Potential Claims and Things You Can Do Now during COVID-19 – Bulletin #1
Pandemic Risk Management Series.
COVID-19 Special Bulletin #1 – Potential Claims and Things You can Do NOW.
Claims Expense Contribution (also known as Claims Expense Deductible)
Effective April 1, 2020 Pro-Demnity Insurance Company will begin applying a Claims Expense
Contribution (CEC) to a small number of Policyholders. The CEC will impose a new deductible on the Expenses involved in defending a claim, commencing at the point where the claim must be defended, whether through mediation, litigation, or other legal means.
Bruce Palmer’s First 6 Months as President and CEO
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #9 This is the ninth issue of The Straight Line, a newsletter that appears several times throughout the year. Articles cover a broad range […]
New President and CEO Joins Pro-Demnity
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #8 The Straight Line Newsletter is a newsletter that appears several times throughout the year. Articles cover a broad range of topics that engage […]
Impact of changes to cap on Claims Expenses
Pro-Demnity will no longer provide unlimited Claims Expenses and defence costs when Excess Insurance is purchased outside the Pro-Demnity program. This change has important consequences for architects purchasing Excess Insurance […]
Copyright and Liability
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #7 Recently, a number of new insurers have entered the Canadian professional liability market. As a result, architects are seeing competing marketing efforts by […]
Grenfell Tower Fire: The Ongoing Tragic Story
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #6 This is the sixth issue of The Straight Line, a newsletter that appears several times throughout the year. Articles cover a broad range […]
The Muddy Waters of Tendering Law
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #5 In This Issue At a recent meeting of the Pro-Demnity Board, Hari Panday was elected as the first non-architect Chair. Hari is a […]
Alberta Case Holds Lessons for Ontario Architects
The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #4 This is the fourth issue of The Straight Line, a newsletter that appears several times throughout the year. Articles cover a broad range […]
Dealing with Substitutions to Your Design
Recent research into claims arising against architects has confirmed that many involve substitutions to the systems and designs provided by the architect or its consultants. Although many substitutions factor in […]