This property has a documented history as a industrial and manufacturing facility going back to 1960. 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.

CCA wood treating operations at this facility trace to the 1960s — predating by two decades the policy shift that made pollution exclusions standard — and the arsenic contamination here originated from a structural release tied directly to those long-running treating operations, not a recent event. More than a decade of investigation, pilot remediation, and ongoing groundwater monitoring under the VCP has accumulated around a release whose origin sits squarely in the pre-1986 operational window. Historical carriers who issued CGL policies to TrueGuard's CCA treating operations during that era may bear responsibility for a cleanup that remains unfinished.

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.