Zillow's Climate Score Removal Sparks Insurance Concerns
Zillow's recent decision to reduce the visibility of a climate-risk feature attached to its real estate listings highlights a need to provide consumers with more information on a key driver of insurance costs, given differences in climate-risk modeling practices.
'Public Policy' Exclusion Raises Red Flags For Insured Attys
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a coverage dispute over claims that a Philadelphia hotel ignored sex trafficking, drawing the attention of policyholder attorneys who believe the hotel's insurers asked the court to step beyond the bounds of insurance contracts by applying an implicit "public policy" exclusion.
Feds' Cyber Pullback Offers Little Relief To Insurance Pros
The federal government's retreat from regulations and enforcement actions around data breach and cybersecurity disclosures offers little relief to insurance experts, who see the exposure to cyber threats, potential liabilities and enforcement actions as only growing.
Zillow's Climate Score Removal Sparks Insurance Concerns
Zillow's recent decision to reduce the visibility of a climate-risk feature attached to its real estate listings highlights a need to provide consumers with more information on a key driver of insurance costs, given differences in climate-risk modeling practices.
'Public Policy' Exclusion Raises Red Flags For Insured Attys
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a coverage dispute over claims that a Philadelphia hotel ignored sex trafficking, drawing the attention of policyholder attorneys who believe the hotel's insurers asked the court to step beyond the bounds of insurance contracts by applying an implicit "public policy" exclusion.
Feds' Cyber Pullback Offers Little Relief To Insurance Pros
The federal government's retreat from regulations and enforcement actions around data breach and cybersecurity disclosures offers little relief to insurance experts, who see the exposure to cyber threats, potential liabilities and enforcement actions as only growing.
Expert Analysis
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