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Environmental Protection: Superfund Pollution Claims

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 14, 1992
Report No. RCED-93-45R
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Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on payments that insurance companies have made for Superfund claims, focusing on clean-up costs. GAO found that: (1) from 1982 to 1986, ten companies paid out about $11 million in indemnity claims; and (2) from 1987 to 1991, 13 companies paid out about $144 million, a substantial increase.

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