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Brownfields Environmental Insurance and Risk Management Tools Glossary of Terms

This document provides a list of terms that are typically used by the environmental insurance industry, transactional specialists, and other parties involved in using environmental insurance or risk management tools. While many of the terms may have more than one definition (e.g., Amendment and Third Party), only the definition specific to its application to environmental insurance and risk management tools is provided.

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