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Harvard, Zurich Insurance at Odds over $15M Coverage for Admissions Program Defense

Harvard University has already exhausted $25 million in insurance coverage defending its affirmative action admissions program and is in court trying to force another of its insurers to cover up to $15 million more. While the $25 million costs to …

Insurers Balk at Defending Sexual Misconduct Claims; Weinstein No Exception

While Harvey Weinstein’s insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most policyholders should prepare for an epic legal battle just to get their insurers to defend them against accusations of sexual …

Boeing Crashes Leave $450 Million Bill for European Insurers

Europe’s biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 million), an estimate that Chief …

Students Sue Indiana Schools Over Service Dog Rules

Two disabled high school students say the Evansville-Vanderburgh school district set policies that set restrictions on the use of service dogs that violate the Americans With Disabilities Act. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Thursday …