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Renewable energy insurance solutions built for a cleaner energy future
With decades of experience in environmental and energy insurance, Markel delivers casualty and pollution related coverage designed for solar, wind, battery storage, and other clean energy operations navigating complex and emerging risks.
Reliable coverage for today’s renewable energy challenges.
Markel provides insurance solutions for renewable energy contractors and facilities. Our team brings industry expertise and technical underwriting insight together to build coverage that aligns with the unique risks of clean energy operations. With a focus on clarity and responsiveness, we help support the performance and resilience of renewable energy projects.
Why is renewable energy insurance important?
Renewable energy projects face a unique mix of challenges—from evolving technology and regulatory demands to weather-driven exposures and environmental liabilities. Equipment failures, construction delays, and contractual requirements can quickly disrupt production and lead to unexpected costs. Casualty and pollution coverage can help provide insurance protection for renewable energy investments by addressing the risks that can impact performance, finances, and long-term stability. With insurance designed for renewable energy operations, solar, wind, battery storage, and other clean-energy projects can stay resilient, reliable, and ready for what’s ahead.
What we offer
Markel offers renewable energy insurance for many types of energy services and facilities including but not limited to:
Services
- Wind turbine contractors
- Hydrogen energy contractors
- Solar contractors (commercial/industrial)
- Geothermal contractors
- Battery storage contractors
- Biomass energy contractors
- Grid maintenance
Facilities
- Onshore wind farm
- Hydrogen plant
- Solar farm
- Geothermal plant
- Battery storage facilities (commercial)
- Biomass plant
- Ethanol plant
- Micro-grid operations
Markel offers specialized coverage on both a monoline and package basis to address risk specific to the energy industry. Some coverages available include*:
Commercial general liability
Can help insure businesses against third-party claims for bodily injury and property damage costs.
Contractors pollution liability (CPL)
Can help insure contractors against environmental, property, and bodily injury claims arising from pollution incidents—helping safeguard projects and reputations.
Energy professional liability
Can help cover errors, omissions or negligence arising from energy consulting or engineering services.
Follow form excess
Additional coverage mirroring the primary policy's coverage, but with higher limits, allowing for greater coverages on certain risks.
Site pollution environmental coverage (SPEC)
Can help site owners manage the unique environmental risks they face including exposure to clean up costs, bodily injury, property damage, legal defense, natural resource damages, mold, non-owned disposal sites (NODS), and transportation related pollution liability.
*Coverages offered may not be available to all risks.
Dedicated and responsive claims team
Markel’s energy specialists combines industry knowledge with a people-first approach. Our team is empowered to act quickly and confidently, providing dependable support when it matters most.
Policy language that works for you
Fast, flexible underwriting with the ability to customize policy language and manuscript wordings to address specific risks.
Access to in-house specialists
Our Risk Solution Services team understands the complexities of environmental exposures and provides tools to help assess and manage risk. Policyholders also get 24/7 access to our app, connecting them to 3,000+ qualified spill-center contractors for fast, effective support—anytime, anywhere.
We're here to help you protect your business and its future.
For over 25 years, Markel has been a trusted partner in the environmental and energy industry—delivering innovative insurance solutions, proactive risk management, responsive claims service and exceptional customer support. Ready to take the next step? Contact us today to learn more.
Related insurance solutions
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Traditional energy
Monoline general liability or packaged general liability/environmental coverage designed for traditional energy, including oil and gas, with coverage for upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, as well as power and utility contractors and facilities.
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Environmental general liability
Helps protect businesses against third-party claims for bodily injury, property damage or cleanup costs resulting from pollution-related incidents.