This property has a documented history as a industrial and manufacturing facility predating 1986. Historical insurance policies issued during those prior operations 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.

The Boeing Company's North Boeing Field is identified in the case record as a primary source of PCB and petroleum contamination at Slip 4, with those inputs explicitly characterized as 'historical' — contamination that accumulated from Boeing's industrial operations at this site long before any cleanup program was initiated. Boeing operated North Boeing Field as a major manufacturing and industrial facility for decades, and the PCBs and petroleum hydrocarbons now requiring remediation are directly tied to that operational history. Carriers who issued commercial general liability coverage to Boeing for North Boeing Field operations during the decades before 1986 may be obligated to fund the documented remediation costs: sediment excavation, capping, source-control excavation, and the ongoing stormwater treatment program.

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.