Professional Indemnity Insurance can cover many environmental consulting and advisory services where they are disclosed to and accepted by the insurer.

Examples can include:

• Environmental audits
• Environmental impact assessments
• Environmental compliance advice
• Contaminated land assessment
• Remediation advice
• Soil and groundwater assessments
• Water quality assessments
• Pollution consulting
• Waste and recycling consulting
• Wastewater advice
• Occupational hygiene
• Air quality and noise assessments
• Flora and fauna assessments
• Ecology and biodiversity consulting
• Dangerous goods consulting
• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental monitoring
• Mould and indoor environmental assessment
• Asbestos auditing and consulting
• Expert reports
• Environmental engineering where accepted
• Environmental project management

Which activities can require additional underwriting? #

Examples can include:

• Asbestos removal
• Physical remediation work
• Handling hazardous materials
• Managing remediation contractors
• Clearance or compliance certification
• Mining, oil and gas work
• Major infrastructure
• Environmental engineering
• Overseas projects

Some activities can require specific extensions, different policy sections or a separate insurance arrangement rather than simply being added to a standard Professional Indemnity policy.

The insurer can consider:

• Qualifications
• Experience
• Project types
• Industries
• Level of responsibility
• Physical work undertaken
• Use of subcontractors

Contact our team before introducing a materially different environmental service.