D&O liability risks arising out of mining and energy decommissioning

Governments have been left to foot the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars for rehabilitation costs following high profile collapses of mining and energy companies. In response, legislation has been passed by federal, state and territory governments enabling them to pass on these costs to ‘related persons’, which could include directors and officers. In […]

PFAS – A chemical of concern

The rapidly developing regulatory landscape regarding PFAS, the growing number of lawsuits and the big settlements being reached are creating significant concern within the insurance industry. In this update, W+K’s Charu Stevenson, Raisa Conchin, Ronald Mok and Sarah Mellowes provide some background on the PFAS issue and look at the issues it raises for the […]

The Clean-up Cover

Alan Thorn, Senior Underwriter specialising in environmental impairment liability at Liberty International Underwriters and Raisa Conchin, Partner at Wotton + Kearney uncover the need for environmental liability insurance to plug a significant gap that is prevalent in the insurance market with Insurance Business Magazine. Who needs it? Historically, environmental liability insurance was considered a necessity […]