Insurers unlikely to greet return of asbestos with open arms

Judy Greenwald

9/11/2018 7:00:00 AM

Source: Business Insurance

Insurers’ response to the prospect of insuring asbestos products is likely to be lukewarm at best, assuming a proposed framework by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would create new opportunities for “new uses” of asbestos comes to fruition.

But given the right price and conditions, there may be available coverage, say some observers.