Latest Pollution Headlines

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New ‘GREEN’ Captive Insurer Promises Savings for Eco-Friendly Businesses

May 22 2007 // Plans are in place for what its creators say will be the first captive insurance program designed exclusively for companies that are committed to sustainable business practices such as using renewable energy and producing...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property’ and new coverage

May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property’ and new coverage issues

May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...

Officials: Hold the chickens and the hogs

May 21 2007 // Think you and your pets are safe now that pet food contaminated with Melamine has been recalled? Think again.On May 7, U.S. officials representing the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the...

La. Court Bars Pollution Exclusion to Deny Coverage in Bodily Injury Case

May 16 2007 // A Louisiana state judge has ruled that an insurance company cannot use the so-called “absolute pollution exclusion” to deny its corporate policyholder coverage for claims alleging that bodily injury was caused...

Banks Of China’s Yangtze River at Risk of ‘Disastrous Collapse’

May 15 2007 // The banks of China’s massive Yangtze River, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, are at risk of collapse, a state-run newspaper reported Monday. The China Daily said a recent inspection showed that banks on...

Officials: Hold 20 Million Chickens Because of Tainted Feed

May 8 2007 // U.S. officials placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical.Three government agencies — the Agriculture...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues

May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues

May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...

Dog daze: pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property claims

May 7 2007 // The tragedy could even lead to some new coverage opportunities for the insurance industry if lawyers are successfulWhile the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet...

News Currents

May 7 2007 // Dog daze: pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property claimsThe tragedy could even lead to some new coverage opportunities for the insurance industry if lawyers are successful While the manufacturer...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property, new coverage issues

May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...

Pet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues

May 7 2007 // While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that have caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses wants to put the controversy behind it, the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and...

Tainted Pet Food Linked to Indiana Chickens; No Recall Yet

May 2 2007 // Chicken feed in some farms in Indiana contained byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China, two federal agencies said Monday.The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug...

ACE Europe Offers Online Environmental Cover

Apr 30 2007 // ACE European Group announced from its London office that its Commercial Premises Pollution Liability (PPL) product is available online via its fully automated e-commerce platform – ACE Online.ACE said it is...

R&M ‘Carbon Finance’ Analysis Praised as ‘Timely’

Apr 19 2007 // Dublin-based market analysts Research and Markets notes that the firm’s recently released report, “Carbon Finance: The Financial Implications of Climate Change,” has received praise from industry...

People

Apr 9 2007 // Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been appointed director of new market development by Country Insurance & Financial Services and will manage its newly created Chicago district office....

Zurich’s Patton Joins EPA Advisory Board

Mar 29 2007 // Lindene E. Patton, senior vice president and counsel in Zurich North America Commercial’s environmental group, has been selected to serve as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental...

1,200 MISS. HOMES DEMOLISHED

Mar 26 2007 // The federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved more flexible rules that will mean about 1,200 hurricane-damaged homes in south Mississippi can be torn down.The EPA’s No Action Assurance program runs until...

EPA Allows Demolition of 1,200 Hurricane-Damaged Homes in Miss.

Mar 15 2007 // About 1,200 hurricane-damaged homes in south Mississippi can be torn down under rules that have been extended by the Environmental Protection Agency.The EPA’s No Action Assurance program runs until Sept. 30 for...