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Claims Made vs Occurrence – The Important Differences
One of the first things to look at when evaluating an insurance program for a design professional is whether they are on a claims made vs occurrence...
Privacy Protection Claims Scenarios
Are Your Design Professional Clients Covered? Privacy Protection issues are not going away. The technology risks that companies face today are more...
Design Professional Contracts – Words to Avoid
PDI is a proud member of a/e ProNet, a network of independent insurance brokers specializing in insuring design professionals. The below is an...
Overcoming the Lack of Loyalty
Today's insurance clientele are much less loyal than in the past. Technology, increased competition, and the expansion of the types of risks and...
Selecting the Right Professional Liability Broker
For design professionals, finding the right insurance broker can present a challenge. You need someone with ample experience handling the...
Working with a Design Insurance Specialist
By: Ken McComb A while ago, I got a call for help from a producer who writes a growing engineering firm. This engineering firm secured a design...
Design Insurance Claim Scenarios
One of our carriers, RLI, has published a list of design insurance claim scenarios. These scenarios show what a difference it makes when your broker...
Performance Bond Issues
Most construction contracts for major projects and almost all contracts with public entities will require performance bonds and payment bonds. Most...
Residential Design Exposures
Residential design exposure are of increasing concern to professional liability insurers or architects and engineers. The issues are various, and to...