Environmental Launch Small Business Program
Sep 23 2010 // PartnerOne Environmental, Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division, has established a partnership with Berkley Environmental, a Divisional of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers, servicing small to middle...
Aon Releases 2010 Food System, Agribusiness, Beverage Industry Report
Sep 22 2010 // The claims costs connected to the recent half billion egg recall will be unprecedented and include liabilities such as business interruption and reputation damage. During the next 15 months, the U.S. Food and Drug...
E&O Coverage for Real Estate Agents – Don’t Sell a Home Without It
Sep 20 2010 // Liability Woes Include Misrepresentation, Structural Defects, Legal Errors and More Real estate errors and omissions (E&O) liability coverage is big business. Although the recent property debacle has focused attention...
Lawsuit: Gas Drilling Fluid Ruined Pennsylvania Water Wells
Sep 17 2010 // Thirteen families in the heart of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale say their water wells have been contaminated by poisonous fluids blasted deep underground by a drilling company using a technique at the center of a fierce...
Illinois Oil Pipeline Leak Stopped; Cleanup Under Way
Sep 15 2010 // Crews have removed a 12-foot section of pipe at the site of an oil spill outside Chicago that led to a spike in regional gasoline prices, but it could take weeks to clean up the contamination, federal officials...
Distressed and Vacant Properties Fill a Void for Insurers
Sep 6 2010 // The vacant and distressed property segment, which was barely thought of two years ago, has been a beacon of light for insurers. This class has boomed in the past couple years as the economy has forced the closure of many...
Distressed and Vacant Properties Fill a Void for Insurers
Sep 6 2010 // The vacant and distressed property segment, which was barely thought of two years ago, has been a beacon of light for insurers. This class has boomed in the past couple of years as the economy has forced the closure of...
Chartis Expands Environmental Insurance to Additional Industries
Sep 3 2010 // Chartis today announced the expansion of NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its Environmental Division. The additional industry segments within the NextGen Protection suite...
Marsh Launches Contamination Insurance Product for Water Utilities
Sep 3 2010 // Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utility firms globally, in reaction to “utilities companies move to strengthen their resilience to risks as a result of tightening regulation...
