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Environmental
Pollution Legal Liability Market Update
2008-07-01 | Jeff Slivka
Discover key insights into the pollution legal liability (PLL) market, including trends, coverage types, and the role of PLL insurance in environmental risk management.
Claims Management
Third-Party Administrators: Quality versus Price
2008-06-01
The wise consumer will analyze the quality indicators first and then compare price when selecting a TPA. Glenn Brown explains.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
2008-05-10 | Nathan C Gould
Dr. Nathan Gould explains why an effective facility evaluation plan should include the preparation of a Post-Disaster Facility Inspection Manual.
Claims Management
An Insurance Claims Management Retrospective
2008-04-01
William Quinn Jr. takes a look at the claims management experience, then (1950s) and now (2000s).
Environmental
"Suits" under a 1973 CGL Insurance Policy
2008-02-01 | Richard J Scislowski
ISO did not define "suit," so courts were divided, particularly in pollution cleanup cases. Rich Scislowski explains.
Environmental
Common Law Exceptions to the 1973 "Owned Property" Exclusion
2008-01-01 | Richard J Scislowski
Courts poked so many holes in the exclusion that it hardly excluded anything. Rich Scislowski explains the ISO solutions.
Environmental
Epoxy Fumes Are Unambiguously Excluded from Coverage as "Pollutants" under the CGL Total Pollution Exclusion
2007-11-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland relates a case on the CGL total pollution exclusion and the definition of "pollutants," "discharge," "dispersal," "seepage," "migration," "release," and "escape."
Catastrophe Risk Management
Defining the Characteristics of a PML Study
2007-03-01 | Nathan C Gould
A seismic/extreme wind risk assessment requires an understanding of how the risk assessment and loss data will be utilized. Dr. Nathan Gould explains.
Environmental
Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage for Damage Caused by Dirt and Rocks
2007-03-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland looks at the trend of courts upholding the CGL pollution exclusion, even when the "pollutant" is a naturally occurring substance rather than a man-made chemical.
Environmental
Pollution Exclusions in CGL Policy Bars Coverage for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
2007-02-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland shows how identical facts can result in completely different rulings, depending on the jurisdiction.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
2008-05-10 | Nathan C Gould
Environmental
Common Law Exceptions to the 1973 "Owned Property" Exclusion
2008-01-01 | Richard J Scislowski
Environmental
Epoxy Fumes Are Unambiguously Excluded from Coverage as "Pollutants" under the CGL Total Pollution Exclusion
2007-11-01 | Kent Holland
Environmental
Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage for Damage Caused by Dirt and Rocks
2007-03-01 | Kent Holland
Environmental
Pollution Exclusions in CGL Policy Bars Coverage for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
2007-02-01 | Kent Holland
