A Tricky Liability Trap for Architects and Engineers — and What It Means for Brokers When you work with architects and engineers (A/Es), you know their projects are high stakes. A small mistake in design or oversight during construction can lead to massive claims. But...
The General Contractor has the same “vicarious liability” for the negligent acts, errors or omissions of their professional subconsultants as they do for the non-professional subcontractors. The General Contractor cannot rely solely on the hold harmless indemnity...
Architects and engineers face a complex and evolving landscape of risks that can lead to costly lawsuits and financial losses. Professional liability (also known as errors and omissions or E&O) insurance is a cornerstone of a robust risk management strategy, but...
Design professionals are responsible for creatively conceptualizing and designing a project. The contractor’s job is to find the most efficient way to construct this design. Both sides of this process function independently – however, they must work together to...
PDI is a proud member of a/e ProNet and we frequently refer our retail agents to resources made available by them. One such resource was in the February issue of their newsletter titled: Template of Reasonable Contract Clauses for Design Professionals It’s a...
In the world of claims-related contract clauses for design professional agreements, the indemnity and defense clauses get all the attention. However, lurking in the shadow of the indemnity clause is a menacing cousin with potentially even greater and more frequent...
