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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.
Environmental
Mold Excluded in Homeowner's Policy Is Not Covered as an Ensuing Loss of Leaking Water
2007-01-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland relates a Texas case holding no coverage for an excluded category of loss that follows from a covered loss.
Environmental
Naturally Occurring Hazards: They Can Be "Hazardous" to Your Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage
2007-01-01 | Jeff Slivka
Buying a CPL policy is a very sound alternative for financing environmental loss, but there are pitfalls. Jeff Slivka explains.
Environmental
State Leadership in Promoting Insurance-Based Solutions to Brownfield Redevelopment Challenges
2006-11-01 | Michael O Hill
Jeff Kehne and Michael Hill discuss environmental insurance programs at the state level.
Environmental
Financing Environmental Loss with Environmental Insurance
2006-10-01 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka offers an introduction to the various products available to the many different exposures in the many different industries throughout the country.
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
Environmental
Mold Excluded in Homeowner's Policy Is Not Covered as an Ensuing Loss of Leaking Water
2007-01-01 | Kent Holland
Environmental
Naturally Occurring Hazards: They Can Be "Hazardous" to Your Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage
2007-01-01 | Jeff Slivka
Environmental
State Leadership in Promoting Insurance-Based Solutions to Brownfield Redevelopment Challenges
2006-11-01 | Michael O Hill
