educators’ liability News

Canadian Insurtech Apollo to Offer Educators Liability Coverage in California

Apollo Insurance Solutions, a Canadian insurance marketplace, has entered the American market with a liability insurance product tailored for educators in California. The product allows consultants, instructors, and therapists to purchase their mandatory liability coverage that school districts require online. …

XL Catlin & PGU to Offer EPLI Cover for Public Officials, Educators & Police

XL Catlin’s insurance companies and Professional Governmental Underwriters Inc. (PGU) have entered into an underwriting agreement to offer public entity management and employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) to public officials, educators and law enforcement agencies in the US. Under the …

White House Task Force Urges Colleges Report on Sexual Assault

A White House task force called for U.S. colleges to conduct mandatory surveys to reveal the frequency of sexual assault on their campuses and student attitudes toward such misconduct. The Obama administration will provide colleges with sample questions and other …

ACE Expands Coverage for Educators, Students Traveling Abroad

The ACE Group has expanded its International Advantage insurance product to offer enhanced coverages for higher education clients whose employees, students and volunteers travel internationally. According to The National Center for Education Statistics, there are nearly 5,000 degree-granting institutions in …

Medical Students Sue Mississippi College, Allege Inadequate Training

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of seven women accuses Virginia College’s Jackson branch of fraud, breach of contract and negligence in its medical assistants program. The lawsuit was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Jackson. It claims …