04 Apr 2025

Understanding environmental insurance

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Understanding environmental insurance

A third of companies that buy environmental insurance from us each year are first-time purchasers

At Liberty, we know that brokers and clients are keen to understand more about environmental insurance, so we’ve collated answers to commonly asked questions into one digital environmental insurance experience.

Cover
Use our cover matrix to quickly see how environmental insurance coverage compares to general liability, property & ISR, professional indemnity and D&O liability products.

Solutions
Learn about Liberty’s three environmental insurance solutions for:
1.    Contractors pollution liability
2.    Fixed site pollution liability
3.    Coverage for environmental liabilities when buying and selling a company

Industries
Find out about the wide range of industries that can find themselves exposed to an environmental exposure

Claims scenarios
Did you know that one in six environmental claims we handle in Asia Pacific relate to asbestos? And 20% involve wastewater pollution. We present a range of environmental claims scenarios, and share Liberty’s approach to managing these claims. 
 

“Today, businesses of all sizes across many industries and sectors face a wide range of environmental exposures. Environmental insurance is the only insurance product to provide coverage for defence costs, first-party expenses, and third-party claims that emerge from environmental contamination. “
  -  Alan Thorn, Head of Casualty Specialties, Asia Pacific


If you have been considering environmental insurance for a client, we hope this can be a helpful resource to share our learnings and experience.
 

View Liberty's digital environmental experience

 

If you would like to learn more, please contact a member of Liberty’s environmental team. 

Published by

Alan Thorn

Alan Thorn Head of Casualty Specialties, Asia Pacific