Multiple types of insurance may cover liabilities arising from climate change cases, but the focus of coverage battles to date is on current and historic general liability policies.
"Week after week, we see the signs of extreme heat, storms and flooding that remind us of a closing window to take climate actions," Mayor Michelle Wu said.
The W.Va. Supreme Court ruled that a circuit court erred in concluding that a policy's employer's liability exclusion was applicable in a wrongful death claim.
Lawmakers are worried about one company's outsize role in the coal surety business and its ability to cover reclamation costs should mines start going belly up.