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Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 23, 2012 By: Laura A. Foggan, Jeremiah Galus and Samuel B. Gedge On April 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Virginia, applying Virginia law, held that pollution exclusion endorsements in first-party property policies barred coverage for the insured’s product losses caused by contamination of infant formula resulting from a manufacturing mishap. Policyholder advocates […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, April 23, 2012 By Scott Judy After a federal jury took just four hours to rule that HDR Engineering’s design did not cause the cracks at Tampa Bay Water’s six-year-old reservoir, the utility was left with nothing for its gamble on a $30-million settlement offer but an estimated $24 million in legal bills. […]

Source: http://www.dailyrecord.com, April 27, 2012 By: Peggy Wright State to get $950,000 for cost of cleaning 4 towns’ water supply A Florham Park alloy manufacturer and a deceased man’s estate have agreed to pay $950,000 toward the cleanup 14 years ago of contaminants found in a well that supplies drinking water to residents of four […]

Read here about a lawsuit filed against a corn plant in Iowa because of significant pollution emitted from the plant.

Read here about a Pennsylvania sewage spill that occurred after workers accidentally drilled through a concrete pipe.

A new broker partner asked New Day to review a current Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL) policy for which the broker was competing for the Insured’s business. New Day’s analysis of the CPL policy revealed several deficiencies. Although coverages for the deficiencies may be available in the marketplace they were not included in the current policy. […]

New Day partnered with the retail broker and the insured to enhance an existing Contractor’s Protective Professional Indemnity (CPPI) policy. This teamed approach involved New Day and our broker partner meeting and working with the Insured on several contracting and coverage issues. New Day’s efforts included the following: Assessing the previous coverage Making recommendations on […]

Our broker partner was awarded the business for a large waste management/composting company. The existing program was with an environmental market who added an Odor Exclusion to the environmental policy after complaints were received and an investigation was conducted by the local regulatory agency. At the same time, the Insured installed a state-of-the-art odor monitoring […]

New Day was asked by the retail broker to review the current combined professional liability/pollution liability policy for a large mechanical contracting client, suggest coverage enhancements and market the account at renewal to ensure that the client received the broadest coverage at the best price. The retail broker advised which carrier’s were previously approached for […]

Source: http://www.courier-journal.com, April 26, 2012 By: James Bruggers The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified at least three businesses that may be responsible for cleaning up toxic waste at the former Black Leaf chemical site in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood, two of whom have agreed to work with the EPA to help make the property […]

Source: Lexology, April 19, 2012 By: Michael E. Rigney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY CO. V. VILLAGE OF CRESTWOOD (March 12, 2012) Crestwood, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago, uses both Lake Michigan and its own wells as sources for the water it supplies to its residents. A number of residents brought suit in […]