Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

Higher education institutions are navigating an increasingly complex and high-visibility risk landscape. Today’s colleges and universities are not only centers of academic inquiry—they are also large employers, property owners, event venues, research enterprises, and, at times, the epicenter of national social and political debate. As a result, campus issues that might once have been handled internally by college or university leadership can now escalate quickly into litigation, regulatory scrutiny, reputational harm, and significant insurance claims. The stakes are high.