Pollution, PFAS and property: Is environmental liability the next big coverage gap?

Pollution, PFAS and property: Is environmental liability the next big coverage gap?

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Business Insurance
2 Video Views·Feb 14, 2026

In this Insurance Business TV roundtable, leading environmental liability experts unpack how pollution and contamination risks have surged from background concern to boardroom crisis. Anchored by real-world incidents – including a multimillion‑dollar cleanup after a Queensland chemical factory fire – the discussion explores the rise of PFAS, legacy contaminants like asbestos, tougher regulators and growing media and public pressure. Hear how these trends are exposing dangerous coverage gaps between traditional property/liability policies and today’s complex environmental realities, and what brokers and risk managers in Australia and New Zealand must do now to protect their clients.

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