green building materials

• Carriers Gain Comfort Level with Green Coverage

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  March 14, 2012

  Environmental issues and green construction have a few points of intersection in the insurance marketplace. When it comes to risk exposure, green construction techniques—new types of building materials, natural roof coverings, or even indoor water features—have raised concerns about how those components might impact mold, air quality, and other...

• Is The Grass Greener For Insurers On The Sustainable Side Of The Fence?

  By Doug Richter, Kevin Bingham, Robert Wendel  |  February 22, 2010

  As investment in green construction grows, insurers are increasingly being called upon to create coverage enhancements to address the new range of underwriting and risk management exposures in climate-friendly buildings.

• Competition Emerges For Green Market

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 11, 2010

  Brokers say that while liability coverages addressing green-building risks have been slow to emerge, property insurers have responded much more readily to calls for new coverage solutions.