Woodruff Sawyer & Company

Insurance Services, Risk Management, Employee Benefits

Environmental Transaction Risk Management Services

The redevelopment of environmentally distressed and urban infill properties is complex. Managing the risk in these transactions requires a multi-disciplinary approach of environmental, real estate, legal, insurance, financial and regulatory knowledge. It also requires in-depth knowledge of specialty insurance products and the ability to negotiate and manuscript those products to effectively manage risk and allocate liability.

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. (WS&Co.) and Redevelopment Risk Services, LLC (RRS) have created a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive specialized risk management services to the real estate and brownfield development community.  We have combined the rich insurance tradition and reputation of WS&Co., with the expertise of RRS principals as brownfield practitioners, to the benefit of our clients. Our full range of services is available to assist in redevelopment transactions of all types, including property purchases and sales, liability transfers and urban infill and brownfield development projects.

The products and services offered include:

  • Pollution Legal Environmental Site Liability
  • Cleanup Cost Cap
  • Blended and Funded programs
  • Contractor Pollution Liability (OCIP / CCIP)
  • Surety Bonding
  • General Liability
  • Builders’ Risk
  • Alternative Funding, including captives and loss sensitive programs
  • Catastrophic Protection - earthquake, terrorism and wind protection
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Contract review and negotiation
  • Replacement Cost Valuation


We can help you unlock the value in your non-performing real estate assets.

To learn more about these services, contact:
Steve Gaitley, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
        415.402.6512 or sgaitley@wsandco.com
Pauline Saint-Pierre, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
        415.402.6553 or psaint-pierre@wsandco.com
Melanie Nesterenko, Redevelopment Risk Services
        303.565.1825 or mnesterenko@rrs-insurance.com

Learn more about Revedelopment Risk Services.