Basic Principles of Environmental Insurance

Basic Principles of Environmental Insurance

Do you have the appropriate coverage with your environmental insurance? Uncertain and potentially costly environmental risks present difficult obstacles for parties involved in purchasing, selling, developing, leasing, operating or financing in today’s business and real estate market. In an attempt to meet these needs, the insurance industry has developed a broad range of risk-specific environmental insurance products. In considering the use of insurance for the transfer of environmental risks, it is important to understand what the various insurance products are designed to cover, how to bind the necessary coverage and what issues must be considered and evaluated in negotiating these environmental insurance policies. This topic will help the person responsible for risk management, financing, due diligence or operations to understand the options and how to maximize the coverage to meet their needs.

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