All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 30 2010 // Residents of a southern Louisville neighborhood have sued Nuplex Resins over a chemical spill that sent vapors through sewer pipes. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported that three people filed the suit last Friday in...
Mar 30 2010 // An idyllic, pasture-like setting is not the only green image agribusiness owners would like the public to imagine when they picture their operations — they increasingly want to be known for their “green”...
Mar 26 2010 // As the Red River slowly started to recede this week and fears of major flooding diminished, Fargo residents were left to deal with another problem: environmental hazards that linger long after the waters...
Mar 22 2010 // The last few years of the soft market have forced many carriers and agencies to get creative when it comes to bringing in additional premium. This has included launching new products for specialized risks. At first glance,...
Mar 22 2010 // From wind turbines and fuel cells to vegetative roofs and bamboo surfaces, innovative green construction materials are showing up everywhere. A number of insurers are on board with new insurance products to protect those...
Mar 22 2010 // The Navigators Group’s principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Co., Inc., has launched a Premises, Products and Pollution Liability insurance policy or “NP3,” which is designed to...
Mar 19 2010 // “The heightened environmental liabilities created by recent European Union (EU) and UK environmental legislation were among the top risk management concerns raised by delegates at this week’s Base conference in...
Mar 15 2010 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., Inc., an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Starr International Company, Inc., and Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Chubb, have...
Mar 10 2010 // Ironshore Inc. has introduced an environmental insurance program to help healthcare facilities manage environmental liability exposures and curtail restitution expenses. Ironshore’s Environmental Insurance division...
Mar 10 2010 // Two House subcommittees have scheduled a joint hearing today on ways to address homeowners insurance costs in disaster-prone communities, an issue that has some environmentalists, taxpayer groups and insurers standing...
Mar 10 2010 // Rockhill Underwriting Management, based in Kansas City, Mo., has hired Kenneth Schneider as senior vice president of its Environmental unit. Schneider will manage all aspects of the environmental underwriting operations...
Mar 8 2010 // ACE UK has appointed Victoria Keeble as Environmental Risk Underwriter. She will report to Wayne Harrington, UK & Ireland Manager – Environmental Risk and work within the London environmental team to underwrite...
Mar 7 2010 // Thomas J. Schaffler has been named president of Lockton Cos. employee benefits practice in Chicago. He joined Lockton more than 10 years ago as executive vice president and producer and serves on the Chicago executive...
Mar 4 2010 // Toward the end of 2009, it appeared that a number of issues with the possibility of creating significant political and social changes were on the verge of becoming law before stalling or imploding. One such issue with...
Feb 26 2010 // American Safety Insurance (ASI) has updated its contractor pollution liability form to satisfy the exposure created by new regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency requiring any contractors to comply with new...
Feb 24 2010 // Zurich named two new regional managers for its North American Environmental team: Richard Calvert has been named manager for the South Central region, and Warren Puffer is the new manager for the Northwest region. Calvert,...
Feb 21 2010 // Toward the end of 2009, it appeared that a number of issues with the possibility of creating significant political and social changes were on the verge of becoming law before stalling or imploding. One such issue with...
Feb 12 2010 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has expanded its environmental product offering with the addition of contractor environmental and professional coverage. The product is designed specifically to protect insureds from...
Feb 9 2010 // The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 5 upheld a decision ordering two insurance companies to pay about $550,000 of the cost of cleaning up industrial contamination in Hastings.The ruling sets the standard in Nebraska for...
Jan 29 2010 // The town of Middletown, Rhode Island agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused it of polluting prized state beaches by illegally discharging millions of gallons of sewage-laced wastewater.The town, located just north of...