Are you Leaving your Practice Vulnerable to Roofing Water Ingress Claims?
Leslie Parker, Senior Architect, Risk Services digs deeper on roofing systems with “lifetime” manufacturer warranties, and shares four risk management recommendations.
Retaining Surveyors, Geotechnical and Hazardous Substances Specialists is Dangerous!
Clarification of professional liability insurance exclusions related to Geotechnical engineering and Surveying Services.
Celebrating Canadian Architects: The Claims-Free Architect Named Among Best Podcasts for Risk Education
The Claims-Free Architect podcast has been recognized as one of the best podcasts for Canadian architects in 2024 by Canadian Architect magazine!
2024 Top Ten Risk Education & Insurance Insights for Architects
One list. Ten valuable reads. Find out what Architects have been reading in 2024. The year’s Top Ten list focuses on helping architects understand professional liability insurance and risk.
O Captain! My Captain!
An interior decorator serves as the prime consultant for a very disorganized building project. Although he referred to himself as the “Captain of the Ship,” he abandoned ship and blamed the disaster on his “crew”—including, of course, the Architect. Even Walt Whitman would be amused.
Rewarding architects with low loss ratios and sound risk management.
The premium calculation model is being update to reflect an architectural practice’s claims experience.
When Water Flows Uphill
In architecture, the downhill flow of water forms the basis for the design of plumbing and drainage systems. It’s such a universal rule that it’s more than a little surprising when it’s been ignored.
Pro-Demnity Sponsors TSA Gingerbread City 2024!
Pro-Demnity is excited to announce our sponsorship of two inspiring and festive events hosted by the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA): TSA Gingerbread City 2024 and the TSA Gingerbread City: Kids’ Main Street Workshops 2024.
Mandatory Arbitration Jeopardizes Your Coverage with the Stroke of a Pen and Handcuffs your Defense
Pay close attention to mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts. These may trigger the new sub-limit on coverage for BOTH damages and claims expenses.
Too Wood To Be True
How can a simple typographical error in a millwork order lead to a financial and logistical nightmare, not to mention the heartbreak of trashing 180 custom-made cabinets?