2015 ACEC Professional Liability Insurance Survey of Carriers in Engineering, Inc.
Design firms preparing to purchase or renew professional liability insurance ask the same few questions every year.
- How will my professional liability premium be calculated?
- Will my professional liability premium go up?
- Should I change professional liability insurance companies?
One helpful resource to answer these questions is the 2015 Professional Liability Insurance Survey of Carriers, a report published annually by the ACEC along with a companion analysis in Engineering, Inc. that includes insight from insurance companies and other experts This year, the title of the article says it all: 2015 was “Smooth Sailing” for the professional liability insurance industry, and that means good things for architects and engineers.
“The ACEC Risk Management Committee worked with the American Institute of Architects, the AIA Trust, and the National Society of Professional Engineers to survey 18 carriers.” With construction spending higher than it’s been in years and expected to rise, the number of insurance companies providing professional liability insurance to architects and engineers is also growing. New markets increase the competition for more established companies, and keep rates stable, which means Eric Moore, President of a/e ProNet and Vice President of Moore Insurance Services, is optimistic.
“Nonrenewal is about the only reason Moore would suggest changing carriers” this year. “If you do see a claim, a carrier you’ve been with a few years is less likely to drop you, he says.”
Also quoted in the article are representatives from several of the top-tier professional liability insurance carriers, like a/e ProNet sponsors Travelers, Beazley, and Victor O. Schinnerer, as well as Tim Corbett ofSmartRisk, a performance management consultant for the design and construction industry, who haswritten for a/e ProNet many times.
You can read a digital version of the article in the January/February 2016 issue of Engineering, Inc.
Originally appeared on a/e Pronet
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