This property has a documented history as a bulk fuel distribution terminal predating 1986. Historical insurance policies issued during operations at this property and through 1986 could fund a cleanup — and recover costs already spent.

Why Historical Insurance Policies May Be Accessible

Pre-1986 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies were occurrence-based and did not contain an effective pollution exclusion in Washington. If contamination occurred while those policies were active, those historical insurance carriers may still have a legal obligation to fund the cleanup costs, even if the business closed or the property changed hands.

Bulk petroleum storage and distribution at this property involved multiple successive operators across decades of pre-1986 activity — each of whom would have carried occurrence-based Commercial General Liability policies at a time when those policies had no effective pollution exclusion. The Consent Decree and cleanup levels documented as early as 1991 confirm that the contamination originates from operational releases tied to that pre-1986 window. With Mobil, BP, Unocal/76 Products, and Tosco all appearing in the chain of operators, this site presents an unusually broad field of historical carriers whose policies may remain obligated to fund the long-running remediation costs.

Restorical's role is to locate viable historical policies, determine whether a successful coverage claim is possible, and assist our clients and their legal counsel to obtain insurance coverage. Restorical then manages the claim, including accounting, to ensure the cleanup is funded in a timely manner.