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In this ACE Group podcast, Barbara Deas,\\xa0 President, ACE Westchester Environmental, the U.S.-based wholesale focused property & casualty operation of the ACE Group, and Bill Hazelton,\\xa0 Senior Vice President of ACE Environmental Risk, a unit of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operation of the ACE Group, will examine the implications of the growing environmental sensitivity that has been reflected in the evolution of environmental laws, the historical evolution of public concerns about the environment, and ensuing regulations over the past five decades.

In addition, they will examine the evolution of insurance laws and insurance liabilities stemming from incidents of toxic waste and the spread of contamination. They will also discuss how the rigid stance toward environmental regulation has led government at all levels to increasingly require both environmental and non-environmental contractors and consultants to carry pollution liability coverage, as a condition of bidding on and winning projects. Finally, they will discuss the expanded environmental risks and liabilities faced by contractors and environmental consultants resulting from external influences, highlight environmental liability and key coverage concerns, and offer some best practices with regard to quality insurance protection.

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