Our PartnerOne Environmental team members have combined experience of over 100 years in the environmental insurance industry. Not only do we have a broad and deep knowledge of the coverages available, we are ahead of the curve on market trends and addressing challenges faced by agents & brokers. In the ‘Articles’ section of our website, we feature editorial pieces written by our knowledgeable underwriters and staff members, bringing to you thoughtful and insightful information.
By Chris Reilly, Underwriting Service Manager Imagine your insured’s customer has provided the insured with keys to their building where the project is taking place. Upon arrival it becomes apparent that the keys are nowhere to be found. It is later discovered a hole in...
By Ean Peyton, Underwriting Assistant While the population continues to expand, the amount of waste we as a society produce continues to grow. Although there are many alternatives to simply “throwing our trash away,” landfills continue to be utilized for disposal of n...
By R. Ivy Riggs, CPCU, ASLI, AIS Possibly the easiest request to anticipate from your underwriter is for the insured’s loss history. This is true no matter the line of business or the insured’s qualifications. The central reason for why this request is so common is...
By Allison McGreal, Assistant Vice President We are all so busy in life and in work that we rarely have time to get through the daily tasks we set out to complete. Just when we have a handle on our list of to-do items, additional things get added. When working on an acco...
By Chris Reilly, Underwriting Service Manager If you’ve ever submitted a midterm change request or asked a question partway through quoting that required additional rating, you’ve most likely heard the words “Let me run that by my underwriter.” This commonly utter...
What is radon and how does exposure happen? Radon is a radioactive gas that is extremely difficult to detect because it has no color, odor, or taste. It is naturally present in the Earth and is produced when radium decays. What makes radon unique and potentially hazardous i...
By Katie Labonte, Associate Underwriter and Megan Stephens, Managing Underwriter You might think of medical waste disposal companies as only transporting waste from hospitals or physicians’ clinics, but the range of facilities that these companies partner with can be fa...
By Amanda Duncan, President “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads” – the iconic statement from Doc Brown in the movie Back to the Future in 1985 gave us kids of the 1980s hope we would be in flying cars by now. While we aren’t quite there yet, alternative fu...