Pollution insurance a requirement in one county

Normally business liability insurance policies normally exclude pollution. In Lenawee county, they make it a requirement for waste haulers. Waste haulers in Lenawee County required to get pollution insurance for their garbage trucks are protesting though, reported at the Lenawee Connection. Currently it's the only Michigan county that requires this. It's goal is to protect the Landfill and private homeowners. I've never heard of such before, and thought it was interesting. However, waste haulers in Lenawee think it cost a lot of money and isn't necessary. It was the County's decision and not the insurers.

So I guess if you are a private homeowner in Lanawee county and a waste hauler dumps waste on your property, then you can file a claim and someone will have to clean it up. Anyway, if you are a waste hauler in Lenawee county, pollution insurance may cost you about $10,000. The waste haulers say rates may go up because of this charge, and those for pollution insurance say it's not that much money.