The U.S. Supreme Court ruling yesterday bolstering the right to sue the government for costs involved in a voluntary cleanup of hazardous material should not have much impact on insurers, said an industry expert.
The court strengthened a landmark anti-pollution program yesterday, enabling companies to recover some costs when they voluntarily clean up hazardous material.
Ken Ayers, managing director of Aon Environmental Services, said that most policies currently exclude clean-up coverage for known conditions at sites on the National Priorities List, and non-NPL locations as well.
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