Insurance Coverage for PFAS Liability

Summary

This practice note addresses potential insurance coverage for tort and environmental liability arising from per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, commonly known as PFAS. There are thousands of specific chemicals falling under this category―more than 12,000 substances have been included in the EPA's National PFAS Datasets―and the definition continues to be debated in scientific and regulatory communities. For purposes of this practice note, all such chemical compounds are referred to individually or collectively as "PFAS."