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Environmental Liability

Global market solutions for Environmental Liability

Our Environmental Liability policy offers worldwide coverage on premises and site pollution across a range of areas including manufacturing, public sector and utilities, as well as contractors for construction, demolition, engineering, forestry and more.

What we offer

Markel offers environmental liability insurance for many different markets,
including but not limited to:

  • Manufacturing
  • Downstream and renewable energy
  • Warehousing
  • Public sector
  • Retail and commercial
  • Utilities
  • Construction (commercial/residential and industrial)
  • Power generation
  • Site clearance
  • Demolition
  • Excavation
  • Engineering
  • HVAC and plumbers
  • Forestry

Experienced and knowledgeable team


Our specialist underwriters and dedicated claims handlers provide the right expertise at the right time for partners and clients internationally, with a particular focus on the UK, providing global expertise that is delivered locally. We can support a range of insureds from small to mid-size businesses. This can be on an annual or project-specific basis, and in certain cases will consider offering retroactive coverage.

Worldwide distribution


Our policy is distributed worldwide via brokers through open market (direct and facultative reinsurance) and binders on a primary and excess of loss basis.

Coverage


  • Third-party property damage
  • Third-party bodily injury
  • First and third party clean-up costs
  • Emergency response and site investigation
  • Pollution arising from transportation

Line size


  • USD 35M
  • GBP 25M
  • EUR 35M
  • AUD 50M
  • CAD 35M

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