All architects understand the importance of accessibility, but this AIA Trust report about disability, accessibility & liability is a helpful resource whether you are starting your first public building design, completing documents on your first multi-family residential project, or–heaven forbid–you have been named in a lawsuit and want to help your attorney get up to…
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Insurance Checklist
Be sure you have the coverage you need to run your firm successfully. Review this checklist to consider vital insurance coverage and other important products needed to help make you & your new firm successful.
Read MoreManaging Professional Exposures as a Small Project Practitioner
This 60-minute webinar on Managing Professional Exposures as a Small Project Practitioner presented by Frank Musica, Assoc. AIA, Esq. of Victor is aimed at educating members about identifying and managing the professional risks faced by small firms. After listening to the entire webinar and reviewing the handout, you may email your name and member number with your…
Read MoreGet Ahead of Cyber Risk Webinar
Learn how to avoid the professional and business liability implications of this increasing digital threat. It’s important for architecture firms of all sizes to take steps now to address the risks, minimize any possible data breach that occurs–and manage it if it does. Former Victor US Senior Vice President and Professional Liability Leader, Jill Tellez,…
Read MoreBlockchain 101
Understanding blockchain technology and potential use cases and applications that could impact architects is the topic that Yvonne Castillo Esq, Vice President & Director of Risk Management for Victor and Adam Wilbrecht, AIA, Principal and Chief Knowledge Officer with Cuningham Architects in Minneapolis recently discussed in this webinar. The webinar included an overview of the…
Read MoreDesign Firms Serving as Code Examiners
For a number of reasons, including budgetary cutbacks, lack of skilled workers, and staffing demands caused by disasters or emergencies, local building code entities sometimes seek to transfer their administrative responsibilities. These responsibilities may include transferring the certification of design compliance with codes or construction compliance with design and regulatory requirements to the design firms…
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Videoconferencing Can Raise Professional Liability Exposures
Design firms have changed their practice management procedures because of pandemic-related restrictions placed on office settings, travel, and in-person meetings with clients, government offices, contractors, and others involved in putting a capital asset in place. Video conferencing through various productivity tools has become part of the new normal for internal and project communications. But there…
Read MoreSet Professional Liability Goals and Objectives
Setting goals and objectives that you integrate into your services and project delivery process is an effective way to develop a risk management program for your firm. This article offers sample goals that can help you to develop a framework to establish risk management criteria that work for your practice. Risk management goals that become…
Read MoreNew Policy Expands Definition of Insured
For more than 60 years, the Victor and CNA professional liability program has maintained a solid and stable base policy while introducing innovative expansions of coverage. Just as the design and construction industry has evolved, so has their policy. The CNA policy has now expanded the definition of the term insured in a significant way…
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