Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/, March 2, 2021 By: Dan Mika The town of Lyons is suing Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) and a group of subcontractors over what it alleges was a yearslong failure to properly install upgrades to its wastewater plant. In the suit filed Friday in Boulder County District Court, Lyons selected Honeywell and its […]

Source: https://www.traverseticker.com/, March 2, 2021 By: Beth Milligan Traverse City commissioners want more information before paying more than $40,000 in clean-up costs after city firefighters were involved in two accidental releases of contaminant-laced foam during recent training exercises at Cherry Capital Airport. The foam contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), harmful yet widely used chemicals […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 1, 2021 By: Bethan Moorcraft With the effects of Earth’s climate change, design and construction professionals can no longer rely solely on historic weather data to determine the design standards they must meet. Today, architects and engineers are under pressure to incorporate forward-looking climate data, pass new government regulations, and meet owners’ […]

Source: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/, February 23, 2021 By: Annie Sciacca and George Kelly The cleanup of an oil leak two weeks ago at the Richmond Chevron refinery has been completed, authorities said Tuesday, but questions remain from residents and environmentalists about what caused the leak and what was done to curb it. In a statement issued by […]

Source: https://www.record-eagle.com/, February 28, 2021 By: Sheri Mcwhirter Public records show eight months elapsed between when state and local officials began corresponding about potential drinking water contamination in the Pine Grove neighborhood and when they told residents. Timelines posted on both state and airport websites show the official investigation of PFAS pollution at Cherry Capital […]

Source: https://wsiltv.com/, February 25, 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the completion of another cleanup at the former Koppers Wood-Treating Facility at 1555 North Marion St. in Carbondale Thursday. The agency required the current owner, Beazer East Inc., to address dioxin/furan-contaminated soil on 16 acres of the site. Read more.

Source: https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/, February 26, 2021 By: Tim Gannon Riverhead Town on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against three companies that manufactured products with poly-fluoroalkyl substances, including perfluorooctanoic and perfluorooctane sulfonic acids,  contaminants which have been found in town wells. The lawsuit — which seeks to recover the costs needed to protect the public and restore […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, February 25, 2021 By: Bethan Moorcraft Architects, engineers and contractors frequently face potential liabilities that place them at considerable financial risk because of the type and quality of services they deliver to clients. While this has been the case for the design and construction industries, the past year has troubled professionals with unforeseen […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, February 23, 2021 By: Judy Greenwald While just half of architect and engineer insurers reported worsening claim results last year, all insurers expressed concerns about this trend continuing, says a survey released Tuesday. The survey of 20 insurers by McLean, Virginia-based Ames & Gough found that 73% of insurers had introduced a rate […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com, February 24, 2021 Most professional liability insurers covering architects and engineers (A/E) achieved varied premium growth last year as the U.S. construction industry remained resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, worsening claims experience is prompting these insurers to seek larger rate increases, according to a survey by specialty insurance broker Ames & Gough. […]

Source: The Insurer, February 23, 2021 Zurich’s US environmental practice has stopped writing site-specific pollution legal liability (PLL) having previously been a major player in the space, with broker CAC Specialty commenting that capacity remains abundant because of new entrants in recent years. In an update, CAC Specialty stated that Zurich has stopped offering site-specific […]

Source: https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/, February 22, 2021 By: David Gambrill B.C.’s Court of Appeal recently confirmed that a $10-million coverage limit did not apply to mitigation of loss coverage in a professional liability insurance policy, in part because the policy grouped mitigation of loss coverage together with other types of damage that require a third-party claim to […]