Architects are not Building Inspectors
Beware of Building Inspections being thrust on Architects by Municipalities during labour disputes.
Explaining the Technical Requirements Schedule and Water Ingress Coverage Requirements
Everything you need to know about Water Ingress coverage: The Technical Requirements Schedule explained.
City of Sudbury Supplementary Conditions to OAA Document 600-2013
Supplementary conditions by procurement offices of municipalities often include clauses that are not insurable.
NEW: Refreshed Policy Wordings
IMPORTANT: Updated, clarified policy wordings for exceptional professional liability coverage.
NEW: FAQs for the refreshed Professional Liability Insurance Policy
Frequently asked questions to accompany the refreshed Professional Liability Insurance policy announcement.
NEW: Cyber limited Exclusion and Data Exclusion Endorsement
Effective April 1, 2022 upon renewal, the Cyber Limited Exclusion and Data Exclusion Endorsement is added to professional liability policies.
Architects’ Vaccination Mandates
COVID-19 SPECIAL BULLETIN #12 On March 1, 2022, updated COVID-19 public health measures come into effect, most notably, that “proof of vaccination requirements [are] lifted, with businesses being allowed to […]
Client Vaccination Mandates – Before You Sign on the Dotted Line during COVID-19 – Bulletin #11
COVID-19 SPECIAL BULLETIN #11 Although mandatory government vaccination mandates seem to be ending in many jurisdictions (for example, the Ontario government has announced March 1 2022 as the date for […]
New: Excluded Services Endorsement
Effective January 1, 2022, Construction Phase Architectural Services where the Architect is also providing the Delivery of Construction Services, are no longer covered. The Excluded Services Endorsement bolsters Architects’ provision of usual and customary services.
Changes to allowable construction activities
Prior to April 17, 2021, s.43 of the O. Reg 82/20 provided that all construction activities or projects and related services were allowed to proceed in Stage 1 areas of […]