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Environmental
Broad Pollution Exclusion Is Ambiguous: Lead Covered by Policy
2005-05-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland reviews a New York case involving a pollution exclusion and discusses the Catch-22 situation facing insurers who want to modify their policy language to eliminate ambiguity.
Environmental
Whether Mold Cleanup Costs Are Covered Depends on Causation
2005-04-01 | Kent Holland
"When a covered event causes mold, the mold damage includes the cost of removal." Kent Holland explains this ruling by the New Jersey appellate court on a homeowner dispute.
Environmental
Silica—The Next Environmental Issue
2005-04-01 | Jeff Slivka
Silica exposure can be deadly. Jeff Slivka discusses the mineral, how it kills, the workplace hazard, and the insurance and risk management implications.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Understanding the Vulnerability of Hospitals to Natural Disasters
2004-12-01 | Nathan C Gould
If risks posed by natural hazards are not properly addressed, hospitals may themselves become victims of the disaster. James Bailey and Nathan Gould explain.
Environmental
Homeowners Policy Unambiguously Excluded Coverage for Mold
2004-10-01 | Kent Holland
Kent Holland examines a recent New Jersey court case ruling that mold was not covered as an ensuing loss due to vandalism.
Environmental
Environmental Liability Buyouts: A Developing Option
2004-08-01 | Jeff Slivka
This recent option for environmentally contaminated sites can provide a needed solution for managing known environmental liability for both buyers and sellers. Jeff Slivka explains.
Security, Catastrophe Risk Management
Managing Terrorism Risk
2004-07-24 | Nathan C Gould
In this article, Dr. Nathan Gould explains a three-tiered terrorism risk management plan, including initial and detailed assessments and a variety of risk management techniques.
Environmental
Managing the Environmental Risk from Subcontractors
2004-05-01 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka and Mitch Cohen look at environmental risks posed by the many workers on the construction site and how to adequately manage these risks.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Managing Extreme Wind (Hurricane) Losses
2004-03-01 | Nathan C Gould
Dr. Nathan Gould discusses extreme wind hazards, historical loss exposure, and a methodical engineered approach to effectively manage/reduce wind losses.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Performance Based Seismic Design
2003-10-01 | Nathan C Gould
Dr. Nathan Gould explains Performance Based Seismic Design—what it is, how it works, and why it is the seismic design methodology of the future.
Environmental
Broad Pollution Exclusion Is Ambiguous: Lead Covered by Policy
2005-05-01 | Kent Holland
Catastrophe Risk Management
Understanding the Vulnerability of Hospitals to Natural Disasters
2004-12-01 | Nathan C Gould
