Environmental impairment liability (EIL)

Claims-made policy covering legal liability to third parties for bodily injury or property damage arising out of gradual pollution. It also covers mandatory clean-up costs for both sudden and gradual pollution of the insured’s own and third party sites. Cover is sitespecific based on risk assessments. Multiple premises cover extends to product liability and work away risks. Some insurers reimburse voluntary costs incurred by the insured in taking emergency preventive action. Fixed premium policies can be written for up to five years. See CONTAMINATED LAND.

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