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Insurance for them making their own decision to cancel reservations? Who would insure that scenario? It would be like wagering on a dice roll and then allowin
by peeters 6y ago
Insurance for them making their own decision to cancel reservations? Who would insure that scenario? It would be like wagering on a dice roll and then allowing me to choose the number instead of rolling it.
- gambiting 6y ago"social unrest" is an insurable event. It would be a bit of a legal dance to classify this as such, but it is a thing. Edit: in fact, the more I think about it, the more I realize it could be the other way around too - the insurers could have told AirBnB to cancel all reservations in DC, because they are unwilling to take the risk. They might have calculated it would be cheaper to pay everyone off upfront for the reservations, than risk much larger liability cases if they go forward with them.
- adamnemecek 6y agoIt’s not their own decision, like the threat of insurrection is very real. Army and police are taking it very seriously.
- mkr-hn 6y agoSeriously. There are pictures of National Guardspeople sleeping and resting on the floors of the capitol building. https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/1349352529868578816 https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/13493525298685788... They're there to protect the building and the people in it from people who would stay at an AirBnB the night before an attack.
- peeters 6y agoI agree the threats are real. When you say "it's not their own decision", do you mean because there are orders/laws banning short-term rentals in D.C. during inauguration? Or do you mean the situation "forced their hand" out of a lack of better options? Because the latter is still their decision, even if it is an obvious one.