Warehouse Claims Scenarios

Be ready when life happens. These special risks claim situations illustrate the variety of environmental exposures that could affect your customers!

A manufacturing and chemical processing plant, located in a densely populated area, experienced an on-site explosion. To contain the air emissions released during the explosion, the use of deluge water was required. As a result, a variety of claims resulted including: possible fines and penalties for air permit violations, contaminated deluge water runoff, and business interruption of neighboring facilities. The insured also incurred public relations expenses to address community concerns.

A New England petroleum marine storage terminal, which had been in operation for over a decade, received a product delivery from a tanker vessel. During the delivery process, a coupling device on the high capacity hose came loose. When the emergency shut-off valve initially failed, thousands of gallons of petroleum product spilled into the harbor. Environmental regulators and the Coast Guard were immediately alerted. Emergency containment and extensive cleanup was required.

A fertilizer company suffered a release of approximately 13,000 gallons of nitric acid at its manufacturing facility. The volatile product migrated to a neighboring roadway and several adjacent properties. Regulatory agencies were notified and cleanup was undertaken to remediate the hazardous spill.

The claims scenarios depicted above illustrate the variety of environmental exposures your clients may face. All situations are unique! The terms, conditions, exclusions, and limitations in any policy may vary. Our team of experience underwriters, dedicated claims handling unit and technical support staff understands these unique environmental exposures and can work with you to help tailor a policy to find acceptable coverage and claim solutions for your clients!

To help you address these as well as other environmental exposures with your clients, visit our Claims Scenario Library. You can find more examples illustrating the various environmental exposures that could affect your customers!

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Greg Kelder, Divisional Senior Vice President and Manager, Director of Claims
Great American Environmental Division

Greg Kelder is a Divisional Senior Vice President with Great American Environmental and serves as Head of Claims. With more than 28 years of environmental claim experience, he has developed particular business acumen in matters related to emerging environmental risks, as well as broader challenges related to pollution, regulation, water policy and sustainability. After earning his law degree, he obtained his Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy. Greg brings specialized environmental claim support and training to our division and is based out of the Exton, Pennsylvania office.