UST & AST Coverage

Storage Tank
Liability Insurance

Protect your business from the high cost of tank leaks and spills. Our storage tank liability policies cover cleanup, third-party claims, and help you meet federal financial responsibility requirements.

Overview

What Is Storage Tank Liability Insurance?

Storage tank liability insurance covers the costs that come with confirmed releases from your underground storage tanks (USTs) and aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). If a tank leaks fuel, chemicals, or other stored materials into the surrounding soil or groundwater, this policy helps pay for it.

Third-Party Bodily Injury

Covers medical costs and legal claims if someone gets sick or hurt because of a release from your storage tank. This includes people living or working near the tank site.

Property Damage

Pays for damage to nearby properties caused by a tank leak. This can include contaminated land, damaged buildings, and ruined water supplies on neighboring sites.

Corrective Action

Covers the cost of cleaning up and remediating contamination from a confirmed release. This is often the largest expense in a tank leak, sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Target Industries

Who Needs Storage Tank Liability?

Any business or organization that owns or operates underground or aboveground storage tanks should carry this coverage. Common tank owners include:

Gas Stations

Convenience Stores

Trucking & Distribution

Auto Dealerships

Petroleum Distributors

Fuel Oil Dealers

Schools & Universities

Municipalities

Hospitals

Manufacturing Plants

Golf Courses

Hotels & Motels

Apartments & Condos

We Also Cover Hard-to-Place Risks

In addition to standard tank operations, we can write coverage for situations many other providers turn away:

Out-of-service tanks
Empty tanks
Residential tanks
Sites with pending upgrades
Non-petroleum storage tanks
Policy Details

Coverage Features

State Fund Deductible Policies

Available in states with environmental trust funds, these policies cover the deductible portion that state fund coverage does not pay. This gives you full protection without gaps.

Defense Expense in Addition to Limits

Legal defense costs are paid on top of your policy limits, not subtracted from them. This means your full coverage amount stays available for cleanup and claims.

Loading & Unloading Coverage

Spills and releases that happen during the loading or unloading of your storage tanks are covered. This is a common source of contamination at fueling facilities.

Emergency Response

Access to an emergency response hotline and spill response kits. When a release happens, fast action can greatly reduce the total cost of cleanup and limit harm to people and the environment.

Policy Highlights

$2M/$5M

Policy limits (additional capacity may be available)

$350

Minimum premium as low as

12-24 mo

Policy terms available

$5,000

Deductibles starting at

Compliance

Federal Financial Responsibility Requirements

Federal law requires owners and operators of underground storage tanks to show they can pay for cleaning up leaks and compensating third parties. This is called the financial responsibility requirement. Our storage tank liability policies satisfy this federal requirement where applicable.

Without proper financial responsibility, you could face fines from the EPA and state agencies. You could also be personally liable for all cleanup costs, which can easily exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single tank leak.

Many tank owners rely only on their state cleanup fund for coverage. But state funds often have long wait times for reimbursement, limited coverage amounts, and high deductibles. A storage tank liability insurance policy fills these gaps and gives you immediate protection.

Without Coverage

Fines from EPA and state agencies, personal liability for all cleanup costs, no legal defense funding, and potential business closure.

With Coverage

Federal requirements met, cleanup costs covered, legal defense funded separately, emergency response support, and peace of mind.

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