All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 9 2011 // Recent high-profile accident cases have put a regulatory spotlight on grain elevators. Speakers at the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association annual meeting in Fargo talked about a range of financial perils elevators must...
Feb 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...
Feb 8 2011 // Specialist insurer Beazley announced that it is broadening its coverage of environmental risks, first launched by its U.S. company, by “establishing an environmental risks underwriting capability at Lloyd’s,...
Feb 7 2011 // Although not in the national news as much lately, Chinese drywall continues to disrupt the lives and finances of thousands of homeowners and other users of the product. In the courts, homeowners are fighting to obtain...
Feb 7 2011 // Chubb Masterpiece Market Detail: Agents Access offers personal lines coverage including home, auto, valuable articles and excess. Chubb offers solutions designed exclusively for people with above-average needs, who need...
Feb 4 2011 // The Super Bowl XLV may be the biggest game of the year, and to some, it also presents super-sized risk management challenges. The National Football League said it is expecting a record crowd of 105,000 attendees at Cowboys...
Feb 2 2011 // An environmental group has filed a lawsuit to compel the release of documents related to the safety of two dams on the Texas-Mexico border.The federal lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C., by the group Public Employees...
Jan 31 2011 // Another report indicates that soft commercial insurance market conditions that persisted throughout the U.S. in 2010 will continue into 2011.Key commercial insurance market drivers from 2009—including intense competition...
Jan 31 2011 // American Safety Insurance has launched an enhanced version of its EnviroStar policy, which combines common coverages for environmental professionals into one form.“The form changes are in response to feedback from...
Jan 19 2011 // Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants the state’s highest court to reconsider several key decisions of late last year, including one involving insurance licensing.Schuette announced his office will file a...
Jan 10 2011 // A federal judge in Louisiana in mid-December let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from...
Jan 7 2011 // A pollution case involving a former zinc-smelter site in West Virginia has been resolved with DuPont agreeing to pay $70 million plus fund a medical monitoring program for area residents.DuPont and lawyers representing...
Jan 5 2011 // Aon Corp. has announced the appointment of Michael R. Szot as chief operating officer for the Environmental Practice of Aon Risk Solutions, the firm’s global risk management business.With more than 30 years of...
Dec 31 2010 // As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40...
Dec 31 2010 // The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said.The talks...
Dec 30 2010 // As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.Cleanup, government fines, lawsuits, legal fees and damage claims will likely exceed the $40...
Dec 23 2010 // A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from those...
Dec 22 2010 // The Independent Agents and Brokers of America Big “I” Markets launched a new insurance policy option with American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC (ARMR.NET) for above and below ground storage tank...
Dec 16 2010 // The Obama administration Wednesday launched a legal battle against BP Plc and its partners by suing them for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, which could cost the companies billions of dollars.The lawsuit...
Dec 7 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s global risk management division, announced that it has developed an insurance policy that provides a greater level of protection than has previously been available from the insurance market...