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Total pollution exclusion

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003348

A clause in an insurance policy that broadly denies coverage for bodily injury or property damage arising from the release, discharge, dispersal, or escape of pollutants. This exclusion aims to prevent insurers from covering liabilities associated with environmental contamination. It is a standard feature in many commercial general liability policies, limiting coverage for pollution-related incidents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003348
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectPersonal Lines
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003348",
  "term": "Total pollution exclusion",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A clause in an insurance policy that broadly denies coverage for bodily injury or property damage arising from the release, discharge, dispersal, or escape of pollutants. This exclusion aims to prevent insurers from covering liabilities associated with environmental contamination. It is a standard feature in many commercial general liability policies, limiting coverage for pollution-related incidents.",
  "subject": "Personal Lines",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/total-pollution-exclusion/"
}

Record 3,437 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.