Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ Looking to expand their logistical operations, an e-commerce company purchased a large piece of property that seemed suitable for redevelopment into a warehouse. Prior to their purchase, the company went through proper due diligence and conducted a Phase I site assessment. The Phase I did not note any known contamination onsite, but as […]

Source: https://sentientmedia.org/, April 10, 2025 By: Nina B. Elkadi On March 10, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received two phone calls. One caller phoned to complain that manure runoff was entering a tributary of Dry Run Creek, a waterway that provides vital habitat for fish and other wildlife in Winneshiek County, Iowa. The other caller […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 10, 2025 By: Bryony Garlick Colorado’s construction insurance market is buckling—fewer carriers, rising premiums, and stripped-down coverage are leaving builders with little protection and even less clarity. “I think Colorado has been on the brink of an insurance crisis since 2010,” said independent broker Stephanie Beninati. That’s when lawmakers passed House Bill […]

Source: https://www.rblandmark.com/, March 27, 2025 By: Trent Brown A “black substance” has been dripping from the exterior of the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library since shortly after its construction was completed in July 2021, Executive Director Kim Coughran said Wednesday. Now, after drafting a formal complaint, the library board is looking to settle out of […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ The insured was an owner of an upscale shopping center. A dry cleaner tenant located in the shopping center was failing to adequately contain perchloroethylene (PCE) solvent canisters. The canisters were improperly stored in an exterior trash container, and over time the PCE leaked and migrated off-site. The PCE flow contaminated several adjacent […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ Looking to expand their operations, a company purchased a large piece of property that seemed suitable for redevelopment. Prior to their purchase, the company went through proper due diligence and conducted a Phase I site assessment. The Phase I did not note any known contamination onsite, but as the company began construction, they […]

Source: https://local21news.com/, April 3, 2025 By: Isaac Embry The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against Talen Energy Corporation and Brunner Island for allegedly failing to control toxic coal ash pollution risks from a storage impoundment on the banks of the Susquehanna River. Brunner Island, a power plant in York Haven, stores larges […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ Due to the recent high profile of this class of chemical, many municipal water systems in the United States are continually testing for PFAS in drinking water. A small town found elevated levels in several sentinel wells and began investigating potential upgradient sources. A local industrial park partially upgradient from the water supply […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com The presence of legionella was detected in the hot water system of a resort property. The state health regulatory agency became involved and a qualified consultant was hired to investigate and remediate the property. A claim was made immediately for the remediation and what could have been an extensive and lengthy remediation process […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 2, 2025 By: Bryony Garlick With immigration crackdowns back in the spotlight, labor shortages are once again squeezing the US construction industry. A recent New York Times piece revealed how fears of deportation have kept many immigrant workers – particularly undocumented ones – off job sites. For Stephanie Beninati, an insurance consultant who works […]

Source: https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/ A general contractor, building a large senior living complex using wood frame construction, experienced frequent rains during the early stages of construction. Unfortunately, this led to delays in the work, allowing the wood frame to be exposed to the weather for extended periods. As a result, water damage and significant mold growth occurred. […]

Source: https://www.thenewlede.org/, March 31, 2025 By: Shannon Kelleher Residues of harmful industrial chemicals, including some phased out of production 20 years ago, have been found in household dust in research that shows exposure risks go beyond contaminated food and water, according to a study published Monday. The study analyzed kitchen dust collected in 2019 from 65 […]