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Will Liability Insurers Drive School Mask Policies?

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11 responses to “Will Liability Insurers Drive School Mask Policies?”

  1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    “If a kid comes to school without a mask, do we call law enforcement?”

    What an absurd question. Intentionally obtuse is an apt description.

  2. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    Whether or not there has indeed been a storm of litigation in the past 18 months is something I would love to know more about. Not my bailiwick, so perhaps somebody else (who is logged into the courts databases or the right news feeds.) It should surprise no one that fears of liability are a major driver of these decisions. Other states have enacted some safe harbors, but not Virginia. Virginia is for litigation.

    1. James C. Sherlock Avatar
      James C. Sherlock

      Excellent point about safe harbor legislation.

    2. James C. Sherlock Avatar
      James C. Sherlock

      One example of a government entity suing its insurer: The University of Colorado Board of Regents has filed a lawsuit against its insurance company alleging that the insurer has failed to pay claims related to losses sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. energyNOW_Fan Avatar
    energyNOW_Fan

    One non-profit activity I am in, the non-profit insurer dropped communicable disease from our coverage.

  4. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
    James Wyatt Whitehead

    This is more about politics than litigation or health. Mr. Northam if you send forth a school mask mandate you can hand the keys over to Mr. Youngkin.

    1. Super Brain Avatar
      Super Brain

      Younkin would lose the keys.

      1. Nancy Naive Avatar
        Nancy Naive

        But he won’t lose a debate if he can withdraw from it.

    2. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Then why wouldn’t Youngkin bring that up in the televised debate? Oh that’s right, he withdrew from the debate.

  5. Super Brain Avatar
    Super Brain

    Century 21 retail blamed their Chapter 7 on the insurance company for not covering a covid shutdown.

  6. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Seat belts and airbags. I suppose you’d want those to be optional equipment again?

    There’s a PSA currently running in our area that says sealt belts save 15,000 lives per year. Not sure how they determined that, but it has been a claim I’ve heard for many years. Automobile accidents claim something like 45,000 lives per year.

    Covid took 600,000 in one year. What’s a mask worth relative to a selt belt?

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