This property has a documented history as a public works and maintenance facility going back to 1980. 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.

Petroleum contamination at this site originated from a gasoline UST installed and operated years before 1986, when occurrence-based Commercial General Liability policies carried no effective pollution exclusion in Washington. More than three decades of documented remediation expenditures — tank removal, large-scale soil excavation, eleven years of groundwater pump-and-treat, in-situ chemical injection, and long-term monitoring — represent costs that historical carriers who issued CGL policies during the pre-1986 operational window may be obligated both to reimburse and to fund as cleanup continues.

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.