Harvard Blasts Insurance Broker for $15 Million Legal Fee Loss

Harvard University filed another lawsuit seeking to recoup up to $15 million in legal fees associated with defending its use of affirmative action in admissions after the First Circuit rebuffed its first attempt.

The university claims that its insurance broker, Marsh USA Inc., breached its contract by failing to notify its insurer on time about the 2014 lawsuit from Students for Fair Admissions that ended up barring universities from considering the race of applicants.

The First Circuit in August ruled that Harvard’s insurer, Zurich American Insurance Co., was well within its right to deny coverage of ...