Whilst many environmental issues are applicable to all sectors, coverages are available which focus on specific industries. Please click on the highlighted text for more detail.
Contractors' Pollution Liability
Construction activities present a range of pollution risks, especially if the relevant sites are potentially contaminated. By their very nature, many of these liabilities are not covered under public liability policies, leaving contractors, and employers with uninsured risk exposures. Contractors are exposed to a wide range of pollution related liabilities when working on contaminated sites or actively carrying out remediation activities. In the increasingly competitive contractor market there is increasing pressure to contractually accept responsibility for consequential risks. To read more click here.
Financing Environmental Risk in the Chemical Sector
The global environmental agenda is developing at a rapid pace. New liabilities are continually being created as legislative frameworks evolve in response to the changing demands of the international community.
Changes to accounting procedures are altering the way in which companies can provide for liabilities thereby increasing the visibility of potential environmental risks to shareholders and investors. To read more click here.
Transfer of Environmental Liabilities for Financial Institutions
The allocation of environmental liabilities can become a significant point of contention between the various transaction counterparties and a key consideration for equity investors and lenders. New environmental risk transfer solutions are increasingly being used by financial institutions to facilitate deals, secure loan arrangements and maximise enterprise values. To read more click here.
Financing Environmental Risk in the Manufacturing Sector
The global environmental agenda is developing at a rapid pace. New liabilities are continually being created as legislative frameworks evolve in response to the changing demands of the international community. Changes to accounting procedures are altering the way in which companies can provide for liabilities thereby increasing the visibility of potential environmental risks to shareholders and investors. Demonstrating effective management of environmental risk is a governance obligation and a key priority for companies wishing to reassure stakeholders and proactively manage their corporate reputation. To read more click here.
The Role of Environmental Insurance in Project Finance and PFI Projects
Effective management of environmental risk is a hallmark of successful development projects. This is particularly critical in project finance and/or PFI deals which generally involve a large number of participants within a complicated contractual framework. In view of the increasing complexity of these deals and the nature of funding arrangements, project lenders require exhaustive reassurance that all project risks are identified and adequately controlled or, ideally, transferred. To read more click here.
Financing Environmental Risk in the Water & Waste Water Industry
The global environmental agenda is developing at a rapid pace. New liabilities are continually being created as legislative frameworks evolve in response to the changing demands of the international community. Water and wastewater utility companies face a diverse range of environmental liabilities which arise from both historical activities and from on going operations. To read more click here