Environmental Pollution Liability Insurance

By Peter Vickers Insurance Brokers | business insurance, Insurance, environmental pollution liability insurance, News Highlights, insurance broker lindfield |

What is it? And who should have it?

Environmental Pollution Liability Insurance also known as environmental risk insurance, environmental liability insurance, pollution liability insurance and environmental impairment liability insurance – depending on your insurer the name and what your policy covers could vary.

Basically environmental protection/pollution liability insurance provides businesses with financial protection i.e. loss or damages, against being held liable for unexpected releases of pollutants or events that could harm the environment.

This can cover you for risks arising from your past or current operations, or for instances where you are legally liable. It can include claims for clean-up, bodily injury and property damage arising from pollution.

Who should have it?

Any business that uses or stores chemicals or hazardous materials that could damage the environment or affect another’s property, as well as those who are involved in earthmoving, landfills, mining and the like.

Important to know! Standard business liability insurance often excludes loss or damages caused by pollution. If it is covered it can be limited to third party claims for off-site damage to property and bodily harm.

What can be covered in your policy?

Cover for sudden, accidental and gradual pollution
Clean up/remediation costs
Onsite clean up and compliance costs
Natural resources damage
Emergency costs
Third party bodily injury or property damage and liability cover for third parties
Cover for legal defence

Policies vary from insurer to insurer best practice is to review your risk and find a policy that provides appropriate cover. Not sure what cover you need talk to your broker and go through a risk assessment to get the right insurance for your business needs.

Summary of Environmental Pollution liability Cover

Type of insurance	General Liability	Environmental Liability
Nature of Incident	Sudden and accidental pollution off-site	General liability plus Gradual pollution off-site or on-site Sudden and accidental pollution on-site
Nature of liabilities	Third Party	General liability plus Public law statutory law (including natural resource damage)
Typical coverage	Bodily injury Property Damage Compensatory Claim	General liability plus Emergency Investigation and monitoring Clean-up Habitat restoration
Award	Financial Settlement	General liability plus Physical actions the insured takes in order to comply with environmental law

^{Note: _{Table reference; epa.nsw.gov.au}}

^{Disclaimer: this advice is general and not to be relied upon to discuss your individual or business circumstances please get in contact with one of our brokers.}

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