Hazardous Waste: Pollution Claims Experience of Property/Casualty Insurers

RCED-91-59 Published: Feb 05, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 05, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO surveyed the potential liability of 13 property and casualty insurers for costs of cleaning up hazardous waste sites or for reimbursing the government for its cleanup of the sites.

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Full Report (14 pages)

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Topics

Natural Resources and Environment

Budgetary reservesClaims settlementHazardous substancesInsurance claimsInsurance companiesInsurance lossesLiability (legal)Liability insurancePollution controlReimbursements to governmentHazardous waste sites