Environmental liability insurance
Environmental liability insurance is an insurance aimed at all companies that, as a result of their activities, handle toxic substances and may cause damage to the environment.
Environmental liability insurance is an insurance aimed at all companies that, as a result of their activities, handle toxic substances and may cause damage to the environment. An environmentally harmful condition may result from the discharge, dispersion, release, escape, migration or seepage of solid, gaseous or thermal irritants, pollutants, including fumes, soot, smoke, vapours, acids, alkaloids, chemicals, hazardous substances, hazardous materials or waste materials, into the soil and structures, the atmosphere and surface or groundwater.
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What coverages are available with environmental liability insurance?
Basic coverage
- Prevention and Abatement
- The policy covers the costs of prevention and the costs of mitigation of an environmental incident
- Personal injury
- The policy covers the cost of personal injury caused as a result of an environmental incident, both on and off the insured premises
- Biodiversity damage
- Including the three levels of repair of Law 26/2007 and its modification in Law 11/2014
- Cleaning expenses
- The policy covers clean-up costs for pollution and/or environmental damage both inside and outside the insured premises, due to both accidental and insidious pollution
- Defences and bonds
- Guarantees legal protection and the establishment of the necessary bonds in the event that the claim results in legal proceedings
Optional coverages
- Transport of goods
- The insurance covers accidents caused during the transport of the insured’s goods, both in the insured’s own vehicles and those of third parties
- Crisis containment / crisis management
- Compensation for cessation of activity
- The policy covers compensation for unrealised profits due to business interruption as a result of an environmental incident
- CPL (Contractors Caused Environmental Pollution)
- Protection against environmental damage caused by works or projects commissioned and carried out by a company or its subcontractors. The insurance covers environmental damage caused by operational activities outside the insured risk situations
- Underground tanks
- Automatic coverage of underground tanks
What is environmental liability?
What is environmental liability?
Environmental liability obliges companies to prevent and remedy environmental damage. According to the spanish Environmental Liability Act 26/2007 of 23.10.2007, operators who cause or are likely to cause damage to natural resources must take the necessary preventive measures.
Furthermore, in case of damage, companies are obliged to restore natural resources and ensure that they return to their pre-accident state.
The same law requires the preparation of an environmental risk analysis (ARMA) to determine the need for a financial guarantee and, if necessary, to determine the amount of the guarantee.
What is CPL environmental liability insurance?
What is CPL environmental liability insurance?
Environmental liability insurance is used to cover damage caused by the companies or subcontractors you have contracted.
Covers damages or losses of third parties that the insured company is legally obliged to pay as a result of pollution, material damage or repair of damage caused by the company’s activities.
What is environmental damage?
What is environmental damage?
Damage covered by the policy is:
- Damage to protected natural habitats and species.
- Water. This includes ecological damage to sea water up to 200 miles from the coast.
- Damage to the coastline
- Soil contamination
Environmental liability insurance covers the costs of remediation of natural resources and damage to third parties due to environmental pollution.
Who is environmental insurance for?
Who is environmental insurance for?
This policy is aimed at companies whose activities cause risks to nature. An established register will tell you whether your company needs the environmental policy or not.
What is accidental pollution?
What is accidental pollution?
It is unintentional pollution caused by an extraordinary event.
In other words, it is not part of the normal functioning of the economic activity.
Is it compulsory to take out environmental liability insurance?
Is it compulsory to take out environmental liability insurance?
In principle, all professionals or natural and legal persons who carry out an economic activity that may cause risks to nature are subject to this liability.
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