CPL Endorsements - Understanding Additional Coverage Options

In today's competitive insurance market, manyperformance of Insured's operations, first and third
carriers are emphasizing the highlights of theirparty carrier coverage available.
coverage form and adding enhancements to furtherNon-Owned Disposal Site Coverage: coverage for
broaden coverage. For Contractors Pollution Liabilityliability arising from the disposal of waste into a third
(CPL), there are typically blanket endorsements thatparty non-owned disposal facility that at the time of
are now readily being included automatically. Theredisposal is a licensed/permitted facility. Coverage is
are also a number of available coverage grants thatavailable on a scheduled locations basis or blanket
can be added once the exposure is evaluated. Tobasis.
name a few:Restoration Costs: reasonable and necessary costs
Blanket Additional Insured for Owners, Lessees orto restore/repair property damaged by a pollution
Contractors where required by written contract -condition resulting from the Insured's operations to
including completed operations: broadly providesthe condition of the property prior to the loss.
protection to the requiring Additional Insured forSeparate Defense Limits: The carrier will pay the
liabilities arising out of the ongoing and completedcosts incurred to defend the Insured for a claim; this
operations of the Named Insured.will not erode the policy limits of liability, but be
Blanket Waiver of Subrogation where required byprovided in addition to.
written contract: the Carrier gives up or waives theirSudden / Accidental Site Pollution coverage for your
right to subrogate, or attempt to collect or share inCovered Locations: typically providing coverage for
the responsibility of a loss for a requiring entity.third party claims for pollution conditions migrating
Blanket Primary and Non-contributory where requiredfrom the Insured's location (locations scheduled,
by written contract: the Carrier is affirming that theblanket coverage may be available).
Insured's policy will pay first in the event of a claimIncidental Professional Services Coverage: coverage
(or be primary). Non-contributory means that not onlyfor liability arising from opinions/recommendations
will the Insured's policy respond/pay first, but it willmade by the Insured about the covered operations
pay the claim (subject to limits) without the requiringthat are incidental and necessary and for which no
entity having to contribute to the loss with their owncompensation is requested.
insurance.Your client is better protected with a CPL policy. It is
Transportation Pollution Liability: applies to lossescritical to compare coverage/carriers, in addition to
specifically caused by pollution conditions arising fromprice, when determining the best home for your
transported cargo and the loading & unloading of thatpollution coverage.
cargo when the vehicle is being used in the