Office of Risk Services
Department of Institutional Audit, Compliance and Risk Services
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
122 Saint Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
phone: 617.373.5997
fax: 617.373.8996
Developed byUniversity Events
Events at Northeastern are subject to University policies stated in the Professional Standards and Business Conduct section of the Administrative Manual.
Policies
The Office of Risk Management has specific insurance requirements for events, event venues, and event vendors, suppliers and contractors:- All events sponsored by Northeastern University, on or off campus must be properly insured.
- The Office of Risk Management sets the specific insurance coverage needed. The Office of Conference & Event Planning will help you to coordinate insurance and liability issues with us.
- If a University department plans to hold an event on or off campus which involves external vendors, the University may seek insurance coverage in the form of an insurance certificate. An outside venue may also seek insurance coverage by NEU.
- When planning an event at an offsite location, policy requires insurance coverage
for Northeastern by the outside entity. You must obtain proof of coverage from
the venue before submitting a contract to the Office of University Counsel.
The insurance requirements generally are:- Comprehensive general liability insurance in the amounts of $2,000,000 per occurrence/$4,000,000 aggregate
- Evidence of workers compensation insurance
If you are uncertain about the propriety of planning or hosting an event, please contact Conference and Event Planning, ext. 5849. Also, the policies and procedural summaries do not reflect policies concerning student events. For information concerning student event policies, please contact Student Affairs, ext. 2642.