Scott Seaman to Speak on "Environmental Insurance Coverage Under CGL, Property, and D&O Policies for PFASs, ESG, NRS, CERCLA, RCRA, OPA, and Others"

Hinshaw partner Scott Seaman—the co-chair of the firm's global Insurance Services Practice Group— is scheduled to co-present an interactive Q&A on "Environmental Insurance Coverage Under CGL, Property, and D&O Policies for PFASs, ESG, NRS, CERCLA, RCRA, OPA, and Others " on October 3, 2023. The CLE webinar will provide counsel with an overview of current and emerging trends in environmental claims, potential coverage under various commercial policies, the parameters of critical policy exclusions, and the scope of covered damages.

The panel will assess these and other issues:

• Trends in environmental claims: PFAS, ESG, NRD, CERCLA, and RCRA
• Potential policy coverage
• Policy exclusions
• Scope of covered damages
• Benefits
• How can policyholders maximize coverage for environmental liabilities under existing non-environmental insurance policies?
• What are the latest case law developments regarding pollution exclusion in CGL policies
• What environmental costs are likely to be treated as covered damages?