An Overview of 2024 from the Board Chair and President and CEO
Debra Krakow and Bruce Palmer share their thoughts on how keeping promises elevates and protects 1,585 architectural practices across Ontario.
2025 Annual Update: Protecting Architects is Our Policy
When it comes to protecting architects, there is one policy that matters. Learn how we championed architectural practices in 2024, and how our commitment makes a difference.
Why Architects Should Not Hire Contractors for Investigative Work
Leslie Parker, Senior Architect, Risk Services shares the risks of engaging contractors for investigative work.
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.