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i don't have any special knowledge in this area, but just thinking about it idly while sitting here, "robbing their homes while they are away" comes to mind as a good proxy.

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Reminds me of this news story of footballer John Terry who's house was robbed because he posted a picture of him on holiday. The insurance company tried to use a 'reasonable care' clause of home insurance to deny his insurance claim.

- https://www.blakefire-security.co.uk/blog/social-media-and-j...

>The insurance company tried to use a 'reasonable care' clause of home insurance to deny his insurance claim.

>- https://www.blakefire-security.co.uk/blog/social-media-and-j...

FYI the source you posted never claimed that John Terry's insurance tried to deny the claim, only mentioning that "some" insurance companies warn of it. However even that claim is questionable, because it isn't even from an insurance company, it's from a content marketing piece by an insurance comparison website.

Wouldn’t that mean all celebrities are uninsurable? If politician/singer/athlete has a public away event, there is little they can do to obscure that fact.

Their policy could require a housesitter or security guard on those occasions, or some other risk countermeasure like an alarm system.

Um that's kinda silly, everyone would know a footballer isn't home while he's at a football game?

That seems like a risk, but not a validation method, unless you are feeling particularly bold.

Basically a plot line on the show “Black List”. Had an inside guy at the post office who would forward people stopping mail delivery on vacation. Then used homes as safe houses.

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