Property Casualty 360

Private Schools & Colleges

Those risk managers who buy private-school insurance, and the brokers and agents who help arrange private-school coverages, know that the private-schools insurance world presents many special challenges. First, private schools often have large campuses with significant commercial-property exposures—and rates for commercial-property insurance are hardening. Second, private-school insurance coverage must account for many risks unique to both K-12 schools and colleges universities—everything from educators' legal liability to intellectual-property theft to athletic competitions to lawsuits when a professor is denied tenure. This special section dedicated to private-school insurance will keep you informed about the key trends with interviews with experts, white papers, recommended resources, featured reports and the latest news.

Head of the Line

Nancy Sylvester

Director of the Public Entity & Scholastic Division
Gallagher Risk Management Services

K-12 schools face a variety of risk-management issues in educating special needs students—and those challenges are only growing for many schools as their resources are shrinking
Constance Neary

Vice President of Risk Management
United Educators Insurance

Failure to comply with new guidance on Title IX could mean a loss of federal funds—and an increased risk of liability claims from victims

Featured Report

Private Schools and Universities Face Increase In Rates For Property Coverage

St. Louis School System sees 12% spike; Liability concerns include tenure denial, intellectual-property, theft

White Papers

INDUSTRYEdge® Educational Institutions - The Travelers Difference

For more than 30 years, Travelers IndustryEdge for Educational Institutions has provided customers with industry-specific coverages to protect their school's students, staff, property, finances and reputation.
INDUSTRYEdge® Educational Institutions - Why Travelers?

Strong, long-term carrier with stability and experience in this class of business, all lines coverage, broad eligibility appetite to target a wide range of schools...