This property has a documented history as a industrial and manufacturing facility going back to 1974. Historical insurance policies issued during operations at this property and through 1986 could recover the cleanup costs already paid.
This property has operated as a concrete batch plant run by Glacier Northwest, Inc., with a 10,000-gallon diesel underground storage tank serving the facility's operational fleet. The UST was removed in January 1999, and contamination linked to the former tank was addressed through the Voluntary Cleanup Program, which has since reached No Further Action status. The concrete plant remains in active operation at the site. That history could support an insurance cost recovery claim against carriers who issued insurance policies 40+ years ago.
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 diesel UST at this facility was likely installed around 1974 — well within the era when occurrence-based Commercial General Liability policies carried no effective pollution exclusion in Washington State. The contamination that triggered cleanup originated from that pre-1986 tank infrastructure, and the remediation costs incurred to reach No Further Action status are the type of documented expenditure that historical carriers who issued CGL coverage during the tank's operational years may be obligated to reimburse.
Restorical's role is to locate viable historical policies, determine whether a successful cost recovery claim is possible, and assist our clients and their legal counsel to obtain insurance coverage for costs already incurred. Restorical's forensic accounting team works to re-establish and document past cleanup expenditures, ensuring the strongest possible basis for recovery.
Recovering Costs from an Older Cleanup
If this site reached No Further Action years ago, the original cleanup expenditures may be difficult to reconstruct. Restorical's forensic accounting team specializes in re-establishing and documenting past cleanup costs — even decades later — to build the strongest possible basis for an insurance recovery claim.
What We Look For
- Historical insurance policies (pre-1986)
- Policy numbers, carrier names, and coverage periods
- Connection between contamination timing and policy period
- Evidence linking cleanup obligation to insured activity
What We Deliver
- Historical Coverage Chart
- Trigger Analysis & Property/Policy Nexus
- Coverage strategy with recommendations
- Insurance funding for your remediation
- Claims Management & Forensic Accounting
The Restorical Proven Process
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