Avoiding Personal Injury Claims

Pro-Demnity shares proven risk management strategies to help you avoid personal injury claims against your architectural practice.
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Five benefits to reporting a claim

Reporting a claim to us is not only a contractual obligation under your policy, but also a smart move that can save you time, money, and hassle.
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Is your site review as good as you think?

Will your next site review lead to a claim? Sal Knafo shares twelve tips to enhance your site review process and improve your risk management system.
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Will your architectural documents help (or hinder) your defense?

Leslie Parker, Architectural Risk Advisor, shares her perspectives on how claims might be avoided through a better risk management system.
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2023 Annual Update: Protecting Practices

Protecting Ontario’s architectural practices is what Pro-Demnity does. It’s rooted in our history and informs our future. It’s why we matter to architects, and why architects count on us. This year’s annual update highlights how we rally to protect practices, and the protective measures we employ to enable architecture firms in their pursuit of designing a better world.
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Why architects should use OAA contracts

There’s just ONE contract to rule them all, and it’s from the OAA. Here’s a litigator’s perspective on how OAA 600 and OAA 800 protect architects.
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Navigating Risk:
What Practice Leaders Do

A fresh look at the facets of risk in architectural practice and how simple, methodical approaches help leaders (re-)evaluate risk. Risks inherently exist throughout the life of an architectural design […]
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Lenders’ Undertakings (aka “Bank” or “Funder” Letter)

Since 2020, Pro-Demnity continues to receive increased calls from architects who are faced with an unfamiliar but seemingly harmless request from their client: to sign a form of undertaking addressed […]
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Why do lawsuits against architects take so long to resolve?

One of the best parts of my practice as a defence lawyer at Pro-Demnity are initial meetings with architects at the outset of a case. I find it fascinating to […]
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