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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 of topics that engage Ontario architects insured by Pro-Demnity, other OAA members – whether in practice or engaged in other businesses – and anyone with […]
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Client-Authored Contracts for Architectural Services

Risk Transfer Concerns with Insurance Implications The following draws on material originally developed by Pro-Demnity and its legal counsel, to assist the RAIC respond to questions arising from a presentation to a Senate Committee. The response to the RAIC captured many of the common concerns of architects related to Risk Transfer arising from client-authored contract […]
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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 seasoned executive and an independent director with over 35 years’ experience in the investment industry, private capital markets and non-profit sectors in Canada and the […]
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Infrastructure Ontario Supplementary Conditions to OAA Document 600-2013

The most recent IO Supplementary Conditions to an OAA Document 600-2013 were issued by Infrastructure Ontario (IO) in June, 2017. As was the case with the previous amendments to the 2008 version of OAA Document 600, the new IO amendments are extensive, changing much of the original content. The OAA’s advisory document is available on […]
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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 of topics that engage Ontario architects insured by Pro-Demnity, other OAA members – whether in practice or engaged in other businesses – and anyone with […]
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Revisions to Non-Drained Exterior Wall Exclusion

Revisions to Non-Drained Exterior WallExclusion clarify that: An architect’s design that may have complied with the water ingress coverage requirements in a Pro-Demnity policy but was NOT constructed in compliance with the insurability requirements will NOT be covered for water ingress; For the purposes of determining water ingress coverage, “YOUR design” applies to an “as […]
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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 claims involving building envelope failures, substitutions to what the architect or engineer included in its design and specifications may factor in claims elsewhere in the […]
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Architects and Others Saved from Asbestos Claims

The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #3 This is the third issue of The Straight Line, a newsletter that will appear occasionally throughout the year. Articles will cover a broad range of topics that will engage anyone with an interest in the profession, including Ontario architects insured by Pro-Demnity, other OAA members—whether in practice or […]
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What Limits Should I Carry?

The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #2 Welcome to the 14th issue of The Straight Line, now a quarterly. Why quarterly? Because things in general – liability insurance in particular – seem to be changing more rapidly than ever, even as many of us, stuck in our makeshift home offices, watch time slowly stroll by. […]
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How Long Should I Keep My Project Records?

The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #1 This is the inaugural issue of The Straight Line, a newsletter that will appear occasionally throughout the year. Articles will cover a broad range of topics that will engage Ontario architects—whether in practice or not—and others with an interest in the profession.  The Straight Line will provide a […]
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