Social Engineering and Your Employees
Are your employees missing these social engineering red flags? Social engineering is one of the most significant and difficult network security challenges to contend with. Due to the discreet nature…
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Definitions in a Professional Liability Policy for Architect…
Definitions in a Professional Liability Policy for Architects/Engineers Professional liability insurance policies contain a section entitled definitions. While the definitions may not seem important, they establish the meanings of key…
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What does a Business Owners Policy Include?
If your a small business owner, the Business Owners Policy (or BOP) was designed by insurance companies just for you and your business protection needs. A business owner’s policy combines…
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THE GRAND FINALE: THE INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE: WHAT IS IT AND…
THE INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE Great American’s Professional Liability’s “Year of the Contract” is coming to an end. Over the last 12 months, we have dissected various contract provisions that should be…
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Firm Name on Professional Liability Policy
Firm name on professional liability policy for architecture/engineering firms- While it may seem like a minor issue to have the correct firm name on your policy, it may not be…
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When a Pre-Claim Becomes a Claim
What should my firm do if a pre-claim becomes a claim under the professional liability policy? This does happen from time to time but insurance companies will do everything they…
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Professional Liability – Who is covered?
When does a Professional Liability policy cover individuals that work for an insured, an insured’s related entities (such as subsidiaries), and/or the insured’s contracting partners? Individuals working for an insured…
Read MoreDeclarations Pages in Architects/Engineers Policies
What is included in architects/engineers declarations pages of insurance policies? There are several pieces of information included in the declarations pages of insurance policies. The declarations pages are the first…
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Congratulations Quinn Evans for being named the 2024 winner…
Congratulations Quinn Evans for being named the 2024 winner of the AIA Architecture Firm Award! Quinn Evans is the 2024 winner of the AIA Architecture Firm Award. The firm was…
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Benefits in a Professional Liability Policy for Architects/E…
Having the professional liability policy to protect your firm is a benefit. However, the policy does have additional values that your firm may not be aware of or utilizing. One…
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WHAT ARE CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ANYWAY?
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES We often discuss commonly used terms such as ‘indemnification’ and ‘standard of care’ when attempting to manage risk via your project contracts. There are, of course, many other…
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Excess Professional Liability for Architects/Engineers
Excess professional liability is an additional policy that is over and above your firm’s practice policy. Our agency is seeing more and more requests for higher limits on professional liability…
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