Private Risk Financing for Environmental
Remediation


 

Expert Insight Panel:
April 19, 2018 1:30 pm

Bloomberg Environment


 

Brad Maurer
J.D., CPCU, American Risk Management Resources Network,
Philadelphia, PA

Brownfield Initiative Programs have three common elements:

  • Statutory liability relief for successfulremediation,
  • Use of voluntary cleanup programs and expedited governmental approvals for
    remedial actions to shorten remediation periods, and
  • Funding to identify brownfield sites and bridge the financing gap between cleanup costs and property market value.

 

Superfund Site Redevelopment: A Brownfield Approach to Financing Environmental Remediation Costs for Site Reuse


The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Superfund Task Force, has indicated that the agency will be focusing on streamlining and expediting cleanup and reuse of contaminated sites, with a major emphasis on involving private parties and encouraging private investment.
This session will explore the costs and benefits of several private risk funding approaches for site cleanups, such as: litigating old general liability insurance policies, purchasing pollution legal liability and cost cap insurance, and
incorporating environmental liability transfer and guaranteed fixed priced remediation strategies at sites. The session will provide an overview of common terms and conditions associated with the various options, the market
and providers for each of these options, and their potential role in transactions through real-life case studies.

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