All the headlines from our Pollution Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 13 2006 // Aon has appointed Peter Breitstone as managing principal and chief executive officer of Aon’s Environmental Services Group. Also joining Aon are environmental industry veterans Ken Ayers, Greg Schilz, Rod Taylor,...
Jul 10 2006 // Most people hear the word asbestos and think of home insulation, deteriorating ceiling tiles, or scuffed flooring. What few realize is that the soil in their yard, school athletic field, or neighborhood park might be...
Jul 3 2006 // The virtual, global economy challenges, humbles insurance leadersInsurance agents and executives have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold. According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to...
Jul 3 2006 // The Court of Appeals of Oregon has decided that an insurance company’s indemnity obligation to its policyholders is joint and several, not pro-rata, in environmental liability insurance coverage case. In Cacade Corp....
Jul 3 2006 // As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the...
Jul 3 2006 // Appeals Court rules insurer’s indemnity obligation is joint and severalThe Court of Appeals of Oregon has decided that an insurance company’s indemnity obligation to its policyholders is joint and several, not...
Jul 3 2006 // Insurance agents and executives have a lot to worry about as the fast-paced virtual economy takes hold.According to futurist Edie Weiner, they are right to be worried. She says there are a lot of unfamiliar risks ahead and...
Jun 29 2006 // Trident Insurance Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc., introduced an environmental impairment liability product for public entities, public schools and public and private water...
Jun 28 2006 // Running for president, George W. Bush said he was ready to regulate carbon dioxide. But in early 2001, shortly after taking office, he changed his mind.It would be too expensive to force reductions of the leading...
Jun 23 2006 // ACE European Group announced that it is offering an extensive and affordable environmental liability cover specifically for smaller and mid-sized private and corporate businesses, as part of its existing liability and...
Jun 19 2006 // As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the...
Jun 19 2006 // As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the...
Jun 5 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the FrogThe environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently....
Jun 5 2006 // The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since my husband works...
Jun 5 2006 // For insurers facing extraordinary exposure from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and unmatched losses beyond any other natural disasters in U.S. history, the bad news continues. Serious mold contamination is now threatening...
Jun 2 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has concluded “an exclusive reinsurance intermediary relationship with Accurate Environmental Forecasting, a provider of numerical weather prediction...
May 26 2006 // Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that “following the evaluation of strategic alternatives, and in consultation with its financial advisors, the Board has decided to cease underwriting or seeking...
May 26 2006 // Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual Group,- has reached an agreement to acquire the renewal rights to Quanta U.S. Holdings Inc.’s environmental liability business. Terms of the...
May 22 2006 // If you’ve been writing agricultural and farm insurance for years and think you know everything there is to know about the business, don’t bet the farm. Farm exposures have changed dramatically in the past 50...
May 22 2006 // If you’ve been writing agricultural and farm insurance for years and think you know everything there is to know about the business, don’t bet the farm. Farm exposures have changed dramatically in the past 50...