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Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Contributed an Op-Ed for The Hill About an ‘Obamacare’ for Homeowners Insurance

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, shared in an op-ed for The Hill his thoughts of…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz’s Proposal for Obamacare-Style Homeowners Insurance Described in New York Times

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On Friday, Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, proposed a federally administrated marketplace for homeowners insurance:…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Provides Key Steps When Filing Insurance Claims After Natural Disasters

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, provided some crucial steps on CNBC for homeowners who are filing claims after natural…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed for NBC News on Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was interviewed for NBC News about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) which must…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed in The Markup in an Investigative Report on Michigan Car Insurance Loopholes

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was quoted in The Markup…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed in USA Today about Health Insurance Companies’ Exclusions for War & Insurrection

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Prof. Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed in a USA Today article fact checking whether health insurance companies recently changed their exclusions for war and insurrection because they’…

Prof. Dan Schwarcz Interviewed in Minnesota Daily About His Latest Study on the Use of AI in the Classroom

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Prof. Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed regarding a Minnesota Law study published in the Social Science Research Network. The study findings said that law students who use generative artificial intelligence…

Profs. Daniel Schwarcz, Amy Monahan, and Jon Choi (USC Gould School of Law) Publish Study that Reveals AI’s Impact on Legal Work Increases Speed Without Harming Quality

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A new study, entitled “Lawyering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” was released by two University of Minnesota Law Professors,…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted by the New York Times about Insurance Company that Uses Subjective Factors when Judging Potential Customers

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in the New York Times about Erie Insurance who defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer.

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted in Associated Press about Legal Studies and AI

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Last year, Professor Daniel Schwarcz, former Minnesota Law Professor Jonathan Choi, Professor Kristin Hickman, and Professor Amy Monahan experimented with ChatGPT …

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted in MSN about the Difficulty of Obtaining Medical Necessities Through Insurers

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in MSN about recent research that shows that medical insurance carriers are shifting their broad standards in making coverage determinations to more specific rules of what…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed on Governance Matters Podcast about Research Findings of the Use of AI in Legal Studies

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed on Corporate Secretary’s Governance Matters podcast to discuss the implications artificial…