Insuring design-build accounts entails understanding factors that are somewhat unique in the realm of insurance. Here’s an article from IRMI that does a good job of explaining some of the basic issues, namely: 1.) Risk Transfer is not enough – no one...
We get asked a lot of questions about design insurance for General Contractors and why they might need professional liability coverage. Below are some frequently asked questions about general contractors and professional liability. The General Contractor has...
When an architect or engineer visits a construction site, they are not a safety inspector. They are not a superintendent. They are not responsible for the contractor’s means and methods. Most design professionals understand this instinctively. The problem is...
The word standard implies many things. A bar to be cleared; a rubric to be followed. But for design professionals, the word becomes tricky when applied to contracts. Project owners often want to keep things simple by requiring so-called Standard Contracts for all...
When a large, complex construction project gets underway, the question of professional liability insurance is rarely simple. A sprawling hospital campus, a multi-use urban development, or a major public infrastructure project can involve dozens of design professionals...
Artificial intelligence tools have become a fixture in architectural and engineering practice. Firms use them to accelerate design exploration, generate specifications, analyze building codes, and produce documentation faster than was possible even a few years ago....
