Design Professionals Claim Study According to a recent analysis from Realtor.com, the gap between single-family home constructions and household formations grew to 6.5 million homes between 2012 and 2022. U.S. Census Bureau data suggests that single family authorizations for building…
Professional Liability Insurance for Architects and Engineers Architects and engineers provide professional services, the do not sell products. That is why Architects and Engineers need errors and omission insurance or Professional Liability Insurance. If you look around, some architect designed…
Understanding Indemnification and the Duty to Defend For many design professionals an indemnification obligation is one of the most confusing clauses they may see in a professional services contract. Contributing to that confusion is when a duty to defend is…
Communication for Design Professionals SEALED AND DELIVERED A RISK MANAGEMENT PUBLICATION FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS Communication is how information is exchanged. It occurs in various forms–face to face, phone calls, plans, data, correspondence and, increasingly, via electronic…
Indemnity Clause by Kent Holland for Design Professionals The following is a transcript of Kent Holland discussing Indemnification clauses. J. Kent Holland, J.D. is a construction lawyer located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, (formerly with Wickwire Gavin, P.C.) He represents design professionals,…
Moonlighting for Architects/Engineers Should I be concerned if my employees are moonlighting? The key is for a professional service firm to have a workable provision in an employee handbook. There are very few instances where an employer is held liable…
Why Buy Cyber Liability? 10 REASONS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS NEED TO BUY CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE NOW 1 | PRIVACY LAWS Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have privacy laws requiring prompt notification if personally identifiable…
What is Crisis Management coverage? You may see Crisis Management coverage in your professional liability policy. You may wonder what is and what does it cover? If there’s a crisis at your business or operation that may result in liability…
Business Owners policy premium increasing? In the last few years the premiums have increased on commercial package policies and business owners policies. These are the policies that provide coverage for you property and provide general liability coverage for your…
Considerations When Being Retained to Replace a Design Firm Sometimes economic conditions cause an increase in the frequency of design firms being hired to replace other design firms involved in a project. The original design firm might have been unable to…