"Insurance is available from several different top A-rated insurance companies depending on the kind of work the company performs and the type of coverage they are seeking," said Charlie Wiles, executive director of the American Indoor Air Quality Council. "Certification through the AmIAQ is required for program eligibility. Current members and certification holders of IAQA and IESO may also be eligible for this program."
The launch of this insurance program comes after months of work by IAQA, AmIAQ, and IESO officials in concert with Legends Environmental Insurance Services and other environmental insurance industry leaders. Through the beginning of February 2006, over 60 members of the AmIAQ/IAQA have attained insurance through this program, with an average savings of over 15 percent from their previous policy.
"In the past those companies who concentrated on microbial assessments and/or microbial remediation found insurance hard to come by," said Wiles. "If they found it, it was often at a cost that made the coverage inaccessible. This new program opens up access to insurance at an affordable price for those members of the IAQA-AmIAQ-IESO who perform up to 100 percent mold work."