A wind turbine farm. (Photo: Blue Planet Studio/stock.adobe.com)

President Joe Biden issued an executive order to install enough offshore wind capacity off the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts to produce 30,000 megawatts (MWs) of energy. This proposal will create high-paying jobs, reduce carbon emissions and make the U.S. a leader in the renewable energy industry. It will also create an opportunity in the insurance market to supply property and liability coverage for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms (OWF) and specialty wind turbine installation vessels and the construction, expansion, and operation of ports and terminals.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.