Burns & Wilcox Canada Launches Excess Environmental Liability Product

New product provides coverage beyond primary policy and direct access to Environmental Centre of Excellence

Toronto, ON [July 23, 2013] Burns & Wilcox Canada today announced it will now be offering a new product from its Environmental Centre of Excellence, Excess Environmental Liability. The product, offered through Lloyd’s, is available for contractors and site specific risks with an existing primary environmental liability policy.

“Our new excess environmental liability policy provides specialized coverage that goes above and beyond primary environmental liability policies,” said Gary Hirst, National Director, Burns & Wilcox Canada. “Burns & Wilcox Canada’s Environmental Centre of Excellence provides brokers with direct access to environmental specialists who can help identify and assess exceptional situations of environmental risk and deliver a solution that fully protects clients’ operations.”

Contractors eligible for coverage with this new product include but are not limited to those involved in excavation, sewer and water pipelines, blasting, drilling, general construction, remediation, as well as tank installation and maintenance. A broad range of site specific risks are also eligible, including high hazard risks like landfills, waste disposal wells and municipalities.

Excess Environmental Liability can be written over any standalone environmental insurance policy with primary limits between $1M and $50M. The Excess Environmental Liability limits that will be provided through Burns & Wilcox Canada will be up to $25M above the primary policy limits.

Complete submissions will include:

• • The signed and dated primary policy applications

  • Additional submissions details eg. engineering reports, Schedule of Vehicles,  certificates and licenses for regulatory approvals and any contractual Environmental Liability requirements

  • The primary policy, including Declarations page and underlying environmental premium

• For more information about Burns & Wilcox Canada’s Excess Environmental Liability product, please contact:

• Kim Neale
• Senior Environmental Underwriter
• Burns & Wilcox Canada
• Email: kneale@burns-wilcox.ca

• Tel: 416.774.2694

About Burns & Wilcox Canada

Burns & Wilcox Canada is a leading wholesale broker and underwriting manager for the retail brokerage community. Burns & Wilcox Canada leverages both Canadian domestic insurers as well as international carriers, including Lloyd’s underwriters. With access to a broad range of specialty products including commercial lines, professional liability and personal insurance, the company offers unrivaled service and access to an international network, giving brokers a competitive edge for facilitating trans-border business for Canadian clients. With offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and St. John’s, Burns & Wilcox Canada is part of the Kaufman Financial Group.

More information can be found at http://www.burnsandwilcox.ca

About Burns & Wilcox and the Kaufman Financial Group

Burns & Wilcox is the industry’s largest privately-held wholesale broker and underwriting manager. Burns & Wilcox has more than 40 offices across the United States, Canada and London and employs more than 1,000 professionals. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Metro Detroit, Burns & Wilcox is internationally recognized for its insurance brokerage and underwriting expertise in commercial and professional liability, property, marine and personal insurance.