This property has a documented history as a bulk fuel distribution terminal 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 JP-4 fuel storage operations at this Boeing facility are consistent with installation and active use decades before 1986, when occurrence-based Commercial General Liability policies carried no effective pollution exclusion. Confirmed petroleum contamination in groundwater — the direct legacy of those fuel storage operations — has triggered cleanup obligations under Washington's Standard Cleanup program. Historical carriers who insured the fuel storage operations during the pre-1986 window may be obligated to cover both the remediation expenditures already incurred and the costs of ongoing cleanup.

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.