Since
We were formed to offer solutions that serve the public interest
The SPANISH ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS POOL is an Economic Interest Partnership set up in 1994 to oversee a coinsurance agreement for jointly underwriting environmental risks.
Environmental risk insurance undoubtedly serves the public interest, benefiting both individual and public entities.
A challenge set by legislation
The Environmental Liability Act and developing regulations
The Environmental Liability Act (Act 26/2007), which transposes the European Directive on Environmental Liability into Spanish legislation, introduces a new type of administrative liability that is both objective and unlimited in scope, offering new coverage to address emerging needs.
About us
At the SPANISH ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS POOL, we fully understand that our mission is to develop products supporting companies susceptible to environmental risks.
That is why we centralise the management of all administrative actions, ensuring full control over the entire process.
Indeed, it is only by acting together when necessary that we can enhance our collective capabilities.
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We reflect society
Because we share society’s concern for environmental degradation and the risk of unexpected damage claims.
About Liability
Our Solutions
The Pool offers its partners specific insurance solutions for businesses facing environmental liability and, optionally, civil liability for third-party damage due to contamination.
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Our Insurance
The Pool’s insurance policies stand out for having independent sums insured for each guarantee and insured facility.
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TAKING OUT INSURANCE
Partners who trust us
Partners’ and customers’ opinions
Latest
Press releases
Environmental liability and agricultural risks
When discussing Environmental Liability, the focus often falls on industrial activities such as the chemical industry, energy production and hazardous waste management, among others, while agricultural risks (beyond those related to pig farm slurry and olive mill wastewater) are frequently overlooked, despite being widely covered in literature.
Ría del Eo closed to fishing and swimming following a slurry spill
The contamination of the Eo river at the end of last August, caused by a spill exceeding half a million litres of slurry and widely reported by the media, prompts the need for a brief review of the situation in the pig industry, its environmental impact, and the feasibility of insuring against any environmental damage it might cause.
The circular economy: a new way of living?
The term circular economy is becoming increasingly popular; it is now widespread across all media and, as a result, among politicians, who often prioritise sending opportunistic messages over devising and implementing plans.
Publications
Fires in waste treatment plants in Spain
Unfortunately, there have been hundreds of fires at Spanish waste recycling plants over recent years, particularly since 2012.
Landfill sites: essential activities
The tragic accident at Zaldibar landfill site, which claimed two lives, attracted significant media attention across all platforms until the Covid-19 pandemic overshadowed it, classifying landfill sites as essential activities.
Environmental insurance has been mandatory since 2018
The requirement to provide a financial environmental liability guarantee took effect on 30th October for a select few economic activities, and will become mandatory from 2019 for a broader range of priority 2 activities, with a date for priority 3 activities yet to be determined.