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Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD)

Insurance Program
Insurance Coverage Exclusive to ACD Members – Going Beyond Industry Standards

Established in 2017, the ACD Insurance Program is designed exclusively for Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) Members, delivering nearly a decade of specialized experience in managing complex chemical distribution risks. The program provides members with exclusive access to market-leading tools and insurance solutions that help manage risk, mitigate environmental losses, strengthen loss control, and optimize emergency response.

By combining General Liability, Pollution Liability, and Auto Liability into a single packaged offering and leveraging AIG’s Environmental and General Liability Exposures (EAGLE) form, Axon’s dedicated insurance professionals work alongside brokers to deliver creative, comprehensive, and competitive coverage tailored to the unique needs of ACD Members.

COVERAGE DETAILS

Environmental and General Liability Exposures (EAGLE)

Primary General Liability form with added insuring agreements for pollution-related coverages including site liability, products pollution, non-owned disposal sites, transportation and contractor’s pollution liability.

Excess Liability

Limits up to $25 million over the primary program, including or excluding pollution liability, auto liability, employers’ liability and foreign liability with $1 million minimum underlying limit.

Auto Liability

Auto liability available upon request, with limits up to $1M.

PIER (POLLUTION INCIDENT & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE):

  • Provides all insureds with around the clock emergency response services
  • Each provider within the PIER network has been rigorously vetted and pre-qualified
  • Pre-negotiated discounted rates for a network of: Emergency response contractors, disaster recovery and restoration forms, environmental consultants, industrial hygienists, waste disposal firms and investigative services ready to assist during every stage of an environmental incident

CLAIMS EXPERTISE

  • AIG Environmental’s claims operation, with 80+ claims specialists, is the largest in the industry. The depth and breadth of the operation means devoted expertise to environmental claims of all types.
  • Nationwide Network for Immediate Response

THE MEMBER BENEFIT

  • 10% EAGLE Premium Credit
  • Reimbursement of your Responsible Distribution fee over a three-year period up to $6,500.
  • Exclusive ACD Chemprotect Coverage Enhancement.

DEDICATED UNDERWRITING

Axon’s specialized team of insurance professionals provide ACD members with creative, comprehensive and competitive insurance solutions, on an exclusive program platform.

Axon’s underwriters leverage chemical industry knowledge and collaborate with ACD leadership to address exposures unique to ACD members. 

Axon is an established Program Administrator that has over 150 years of combined environmental experience, which includes a staff comprising of former insurance carrier executives, environmental engineers, senior environmental underwriters, environmental risk managers, and in-house legal professionals. Axon has the industry experience, high-efficiency platform, and multi-disciplinary underwriting knowledge needed to provide our brokers and clients best-in-class underwriting.

CRISIS RESPONSE:

  • Allows a company to act swiftly to mitigate losses and prevent reputational damages by providing immediate access to funds needed to expedite recovery in the event of a potentially catastrophic environmental crisis.
  • Provides up to $250,000 additional limits outside of the policy limit
  • Covered expenses may include temporary living expenses, travel expenses, psychological counselling, medical and funeral expenses.

Upcoming Events

You can find Axon Environmental at these ACD Events throughout the year. If you’re also attending, please reach out to us to connect!

ACD Winter Regional Meeting

February 18-19, 2026, | Houston, TX

2026 ACD Washington Fly-In

May 13-14, 2026 | Washington D.C.

ACD Spring Regional Meeting

June 8-9 2026 | Cleveland, OH

ACD ChemEdge 2026

August 12-14 | Georgia

ACD Fall Regional Meeting

September 14-15 | Morristown, NJ

ACD 2026 Annual Meeting

November 10-12, 2026 | Arizona

Jared Brown

jbrown@axonu.com | 804.256.3531

AIG has a 20-year relationship with and is a Diamond Sponsor of ACD

AIG has partnered with Axon Underwriting Services to strengthen its support of Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) members. Through this agreement, Axon will provide dedicated environmental underwriting resources and administer the EAGLE and EAGLE Excess products exclusively for ACD members. This partnership creates a focused team with the expertise to deliver creative, competitive and comprehensive insurance solutions to our brokers and clients