Media risks in the digital age
Analysis: David Worsfold examines the implications of the Online Safety Bill for insurers of content creators, publishers, website hosts and social media platforms.
Media risks have traditionally been a specialist market, but the digital and social media age has potentially turned everyone into a publisher, widening the insurance exposures.
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