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Ironshore's O'Brien: Market, Not Regulation, Is Driving Environmental Cover

John O'Brien, CEO, Ironshore Environmental, estimates that less than 10% of the demand for environmental coverage is driven by regulation. Decades earlier it was nearly always purchased for compliance reasons.

April 25, 2017

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