In this IIL Real Estate webinar, our speakers give a deeper explanation of environmental risk and the role that the Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) market plays in addressing those risks.

Description

In this panel discussion, Tom Hughes, International Underwriting Association (IUA), provides a comprehensive overview of environmental risk and the Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) market, while the panellists explore the key themes considered in the IUA’s Practical Buyer’s Guide to environmental risk, such as environmental harm and torts, the limitations of environmental coverages provided in other types of non-EIL insurance policies and environmental loss scenarios that illustrate the role of EIL policies in responding to a broad range of environmental incidents.

Learning objectives

• Understanding of environmental harm
• Summarising statutory regimes
• Comparing options for environmental insurance coverage
• Using case studies to explore environmental insurance claims experiences

Speakers

• Olivia Hogan, UK Environmental Line of Business Owner, AIG
• Rob Wade, Environmental Underwriting Manager, The Hartford
• Aidan Thomson, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• Alan Shaw, Senior Broker, International Environmental Liability, Aon